Titbits for the Soul

The Real ‘Beggar’ Click here for the Audio-Visual Version -  The Real 'Beggar' Many of us are familiar with the incident of the rich man and Lazarus as recorded in Luke 16: 19-31. There are two men in this story – one, the rich man, who had it all and the poor man Lazarus, a beggar who had absolutely nothing, but a life of penury and misery. Somehow they both seemed to be aware of each other, though the rich man cared nothing for poor Lazarus, who was literally dependent on the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Both of them died, and when Lazarus was carried away by the angels, the rich man probably had a pompous earthly burial. Strangely they both ended up in a place that was contrary to what they had on earth.   While the rich man landed in Hades, Lazarus was taken to Abraham’s bosom to enjoy the very presence of God. Watch the tables turn. As the rich man beheld Lazarus from this place of intense torment, he recognized him, and begged Fath...

Let’s Not Lose a Generation Click here for the Audio-Visual Version -  Let's Not Lose a Generation “When all that generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation arose after them, who did not know the Lord nor the work which He had done for Israel.” Judges 2:10 The people of Israel experienced first-hand, the mighty wonders and deliverance that the Lord performed when He brought them from Egypt into the Promised Land. Sadly, when Joshua and all the elders of Israel died, there arose a generation that did not know the Lord or all the works He accomplished for them, and they turned to idolatry. Are you wondering whose fault it is? Just one generation of parents who failed to share about the Lord they believed in, to their children - that's all it takes. As parents, may we never fail our children, but share with them daily our faith in God and His dealings in our lives. May they see that we love the Lord, pray, read His Word, obey it and...