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Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel rally in Gaza City on May 22, 2021. — Reuters Hamas, the Palestinian armed freedom movement, derives its name from the English translation of an Arabic acronym: “Islamic Resistance Movement.” The Arabic word “Hamas” also translates as “zeal.” Its origins can be traced back to the late […]
Creation, origins and history of armed struggle for Gaza
There’s love, there’s hate. The world is torn, as hatred is born. Where the future awaits, our children are at stake. The war ends with another war, which spreads like walking scars. Hopes were burnt, and into ashes, they turned. I see the world, it’s growing old. But humans might have thought, they knew better […]
Love over hate..
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12, NIV. By accepting Christ as His personal Saviour, man is brought into the same close relation to God, and enjoys His special favor as does His own beloved Son. He is honored and glorified and intimately associated with God, his life being hid with Christ in God. O what love, what wondrous love! This is my teaching of moral purity. The opening of the blackness of impurity will not be one half as efficacious in uprooting sin as will the presentation of these grand and ennobling themes…. The Bible and the Bible alone has given the true lessons upon purity. Then preach the Word. Such is the grace of God, such the love wherewith He hath loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses and sins, enemies in our minds by wicked works, serving divers lusts and pleasures, the slaves of debase appetites and passion, servants of sin and Satan. What depth of love is manifested in Christ, as He becomes the propitiation for our sins. Through the ministration of the Holy Spirit souls are led to find forgiveness of sins. The purity, the holiness, of the life of Jesus as presented from the Word of God possess more power to reform and transform the character than do all the efforts put forth in picturing sins and crimes of men and the sure results. One steadfast look to the Saviour uplifted upon the cross will do more to purify the mind and heart from every defilement than will all the scientific explanations by the ablest tongue. Before the cross the sinner sees his unlikeness of character to Christ. He sees the terrible consequences of transgression; he hates the sin that he has practiced, and he lays hold upon Jesus by living faith. He has judged his position of uncleanness in the light of the presence of God and the heavenly intelligence. He has measured it by the standard of the cross. He has weighed it in the balances of the sanctuary. The purity of Christ has revealed to him his own impurity in its odious colors. He turns from the defiling sin; he looks to Jesus and lives. He finds an all-absorbing, commanding, attractive character in Jesus Christ, the one who died to deliver him from the deformity of sin, and with quivering lip and tearful eye he declares, “He shall not have died for me in vain.” “Thy gentleness hath made me great” (Letter 102, 1894). As a shield from temptation and an inspiration to purity and truth, no other influence can equal the sense of God’s presence (Education, 255). This text is from the devotional book Lift Him Up by Ellen G. White.
Do Bees See Colors – Bees do not see color the same way humans do, so they are attracted to certain flower colors. Plants on the blue and yellow end of the color spectrum attract bees because those are the colors they can easily perceive. I am not sure how they have found this information, but I […]
Do Bees See Colors
1 Then Job answered and said: 2 “Oh that my vexation were weighed, and all my calamity laid in the balances! 3 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea; therefore my words have been rash. 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me; my spirit drinks their poison; the terrors of […]
Turning to God Even When Our World Turns Upside-down
Way beyond what eyes can grip,awesome views stumble and slip.Highs and lows form an eclipse,beauty that can make hearts skip. Magical powers extend,perfect circle has no end.Powerful sights learn to blend,naturally connect then mend. Mystical from tail to tip,held attention does not dip.Logic and emotions flip,peaceful tears cascade then drip. Focus until sight unbends,intrigue receives…
Above and Below
Way beyond
Follow bright paths, smile instantly,hold sweet day dreams effortlessly.Nurture high hopes persistently,wishes flourish abundantly. Fight for true bliss, reach constantly,take giant leaps, jump faithfully.Land on both feet consistentlyutopia forms so vibrantly. Cohabitate so peacefully,magic village flows gleefully.Every exchange moves serenely,each passing day flies endlessly. Positive expands rapidly,happiness grows infinitely.Watch open roads, shine brilliantly,feel heavenly, inherently. […]
Reflective Views
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Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, … who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2, NIV. For the joy that was set before Him, Christ endured the cross…. He died on the cross as a sacrifice for the world, and through this sacrifice comes the greatest blessing that God could bestow—the gift of the Holy Spirit. This blessing is for all who will receive Christ. The fallen world is the battlefield for the greatest conflict the heavenly universe and earthly powers have ever witnessed. It was appointed as the theater on which would be fought out the grand struggle between good and evil, between heaven and hell. Every human being acts a part in this conflict. No one can stand on neutral ground. Men must either accept or reject the world’s Redeemer. All are witnesses, either for or against Christ. Christ calls upon those who stand under His banner to engage in the conflict with Him as faithful soldiers, that they may inherit the crown of life. They have been adopted as sons and daughters of God…. The Lord Jesus has summoned the world to hear. “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” Let all listen with submissive, reverent attention. He repeats the words given Him by the One who said, “This is my beloved Son…. Hear ye him.” Who is listening to the words which are light and life to all who receive them? Will men and women consider how God regards the creatures He has made? He formed man’s mind. We do not think one noble thought that does not come from Him. He knows all the mysterious workings of the human mind, for did He not make it? God sees that sin has debased and degraded man, but He looks upon him with pity and compassion; for He sees that Satan has him in his power…. Some households have a little church in their home. Mutual love binds heart to heart, and the unity that exists among the members of the family preaches the most effectual sermon that could be preached on practical godliness. As parents faithfully do their duty in the family, restraining, correcting, advising, counseling, guiding, the father as a priest of the household, the mother as a home missionary, they are filling the sphere God would have them fill. By faithfully doing their duty in the home, they are multiplying agencies for doing good outside the home. They are becoming better fitted to labor in the church. By training their little flock discreetly, binding their children to themselves and to God, fathers and mothers become laborers together with God. The cross is erected in their home. The members of the family become members of the royal family above, children of the heavenly King (Manuscript 56, 1899). This text is from the devotional book Lift Him Up by Ellen G. White.
Ishaya Zephaniah 
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