Chayim is the Hebrew word for life. We all have life continuing from birth to death but did you know that it is a miracle that you continue to live? We are surrounded by microbes, viruses, and germs that are continually attacking our bodies. Some of them appear naturally in the air we breathe and on the things we touch. Others are man-made and spread through the atmosphere, in our water, or a multitude of other ways. These are waging war against us every day of our lives. So our bodies are fighting just to exist. Our lives would end very quickly if God had not placed within us an amazing system which we know as the Immune System. This marvelous system constantly guards our lives against the bombardment of myriads of microbes, viruses, and germs which would take us out in short order if it were missing. Because God loves His mankind so very much, He thought of everything before the beginning of time which would protect us and saw to it that we had it and knew about it. He even tells us how to protect ourselves in His Word – the Bible. We sometimes fail to consider our spiritual life on the same level as our natural life even though it is actually more important to guard. We are going to live forever in our spiritual body. Whether you have considered it or not, our spirit is constantly being attacked also, not by germs and viruses but by evil spirit beings who tempt us to sin. Many people are not aware of where evil thoughts come from. They think all thoughts originate in their own minds but that is not the case. Thoughts can come from what we see or hear on TV, books we read, or the internet. The enemy knows you well. He knows how to push your buttons to make you react to something the way he wants. The Bible says in Prov. 23:7, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” It also says to be careful what you hear and see. Mark 4:24. Guard your heart. Prov. 4:23. The world is filled with evil and violence right now. Be on guard. Be watchful. Pray. God is doing warfare with us right now to end the evil control that has overtaken our world. Fight the good fight of faith as if your life depended on it – because it does. u APRIL 2025 GLAD TIDINGS MARRIAGE FROM HEAVEN AN INTERNET CONNECTION by CHRISTIAN AUTHOR PEGGY ROTH CLARK Publisher Zulon Press One Christian Widow and One Christian Widower’s parallel Journey of Faith A true testimony of Godʼs faithfulness Can Be Purchased: Christian Book Stores Amazon.com & Barnes & Noble.com Author: prclark7@gmail.com Delightful and Inspiring! Tomorrow’s Best Seller Today! 6 CHAYIM -- LIFE Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried. Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied. I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate, And the Master so gently said; ” Child, you must wait!” “‘Wait?’, you say, wait!” my indignant reply. ” Lord, I need answers, I need to know why! Is your hand shortened? Or have you not heard? By FAITH I have asked, and am claiming your Word. “My future and all to which I can relate Hangs in the balance, and you tell me to WAIT? I’m needing a ‘yes,’ a go-ahead sign, Or even a ‘no’ to which I can resign. “And Lord, you promised that if we believe We need but to ask, and we shall receive. And Lord, I’ve been asking, and this is my cry: I’m weary of asking! I need a reply!” Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate As my Master replied once again, “You must wait.” So, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut And grumbled to God, “So, I’m waiting. . .for what?” He seemed then to kneel and His eyes wept with mine, And he tenderly said, “I could give you a sign. I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun. I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run. All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be. You would have what you want, but, you wouldn’t know ME. “You’d not know the depth of my love for each saint; You’d not know the power that I give to the faint; You’d not learn to see through the clouds of despair; You’d not learn to trust just by knowing I’m there; You’d not know the joy of resting in me When darkness and silence were all you could see. “You’d never experience that fullness of love As the peace of my Spirit descends like a dove; You’d know that I give and I save. . .(for a start), But you’d not know the depth of the beat of my heart. “The glow of my comfort late into the night. The faith that I give when you walk without sight, The depth that’s beyond getting just what you asked Of an infinite God, who makes what you have LAST. “You’d never know, should your pain quickly flee, What it means that ‘My grace is sufficient for thee.’ Yes, your dreams for your loved ones overnight would come true, But, oh, the loss! if I lost what I’m doing in you! “So, be silent, my child, and in time you will see THAT THE GREATEST OF GIFTS IS TO GET TO KNOW ME. And though oft may my answers seem terribly late, My wisest of answers is still but to WAIT.” Author Unknown u Make a Right onto “Believeth Blvd.” Keep straight and go through the Green Light, which is Jesus Christ. There, you must turn onto the “Bridge of Faith,” which is over troubled water. When you get off the bridge, make a Right turn and Keep Straight. You are on the “King’s Highway” – Heaven-bound. Keep going for three miles: One for the Father, One for he Son, and One for the Holy Ghost. Then exit off onto “Grace Blvd.” From there, make a Right turn on “Gospel Lane.” Keep Straight and then make another Right on “Prayer Road.” As you go on your way, Yield Not to the traffic on “Temptation Ave.” Also, avoid SIN STREET because it is a DEAD END. Pass up “Envy Drive,” and “Hate Avenue.” Also, pass “Hypocrisy Street,” “Gossiping Lane,” and “Backbiting Blvd.” However, you have to go down “Long-suffering Lane,” “Persecution Blvd.,” and “Trials and Tribulations Ave.” But that’s all right, because VICTORY Street is straight ahead! Author Unknown WAIT PEGGY CLARK PEARL RIVER, LA
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