No man or woman is worth going to jail over. I’m talking about the killing of another person. Just look at that trial going on in Phoenix where the woman supposedly slaughtered her boyfriend because he was going to leave her for someone else. And don’t forget about that female rocket scientist from Houston who drove wildly to Orlando to confront another female who was supposedly fooling with her man. Then there are cases in our area where someone is in jail for killing or assaulting their spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend, etc.

Lives have been upset, and people are damaged for life over such things. It’s not worth it! If someone does you wrong, don’t kill them or do something that will get you in trouble. Just walk away or pursue the correct legal means to end the issue. And some might say, “that is easier said than done” so I’m not rebutting. But at the end of the day, that will be the only sensible thing to do. I’m sure as it concerns that Las Vegas case, football great, O.J. Simpson, now wishes he would have walked away (1 Peter 1:19-23).
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One has no way of knowing what goes on inside neighbors houses. Neighbors can appear to be nice, but they might be wolves behind the smile. Some neighbors from the beginning just cannot get along and some neighbors have no plans of getting to know others. They can go on not speaking for the next 60 years and think nothing of it. I wonder what neighbors would do if a stroke or heart attack occurred and the only person around is the neighbor that he doesn’t speak to? Would that neighbor then reach out to the neighbor he has shunned?

And what about Cleveland? A man with women locked away in his house and neighbors didn’t even know! And lest we forget, Philadelphia had its own share of nightmares concerning people locked up in houses and neighbors not knowing. But get this! Somewhere right now, a neighbor yet to be exposed, is doing some kind of evil right under the noses of others (Psalm 10:9-10; Proverbs 15:3; Matthew 23:27-28).

Be aware of things and pray for the exposure of evil and rescue of the victims.
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​Saving for a rainy day is supported by the principles of God’s word. One example of this is the young man who got his inheritance and wasted it on partying (Luke 15:11-13). Had he not done so, money would have been left for him to live on (Luke 15:14-17; Ephesians 4:28). The Bible teaches wise men will have money but foolish men will waste it (Proverbs 21:20). Also we learn of a servant who failed to place his Master’s money in the bank, were it could have gained interest (Matthew 25:27).

Jesus teaches to “count the cost” before doing anything and that certainly can be applied to the use of money. Money isn’t something that we should be in love with because it can’t be taken with us at death (Matt 6:19-21; 1 Timothy 6:7-10; Job 1:21; Psalm 49:15-20). But that doesn’t mean to waste money and not be able to pay rent (Ecclesiastes 11:1-2).
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Church is where we learn to please God and not ourselves. Church is where we learn about the beliefs of God and not our beliefs. Church is where we go to serve God by doing what He wants and not what we want.

Church is where we should hear the preacher give book, chapter and verse for what he teaches. At church, no preacher or church leader should be teaching the opinions of himself or anyone else. Church is the place were we come to worship the Creator and not the minister, choir, church building, etc. Some churches put up signs saying, “A church for your beliefs.” or, “We believe in tolerance”. I question what those beliefs are, and I question what a church may tolerate. And I wonder if God is pleased with what those churches are doing (Revelation 2:18-20). Everything a church does must be according to the scriptures or that church is wrong (2 John 8-9; Matthew 15:13-14; John 4:24; 1 Timothy 4:16; 1 Tim. 6:3; 2 Tim. 1:13; Galatians 1:8-9; John 8:31-32; 1 Tim. 4:13).
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