READERS' QUESTIONS:
I'm looking for children (ages 4-6) daily devotionals to purchase. They must be KJV. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Thank you for sending an email to our devotional web site. I started writing our devotionals to send to my son when he went away to college, so most of these are more advanced than the age you are looking for. I do have some games on the site that children could play. We are the youth leaders at our church, and we have all ages at the activities so I try to plan things even the small children can do. The Activities page has some Back to School ideas that our kids have really enjoyed in the past. The Five Loaves and Two Fish game is fun for the little children. There is also a Vacation Bible School activities with animal Bible stories and animal games. There is a Sea Voyage Relay that small kids could play. The Tower of Babel and Animal Talk are fun for little ones. Sorry I do not have many devotions for that age, but if you look over the activities pages you might find games you could do to go along with the Bible stories.
If you begin a study on a specific Bible story or book I could try to help you with ideas.
Just a few days ago you had a devotion about that still small voice, I wanted to copy it and share with my mens prayer band we have. . .but when I went to copy it it was too late. .so you have a archives page?
The previous devotions are listed down the left side of the devotions' page by theme. The Scripture Reference Index may also help with archives listed by specific verses.
In teaching others to trust God and believe in His promises, we must be careful that we don't encourage them to love because He promises to meet their needs. I read this in a book is this true?
I had trouble understanding the sentence, but maybe it is saying that the reason for our love to God should not be so that He will meet our needs. We are instructed in the Bible to love God as we read in I John 4:19, "We love him, because he first loved us." We are also told to love each other, as in I John 4:11, "Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another." We know from John 3:16 that God loved us so much He gave His Son to die for us. With so great a love, how can we not love Him? In regards to God meeting our needs, I am reminded of Romans 8:31-32, "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?" and Philippians 4:19, "But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus."
We are to love God and love each other. But, we don't love God just because He meets our needs.
WHO IS RONDA IN BIBLE SCRIPTURE AND WHAT DID SHE DO?
I use an Old King James Version of the Bible and there is not a Ronda spelled as such. There is a Rhoda in Acts 12:13. "And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a damsel came to hearken, named Rhoda." Peter was in prison, "sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains". The church made prayer continually for him. One night, the angel of the Lord came and released Peter, and the chains fell off his hands. The angel lead him safely out through the first and second ward and through the iron gate "which opened to them of his own accord". When they got into the street, the angel "departed from him." Peter thought he was dreaming, but finally realized where he was and went to the house where many of the people were praying. Rhoda went to the door when he knocked. "And when she knew Peter's voice, she opened not the gate for gladness, but ran in, and told how Peter stood before the gate. And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it was even so. Then said they, It is his angel. But Peter continued knocking: and when they had opened the door, and saw him, they were astonished. But he, beckoning unto them with the hand to hold their peace, declared unto them how the Lord had brought him out of the prison. And he said, Go shew these things unto James, and to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, what was become of Peter." (Acts 12:14-18) I think that sometimes we are like the people in this story. We pray for things, and when God answers our prayers we don't even believe it!
To what priest did Abraham give 10% of what he owned?
"And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all." (Genesis 14:18-20) We also see in Hebrews 7:1-2, "For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is King of peace;" Jacob also promised to give God ten percent at Bethel, where he dreamed of the angels ascending and descending on the ladder that reached to heaven. "And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on, So that I come again to my father's house in peace; then shall the LORD be my God: And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God's house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee." (Genesis 28:20-22) My favorite verse about tithing is the challenge found in Malachi 3:10, "Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."
Where do you find the verse, "Birds of a feather flock together"?
The quote that you asked about, "Birds of a feather flock together" is not in the Bible. There are many old sayings that people think are in the Bible because they are quoted so much.
I hope that you found some things that interest you on the Devotions Web Site. There are games and puzzles that you might enjoy.
Do you have any ideas of games to play at church wide gatherings? (For adults and elders that does not require running.) Looking for group involvement and possible to draw all ages into.
The tabs to the left of this page have Bible puzzles for various themes. If you are thinking more of games and ice-breaker activities, the Activities Page lists several games for various seasons. The tabs on the left side give different games. Scrolling down to the lower left side you can click on the individual tabs for activity ideas for each month of the year. For Autumn, you might like the Bible Jeopardy For October game. In Like Manner is a People Bible Bingo where each person finds another person in their group to match a Bible characteristics on his or her sheet. We did this as a large group activity and people of all ages really enjoyed it and learned more about each other. Time to Every Purpose is a group of story-telling ideas taken from Ecclesiastes 3:1 which says, "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." The Bear Hunt could also be done with various ages. Alpha and Omega is a game using the first and last verses of several books of the Bible. These are a few of the games which don't require much physical activity. Please also feel free to print and copy any of the Bible puzzles that might be useful. I hope you enjoy the Devotions Web Site and visit often for new ideas.
I have just recently been made aware of your website and find it delightful. I am the senior leader at church and am finding lots of these things that I can implement for them. If you have any great ideas that are geared to seniors, I would appreciate seeing them. You are surely blessed with the talent to organize and put this stuff together. I am sure lots of folks find it very helpful. Keep up the good work.
Thank you for taking time to send me an email. I appreciate your kind words. It is my continual prayer that the web site will be a blessing and help to others. We played the "Easter Bible Jeopardy" game at the ladies class meeting last year and they all seemed to enjoy it. The "Time To Every Purpose" is something they can do sitting down. The "Bible Occupations" is a game of charades if they are an active group. Look on the Activities page and you may find other ideas you like. There are a lot of Bible word puzzles on the Questions page. I hope you will find some helpful ideas.
I was raised believing that since I am Caucasian, I should marry a Caucasian...My friend is dating an African American, and I don't believe it is wrong, although I am expected to believe it, and I was wondering if you could help me find some strong set scriptures in the Bible to lead me to believing one way or the other. I just always thought, there will not be race in Heaven so why should it matter on Earth. God created everyone, sent Jesus to die for everyone, and He is Lord and God over all...so where does race fit in the picture? I mean..there is not a different God for each race. We are all equal in His eyes? So why is biracial relationships unaccepted? Or only black/white relationships? Because most of the time those are the ones struck at... a white person could date a Mexican/Indian/Chinese or any other..and you don't really hear as much about that as you do a White/Black. I just need some help and I figured this would be the best place to find it that way it will help me and I can help my friend see things clearer.
Some people are prejudiced just because their parents were, and their grandparents were, and they won't change. The Bible does not tell us that we can't date people of other races. However, we are told not to date unbelievers if we are Christians. I have used a few Scripture references and hope this will help you with your questions.
"Be not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? And what communion hath light with darkness?" (II Corinthians 6:14) This scripture is the most important deciding factor for relationships. We are not to be yoked together with unbelievers. Christians should date other Christians. Racial prejudices are not new with our society. We have examples of prejudice early in the Bible. "And Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian woman whom he had married: for he had married an Ethiopian woman." (Numbers 12:1) Verse 10 tells us that the Lord became angry and Miriam became leprous, and Moses prayed for her cleansing. In the New Testament Paul told the believers that there was no difference between the Jews and the Gentiles. Galatians 3:26 & 28 tells us, "For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus... There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." Many people think they are better than other people and this causes them to be prejudiced against them for their race, intelligence, personal appearance, or physical handicaps. Jesus died for "whosoever believeth" and offers salvation full and free to all who believe. We cannot take away the prejudices of the world, but we can try to show others that the love of God reaches out to all.
With that said, I will also add that a relationship will be more stressed when the two people have totally different backgrounds. If one has always had money to spend at leisure and the other has struggled financially there will be conflicts about finances. There will be problems if one is really neat and the other really messy. Even if both have been raised in Christian homes, there can be problems. I know a young couple who just got married and he grew up in a church with around 60 members and she grew up in a church with nearly 4000 members. He does not feel comfortable in her church and she does not think his church has enough to offer. There are many things to consider when dating. In some cases the differences in racial backgrounds may not matter, but in other families it might cause great friction. In some regions of the country racial differences may be a harder barrier to overcome, not necessarily with the couple, but with the families and friends involved.
I am looking for games to play for an adult Sunday School class.I am planning a get together so I was looking for good games to play.
Thank you for taking time to write to me. Have you looked at the Activities page? "In Like Manner" is like a People Bingo where the people find someone present to match the Bible characteristics on the Bingo sheet. "Bible Occupations" can be played similar to Charades using jobs in the Bible. "Time To Every Purpose" would be good for older people who could tell stories about their past. "Behold The Lamb" is drawing Animals in the Bible, like Pictionary. And I just added the Bible Jeopary Game for Easter. Those are a few that might be fun, depending on how active your group may be. I also have many Bible Word Puzzles on the Questions page, if you mean paper and pencil games.
If you have been studying something special and want a puzzle to go with that, I can try to make a word puzzle for you if you don't see anything that fits what you need.
I try to add new puzzles and games monthly, so I hope you will continue to check my site in the future.
ARE THERE ANGELS WALKING AMONG US? IF SO DO ANGELS LOOK LIKE US OR ARE THEY SPIRITS?
I believe angels walk among us. I don't know about their appearance. We read in Hebrews 13:2 "Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." We can read of angels in our Christmas story in Luke 1 & 2, and Matthew 28:5 tells us "And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified."
"Hello Friend,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me because I believe everyone will die someday. My name is __ a merchant in Dubai U.A.E.
I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focused on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make all the money in the world.
I believe when God gives me a second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way from how I have lived it. Now that God has called me, I have willed and given most of my property and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends.
I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul, so I have decided to give alms to charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good Deeds I will do on earth..."
A person can't buy acceptance from God with gifts of charity or good deeds. I am sorry that you have cancer and feel that you are near death. The only way to gain mercy and acceptance from God is to believe that His only Son, Jesus died a cruel death on the cross in our place, to pay for our sin. In John 3:3 Jesus said, "Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God." You must admit that you are a sinner, and believe in your heart that Jesus died for you and understand that He is the only way to heaven. I pray that you will accept God's free gift of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ.
I truly enjoy doing these puzzles but how do I get the answers to check them?
I am sorry that I don't have all the answers listed for each puzzle. Many times I just forgot to put the answers on the web site. I will work to add the answers at the bottom of each page. I will try to place them so that they will print on a separate page so you can work the puzzles without the answers showing. I created the puzzles to help spread God's Word, so feel free to copy them for group activities.
