David M

This life is tough. Satan is the adversary who wants us to feel defeated and weighed down by our struggles and failures. His darkness attempts to blind us to God's love and His perfect plan. Each of us has times of struggle when life gets so dark that

“Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt, and the blind.... Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." – Luke 14:21b, 23

“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

“Blessed are the poor in Spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” – Matthew 5:3 “And he said unto them all, ‘If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross daily and follow me.’” – Luke 9:23 “Come to me all ye that

"...for the accuser of the brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night....and when the dragon saw that he was cast down unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child." - Revelation 12:10b, 13 Jesus calls

"I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, and acceptable unto God which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove

" Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took