I'm not asking do you know Him as your Savior---although I certainly hope you do---BUT do you really know Him? He asked the woman at the well in John 4---"If you only knew who it is that is speaking to you." Do you really know His miracle powers? Really know Him as a prayer answering friend? Do you really know Him?

Some people think that have to know the Bible like a pastor to be a good witness. Your story is your testimony. What God has done for you is the hope others need to see and hear! The woman at the well (John 4) turned from a woman so ashamed and consumed by sin to a person who brought her whole town to Jesus!

More than any 10,000 other things this world needs to know there is hope and that hope is in Jesus Christ. So many feel like there is no hope and YOU may well be THE one to tell them about Jesus. We are all broken people but if you have found Jesus---share that good news of hope!

Do you think Elon Musk buying Twitter is a good thing? Will you now go on Twitter? Where did all this modern day mess start? How do we raise good, Christian kids in spite of what is going on in the world? Who do you listen to or watch?

So often we forget---life isn't always fair---BUT He is always there! No where in the Bible do we see where He promised life would be fair---Satan doesn't play fair---BUT God is always faithful and will always bring us through with a "high hand." Hey. 12 tells us to "look to Jesus!"

We've all been there! Tempted to play woe is me! Just remember somewhere there is someone who would gladly trade places with you anytime. Today we will look at the suffering of Jesus for us and that "great cloud of witnesses" we shall see in heaven who have really suffered for their faith in Him!

Hebrews 12:1 that "great cloud of witnesses" includes all the greats of the past and many of our loved ones who have gone on before us---looking down upon us and asking---"why do you fear man"---"trust God like we did"---"serve Him"---"let your light shine to this needy world."

Hebrews 12:1 talks about the "great cloud of witness" in heaven. Do people in heaven see what is happening down here? What are they saying about what we are doing? Many suffered much for their faith---what are they saying about what we are doing about the things happening in this world at this time?

What do I pray for the most? What do I feel is the main reason things are so far from God? Is it overdosing or poisoning of our children? What do you do when things look grim? Drought---not matter what do right! God's power is as real today as ever and He is still in the business of miracles!

If you know your Bible I doubt you have missed God's particular love for children! We are alive today "for such a time as this"---this is our watch and I firmly believe someday He is going to ask us all---"Why did my little ones die?" "Why did they suffer the horrors they did on your watch?" What will we say?