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I pray you had a great weekend and Monday! Here is the weekly devotional message. I hope you don't mind that it's a little shorter than usual!

Congratulations to Kim! She was the blessed winner of last week's giveaway. We hope she enjoys her Left Behind book!

Do you need a Bible? If you can't get a Bible from your church or local Christian book store, please email me. We have some extra ones and would love to send one to you.

Sarine and I had an awesome time at Spirit West Coast! We heard a lot of incredible bands and had some great Christian fellowship. God really lifted us up through the music. Thanks for your prayers. We had a safe and wonderful trip.

My 40 day fast has ended! It was a great time of intimacy with God. He taught me a lot of things and drew me closer to Him. By Wednesday, I'll have my last fasting journal (Days 31-40), Fasting FAQs, Fasting Funnies and more on my web page. You can read everything here: http://www.jcsm.org/Fasting/2nd40DayFast.htm.

During the fast, God answered many of my prayers. One simple miracle that happened was this: I prayed that we'd get over 40 miles per gallon of gasoline on the way home from Monterey. On that particular leg of the trip, we got 42 miles per gallon! Comparatively, we had gotten 31 mpg on the way there and we had never gotten such great gas mileage in this car. Praise God! Don't forget that He cares about every detail in your life.

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Would you like to help a brother in need? There's a man named Peter who is the pastor of a church in Maine. He's adamantly opposed to Christian music and hates the Contemporary Christian Music genre and musicians. If you'd like to send him a message and encourage him to open his mind to God's humble musicians, I'm sure he would benefit.

Please don't send something to him that simply says, "You're dumb", or anything like that. However, if you could encourage him to love these people who are glorify God with their music, their lyrics and their lives, he would benefit and so would his congregation and their circles of influence. Peter's email address is qoheleth@megalink.net.

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Please take a moment and sign the Petition For Life, urging President Bush and Congress to keep our tax dollars from funding human embryo research. As you probably know, doing this kind of research continues and rewards abortions. Here is the site where you can make a difference: http://gfir.ws/21.asp?PID=1181539&P=5.

Do you think you can prove evolution is a fact? If you can do it, you'll get $250,000! Dr. Kent Hovind is offering this prize to anyone who can prove the evolution of species is true. For more information, go here: http://www.drdino.com/Articles/Article1.jsp.

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Are you ready for another encouraging song? I added another one of my songs to the web. I'm singing and playing my guitar to Psalm 23! This classic Psalm was an inspiration to me and I hope you enjoy it. For the free download, please go here: http://listeningroom.lycos.com/fan/bands/freefood/Band.html. Plus, on the Psalm 23 song page, you can view a special picture from Israel!

This week, I'm giving away one of my cds! This free cd has 11 great songs. There are several worship songs (I Want to Know You, More Love, More Power, etc.) and a bunch of originals (3 in 1, The Joy Song, Free, Psalm 139, etc.). The shipping is free, too! All you have to do is be the 3rd person to email me! Ready, set, go!

Have you ever visited Zurich, Switzerland? On our way to Israel, Sarine and I will have a 12 hour layover in Zurich and we're looking for things to do! If you have any links or ideas, besides eating Swiss cheese, please email me!

I hope God is blessing you a lot! I'm praying that you are encouraged as you get to know God better. Spiritual growth can be challenging. Hang in there! Keep looking up and remembering that God loves you and wants awesome things for you.

Do you like Luna Halo? If you live in Southern California, you'll want to catch them in concert. Here's the scoop: August 4 - Luna Halo performs at Calvary Chapel Diamond Bar! 12-5pm at the seminar, "Time for Revival"! August 5 - Luna Halo performs at Calvary Chapel High Desert in Hesperia! 6:25pm - Free! 760-948-2812.

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Welcome to the recipients of this message! Here are the devotions, challenge, moment of introspection, the Bible word of the week, the Bible trivia question, last week's trivia answer, an excerpt from "The Revised and Expanded Answers Book" and the quotations for the week. Have a fantastic week and God bless you!

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The Weekly Devotional Message

Day 1: "Raise Your Hands (If You're Sure)"

Psalm 28:2 "Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary."

Psalm 63:4 "Thus I will bless You while I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name."

Psalm 119:48 "My hands also I will lift up to Your commandments, Which I love, And I will meditate on Your statutes."

Psalm 134:2 "Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD."

Lamentations 3:41 "Let us lift our hearts and hands To God in heaven."

1 Timothy 2:8 "I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting."

Prayer: "Thank you for wanting us to lift our hands to You in praise! Show us the release that You give when we obey You. Help us to be bold. Thank you for always giving us awesome blessings when we do what You ask. Help us to worship You with all of our heart. Let the shy ones begin lifting their hands in private. Let the bold ones have extra strength as they hold they hands up for a long time. Help us to grow as Christians. Thank you for meeting us where we are and taking us where You want us to be! In Jesus' name, Amen."

Day 2: "Healing Follows Confession"

2 Chronicles 7:14 "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land."

1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

James 5:16 "Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."

Prayer: "Thank you for healing the ones who confess their sins. Thank you for wanting to hear what we've done wrong, so You can cleanse us. Thank you for knowing everything already, but wanting us to talk to You about things and admit where we went wrong. Help us to repent and see things like You do. Thank you for giving us your awesome Word! There's no other book like it in the universe. Help us to know it and apply it to our lives. Thank you for having patience and mercy on us. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Day 3: "Come"

Isaiah 1:18 "Come now, and let us reason together, Says the LORD, Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, They shall be as wool."

John 7:37, 38 "On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."

Matthew 11:28 "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Mark 1:17 "Then Jesus said to them, "Come after Me, and I will make you become fishers of men."

Prayer: "Thank you for telling us to come to You. Help us to drop whatever we're doing and follow You. Praise You for being so worthy of our time and devotion! Forgive us for putting other things first. Help us to prioritize what You want, Lord. Bless us, increase our ministry, lay your hand on us and keep us from evil. Thank you for being so good to us, Lord! Let us understand everything You have to offer. Help us realize that nothing will ever satisfy us like You do. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Day 4: "Everyone Suffers Sometimes"

1 Peter 2:19-22 "For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps: Who committed no sin, Nor was deceit found in His mouth."

James 5:10-13 "My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord--that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath. But let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No, lest you fall into judgment. Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms."

1 Peter 4:13 "Rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ's sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy."

1 Peter 5:8, 9 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. Resist him, steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are experienced by your brotherhood in the world."

2 Corinthians 1:5 "For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounds through Christ."

Romans 8:18 "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us."

James 1:2, 3 "My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience."

Prayer: "Thank you for telling us about suffering. