Am I a...?

 "Believing without seeing" is usually what Christians are expected to do to be considered faithful according to many. This has always been difficult for me and continues to be so. Over the years, I have taken this statement to a different level. I will believe with understanding. One can easily see and not understand. I endeavor in my Christian walk to always ask God for understanding of the things that I see and hear. Especially, the sermons I hear and the reading of His Word. Thomas was called  a "Doubting Thomas" because he needed to see Jesus for himself after the resurrection. I think what Jesus gave him was not just proof by sight but understanding to believe that what he saw was really Jesus. "Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. (Proverbs 4:7 KJV)

Are you a...?

The Word Of God Can...

Christians need the Word of God because our hearts are always wandering. Like Jonah, we sometimes run from God. It takes the power of the Word to direct us back to our first love. When that love is established, we will make a conscious effort to go the Word every day and therefore, have it become a daily reality and experience for us all. We must allow God to remind us every day of what Christ has done for us on the cross through His Word in order to remain convinced that Jesus' sacrifice on behalf of all of us is relevant.

How has the Word helped you?

A Saint Is...

In a bible study class, a young child was asked to explain what a saint was. Remembering the stained glass windows in church, the child said, "Oh, saints are those people that the light shines through." Believe it or not that little boy hit it right on the nail with his response. As Christians, we are called to be saints. Those that the light shines through to represent Christ in this world. I am reminded of this song, "This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine." Everywhere we step foot, we should let our light shine for Jesus. No matter what circumstances we are facing, our light should never become dim or go out because our light source is alive now and forever more.

What is a saint to you?

