First Baptist Clifton

"God is still our refuge, and a very present help in time of trouble." (Psalm 46:1)

"What good is if for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his own soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matt. 16:26)

"This is My Son, whom I love; with HimI am well pleased. Listen to Him!" (Matthew 17:5b NIV)

If we know Jesus, we should not be allowing anything to destroy us or our faith.

Allow God to help you in your loss. On occasion, we try to deal with the loss without God's help or we blame God for the loss. God is big enough to to handle our anger and our disappointment. We need to allow him to work on our behalf.

How do we put value on things? How do we put value on people? How does God put a value on things and on people. Henry David Thoreau said, "the price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.

Our faith for hard times must be in the Lord Jesus if we are to survive whatever the challenges life may bring our way. The Lord is the only one I know who can help us survive all the difficulties and challenges of life.

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.

We are called by God to take the opportunity to good to all people.

Desmond Tutu; wrote, “Hope is being able to see there is light despite all of the darkness.” Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” (John 8:12 NIV) H. Jackson Brown, author, wrote, “Hope is not a resting place, but a starting point – a cactus not a cushion.” A great many of us need to put hope into practice by helping the hopes of others become realities.