1. From what mountain did Jesus speak of his coming again?
2. Who said it is not lawful for you to have
your brother's wife?
3. How many men did God inspire to write the Bible?
4. Who did Judah suggest they sell Joseph to?
5. Who said I am a Jew from Tarsus, in Cilicia?
6. What happened to Israel when Hoshea was King?
2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

Proverbs 10:2, KJV

Thought for the month: What Profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul?  Ask yourself before you decide to take on a new venture..."Will God get the glory?"  You'll know what to do after you answer that question.
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Don't Give Up!

One day I decided to quit...
I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality... I wanted to quit my life.
I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.
"God", I asked, "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?"

His answer surprised me...
"Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"
"Yes", I replied.
"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them.
I gave them light.
I gave them water.
The fern quickly grew from the earth.
Its brilliant green covered the floor…
Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed… But I did not quit on the bamboo.

In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful.
And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. He said.
"In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed.
But I would not quit.

In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would
not quit." He said.
"Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared
to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant...But just 6
months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall.
It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive.

“I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."
He asked me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots".
"I would not quit on the bamboo.
I will never quit on you."

"Don't compare yourself to others."
He said.
"The bamboo had a different Purpose than the fern.
Yet they both make the forest beautiful."
"Your time will come", God said to me.
"You will rise high"
"How high should I rise?"
I asked.
"How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return.
"As high as it can?" I questioned.
"Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."

I left the forest and brought back this story.
I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.
Never, Never, Never Give up!
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Miracle on the Hudson

So you say you've read about miracles in the Bible, but you've never saw one before...
The flight crew opened the exits of the Airbus A320 as the passengers steeled themselves for the icy waters and tried to remain calm in the cabin.

"The left engine just blew. Fire, flames were coming out of it and I was looking at it because I was sitting right there. And it just started smelling like gasoline," a passenger told WNBC. "...Everyone started, to be honest, to say prayers."

"Gotta give it to the pilot man," the shaken passenger added. "He did a helluva job."

All of the passengers survived, according to initial reports thanks to the expertise, bravery and cool of the pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, a hero whose calm saved 155 people, including a little baby, from an icy and fiery death in what could only be called a miracle.

"It looks like a miraculous rescue underway," Bill White of the nearby Intrepid Museum told reporters. "It was an extraordinary rescue effort."

Ferry passengers who happened to be on the Hudson at the time of the crash jumped into action.

“We just started taking people from the wing and the inflatable rafts,” said Janis Krums who was riding on one of the first boats to arrive and rescue the passengers.  “And we just started giving them clothes and keeping them warm… in less than six or seven minutes we just had five or six boats helping.”

Stunned passengers struggled to describe the harrowing experience.

“I don't even know how to put it into words right now," Alberto Panero told CNN. "I actually grabbed one of the seats; that was the first thing that came to my mind. Some people grabbed the inflatable one. Immediately there were folks coming to us and throwing life jackets to us and helping us get to safety."

"There were a couple of people who took charge and started yelling for everyone to calm down," Panero said. "Once everyone realized we were going to be OK, they settled down."

Along the bank of the Hudson, eyewitnesses could not believe their eyes: a plane was flying impossibly low yet steady as can be. It was as if the pilot was approaching a runway, not the icy winter waters of Manhattan’s Hudson River.

“I saw a plane coming down the Hudson in very controlled fashion but much much lower than it should be,” Christian Martin told MSNBC. “It was really just a remarkable job … It could not appear more controlled or smooth as the pilot touched down in the water.”

Eyewitness after eyewitness expressed shock.

"I see a commercial airliner coming down, looking like it's landing right in the water,"  Bob Read, who saw it from his office window, told MSNBC. "This looked like a controlled descent."

Witnesses who heard the crash did not know what to expect.

“It made this huge, gigantic splash, and I actually thought it was a boat crash at first,” Fulmer Duckworth, 41, told the New York Times. “It didn’t occur to me that it was a plane in the water."
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That's what you call: ON A WING AND A PRAYER!
TotalVISION Inspiration

Now this is inspiration!  Jason McElwaine
Greece Athena, High School in New York

It's not a new story but it blessed me so...a 17 year old diagnosed with Autism, he had been the team manager for years...as a reward for his dedication and hard work he was able to suit up for the last game, and he got in...see the story here...

This is a tear jerker so grab your tissues!
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