Bible Reading Plan--It's Never Too Late To Start

                           BIBLE STUDY GUIDE

	The Law	History	Psalms	Poetry	Prophecy	Gospels	Epistles
Week	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1	Genesis 1-3	Joshua 1-5	Psalm 1-2	Job 1-2	Isaiah 1-6	Matthew 1-2	Romans 1-2
2	Genesis 4-7	Joshua 6-10	Psalm 3-5	Job 3-4	Isaiah 7-11	Matthew 3-4	Romans 3-4
3	Genesis 8-11	Joshua 11-15	Psalm 6-8	Job 5-6	Isaiah 12-17	Matthew 5-7	Romans 5-6
4	Genesis 12-15	Joshua 16-20	Psalm 9-11	Job 7-8	Isaiah 18-22	Matthew 8-10	Romans 7-8
5	Genesis 16-19	Joshua 21-24	Psalm 12-14	Job 9-10	Isaiah 23-28	Matthew 11-13	Romans 9-10
6	Genesis 20-23	Judges 1-6	Psalm 15-17	Job 11-12	Isaiah 29-33	Matthew 14-16	Romans 11-12
7	Genesis 24-27	Judges 7-11	Psalm 18-20	Job 13-14	Isaiah 34-39	Matthew 17-19	Romans 13-14
8	Genesis 28-31	Judges 12-16	Psalm 21-23	Job 15-16	Isaiah 40-44	Matthew 20-22	Romans 15-16
9	Genesis 32-35	Judges 17-21	Psalm 24-26	Job 17-18	Isaiah 45-50	Matthew 23-25	I Corinthians 1-2
10	Genesis 36-39	Ruth	Psalm 27-29	Job 19-20	Isaiah 51-55	Matthew 26-28	I Corinthians 3-4
11	Genesis 40-43	I Samuel 1-5	Psalm 30-32	Job 21-22	Isaiah 56-61	Mark 1-2	I Corinthians 5-6
12	Genesis 44-47	I Samuel 6-10	Psalm 33-35	Job 23-24	Isaiah 62-66	Mark 3-4	I Corinthians 7-8
13	Genesis 48-50	I Samuel 11-15	Psalm 36-38	Job 25-26	Jeremiah 1-6	Mark 5-6	I Corinthians 9-10
14	Exodus 1-4	I Samuel 16-20	Psalm 39-41	Job 27-28	Jeremiah 7-11	Mark 7-8	I Corinthians 11-12
15	Exodus 5-8	I Samuel 21-25	Psalm 42-44	Job 29-30	Jeremiah 12-16	Mark 9-10	I Corinthians 13-14
16	Exodus 9-12	I Samuel 26-31	Psalm 45-47	Job 31-32	Jeremiah 17-21	Mark 11-12	I Corinthians 15-16
17	Exodus 13-16	II Samuel 1-4	Psalm 48-50	Job 33-34	Jeremiah 22-26	Mark 13-14	II Corinthians 1-3
18	Exodus 17-20	II Samuel 5-9	Psalm 51-53	Job 35-36	Jeremiah 27-31	Mark 15-16	II Corinthians 4-5
19	Exodus 21-24	II Samuel 10-14	Psalm 54-56	Job 37-38	Jeremiah 32-36	Luke 1-2	II Corinthians 6-8
20	Exodus 25-28	II Samuel 15-19	Psalm 57-59	Job 39-40	Jeremiah 37-41	Luke 3-4	II Corinthians 9-10
21	Exodus 29-32	II Samuel 20-24	Psalm 60-62	Job 41-42	Jeremiah 42-46	Luke 5-6	II Corinthians 11-13
22	Exodus 33-36	I Kings 1-4	Psalm 63-65	Proverbs 1	Jeremiah 47-52	Luke 7-8	Galatians 1-3
23	Exodus 37-40	I Kings 5-9	Psalm 66-68	Proverbs 2-3	Lamentations	Luke 9-10	Galatians 4-6
24	Leviticus 1-3	I Kings 10-13	Psalm 69-71	Proverbs 4	Ezekiel 1-6	Luke 11-12	Ephesians 1-3
25	Leviticus 4-6	I Kings 14-18	Psalm 72-74	Proverbs 5-6	Ezekiel 7-12	Luke 13-14	Ephesians 4-6
26	Leviticus 7-9	I Kings 19-22	Psalm 75-77	Proverbs 7	Ezekiel 13-18	Luke 15-16	Philippians 1-2
27	Leviticus 10-12	II Kings 1-5	Psalm 78-80	Proverbs 8-9	Ezekiel 19-24	Luke 17-18	Philippians 3-4
28	Leviticus 13-15	II Kings 6-10	Psalm 81-83	Proverbs 10	Ezekiel 25-30	Luke 19-20	Colossians 1-2
29	Leviticus 16-18	II Kings 11-15	Psalm 84-86	Proverbs 11-12	Ezekiel 31-36	Luke 21-22	Colossians 3-4
30	Leviticus 19-21	II Kings 16-20	Psalm 87-89	Proverbs 13	Ezekiel 37-42	Luke 23-24	I Thessalonians 1-3
31	Leviticus 22-24	II Kings 21-25	Psalm 90-92	Proverbs 14-15	Ezekiel 43-48	John 1-2	I Thessalonians 4-5
32	Leviticus 25-27	I Chronicles 1-4	Psalm 93-95	Proverbs 16	Daniel 1-6	John 3-4	II Thessalonians
33	Numbers 1-4	I Chronicles 5-9	Psalm 96-98	Proverbs 17-18	Daniel 7-12	John 5-6	I Timothy 1-3
34	Numbers 5-8	I Chronicles 10-14	Psalm 99-101	Proverbs 19	Hosea 1-7	John 7-9	I Timothy 4-6
35	Numbers 9-12	I Chronicles 15-19	Psalm 102-104	Proverbs 20-21	Hosea 8-14	John 10-12	II Timothy 1-2
36	Numbers 13-16	I Chronicles 20-24	Psalm 105-107	Proverbs 22	Joel	John 13-15	II Timothy 3-4
37	Numbers 17-20	I Chronicles 25-29	Psalm 108-110	Proverbs 23-24	Amos 1-4	John 16-18	Titus
38	Numbers 21-24	II Chronicles 1-5	Psalm 111-113	Proverbs 25	Amos 5-9	John 19-21	Philemon
39	Numbers 25-28	II Chronicles 6-10	Psalm 114-116	Proverbs 26-27	Obadiah	Acts 1-2	Hebrews 1-4
40	Numbers 29-32	II Chronicles 11-15	Psalm 117-118	Proverbs 28	Jonah	Acts 3-4	Hebrews 5-7
41	Numbers 33-36	II Chronicles 16-20	Psalm 119	Proverbs 29-30	Micah	Acts 5-6	Hebrews 8-10
42	Deuteronomy 1-3	II Chronicles 21-24	Psalm 120-121	Proverbs 31	Nahum	Acts 7-8	Hebrews 11-13
43	Deuteronomy 4-6	II Chronicles 25-28	Psalm 122-124	Ecclesiastes 1-2	Habakkuk	Acts 9-10	James 1-3
44	Deuteronomy 7-9	II Chronicles 29-32	Psalm 125-127	Ecclesiastes 3-4	Zephaniah	Acts 11-12	James 4-5
45	Deuteronomy 10-12	II Chronicles 33-36	Psalm 128-130	Ecclesiastes 5-6	Haggai	Acts 13-14	I Peter 1-3
46	Deuteronomy 13-15	Ezra 1-5	Psalm 131-133	Ecclesiastes 7-8	Zechariah 1-7	Acts 15-16	I Peter 4-5
47	Deuteronomy 16-19	Ezra 6-10	Psalm 134-136	Ecclesiastes 9-10	Zechariah 8-14	Acts 17-18	II Peter
48	Deuteronomy 20-22	Nehemiah 1-4	Psalm 137-139	Ecclesiastes 11-12	Malachi	Acts 19-20	I John 1-3
49	Deuteronomy 23-25	Nehemiah 5-9	Psalm 140-142	Song of Solomon 1-2	Revelation 1-6	Acts 21-22	I John 4-5
50	Deuteronomy 26-28	Nehemiah 10-13	Psalm 143-145	Song of Solomon 3-4	Revelation 7-11	Acts 23-24	II John
51	Deuteronomy 29-31	Esther 1-5	Psalm 146-148	Song of Solomon 5-6	Revelation 12-17	Acts 25-26	III John
52	Deuteronomy 32-34	Esther 6-10	Psalm 149-150	Song of Solomon 7-8	Revelation 18-22	Acts 27-28	Jude