Between Time and Eternity

From the Desk of Sister Abigail Kneeling Before God This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it! When I was a little girl, my grandmother would pray, by keeling down over the bed. She would be so engrossed in prayer, that she wouldn't even know that I had entered the room and knelt down by the bed beside her. I'd stay there, say a short prayer of whatever was on my youthful mind at the time, then remain silent until she finished. When my grandmother was finished, she surprisingly looked over at me, would smile the biggest smile and say, “How long have you been in here?” I'd smile back. Then she'd give me a kiss, and we'd arise from our knelt position and go on about our day. I did this often as a child, but somewhere along the line... that stopped. But today, on this day, upon awakening, I was reminded of my grandmother. Those memories of her praying by the bed filled my mind as if it occurred yesterday. I then got out...

Message from the Desk of Sister Abigail Seek the Lord While He May Be Found As the end of this age, the age as we know it today, quickly begins to come to a close, it is especially imperative that we diligently seek the Lord with all our heart, mind and soul, while the Lord can still be found; while we can openly read our Bibles and while we can go to a place of worship and give glory and praise to the Father of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Isaiah 55:6 , tells us to “Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.” There is going to come a time when many will seek the Lord, even seek the presence of the Lord and they will not be able to find him. We are closing in on the coming of that day. For once God's hand has been lifted up, which many refer to as the restrainer, the wicked one will be revealed, and the earth as we know it today will suddenly go dark. Not dark as in appearance, but a spirit of darkness and deception will cover the ent...

Is it this year? Next year? Many of you are awaiting the return of Jesus Christ, and some of you are getting very weary as the time draws nearer. Don't give up the fight to overcome the many challenges of this world.  Don't give up on the promises of Christ. Don't give up on love and never get tired of doing good as the Apostle Paul writes in Galatians 6:9 , “Let us not grow weary while doing good; for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart.”  The Lord Jesus Christ is coming soon to gather his bride, and we will have the most spectacular marriage supper that has never been had before. "Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb..." Revelation 19:9. As you know, it is not in the Father's will for anyone to perish ( II Peter 3:9 ), but for all to come to repentance and experience that glorious place that he has prepared for us. No eye has seen and no imagination can fathom what the heavenly Father has p...

Taken from the series entitled, Lunch with Jesus Liza is a non-believer, yet curious. Kate is a Christian to the heart. She loves God with all her mind, heart, body and soul. On this particular day, Liza was reading a magazine and when she turned to the next page, the membership form fell out of it. So Liza reached down to the floor to pick it up. On her way up she glanced at Kate and noticed she was praying. She waited for her to finish, then politely walked over to her and said, "Hi Kate, may I ask you something?" "Sure," she replied. "Why do you pray?" Liza asked. "Prayer is my method of connecting with God. I thank him for continuing to allow me to breathe. I thank him for my family. I thank him for the day. And I thank him for my food. Then a scripture will come to mind, such as today, Psalm 118:24 , "This is the day, the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it." Then I dwell for a moment on that verse and s...