Loyalty Never Retires!

Loyalty, a form of love, never gives up, loses faith or hope, never retires. While a measure of a person's wealth may be the number of friends who are loyal to him, a person's character may be gauged by the number of friends to whom he is loyal.

The strength of a family may be measured by their loyalty to each other. Loyalty is tested by adversity, time, distractions and distance. Let us determine to remain loyal to others. Too many people, in their days of despair, feel like orphans.

Check your level of loyalty. Do you care for your friends and support the members of your family?

A Prayer begins . . .

Heavenly Father, may we, in the varied course of each day, be loyal to our families and friends.

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God's Work Through God's Power

Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill, Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire, Zondervan Publishing House, 1997, p. 71.     SoAmazing.com

Category: Inspiration
Keywords: work, God, power, church, spiritual organism, spirtual battles, money, organizaiton, cleverness, education, Christ, power source, Zondervan Publishing House, Cymbala, Jim Cymbala, Merrill, Dean Merrill

"The work of God can only be carried on by the power of God. The church is a spiritual organism fighting spiritual battles. Only spiritual power can make it function as God ordained. The key is not money, organization, cleverness, or education. Are you and I seeing the results Peter saw? Are we bringing thousands of men and women to Christ the way he did? If not, we need to get back to his power source. No matter the society or culture, the city or town, God has never lacked the power to work through available people to glorify his name. When we sincerely turn to God, we will find that his church always moves forward, not backward. We can never back up and accommodate ourselves to what the world wants or expects. Our stance must remain militant, aggressive, bold."

SoAmazing Review: Jim Cymbala with Dean Merrill place the focus of the church on where it ought to be, on God!  In Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire the power of God through the Holy Spirit takes center stage.

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For Fifty Camels And A Few Goats!

Bodie Thoene, The Gates of Zion, Bethany House Publishers, 1986, p. 24. This is the first book of five in The Zion Chronicles. SoAmazing.com

Category: Fiction
Keywords: Moshe, Ellie, linguist, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Jew, souks, cabbis, Old City, Arab, merchants, haggling, twenty camels, Bethany House Publishers, Thoene, Bodie Thoene

"Moshe! The thought of him brought a smile to Ellie's lips as she remembered not only his praise of her work, but the lovely richness he had brought to her life. Moshe Sachar was an archaeological linguist at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Tall and slender, with roughhewn features and a deep tan from the sun of his native land, this Jew was a striking contrast to Ellie's fair skin sprinkled finely with freckles, copper-colored hair and green eyes. He was at home among both the souks and the cabbis of the Old city. Arab merchants called out to him and he answered in their native tongue while Ellie stood by bewildered and impressed by the haggling. As often as not, the bargaining centered around her. Rarely did a stroll go by without Moshe being offered twenty camels in trade for the redheaded woman who wore no veil. A deal no sane man would refuse, in the opinion of the male Arab population.

'You're never even tempted?' Ellie teased."

'What? For twenty camels? You're worth at least fifty and a couple of goats besides,' he said, dodging her playful blow."

SoAmazing Review: The Gates of Zion is very effective historical fiction. This is the first book in The Zion Chronicles series. Nicely written, wonderful story and lots of action which takes place about the time modern Israel gains official status as a separate nation.

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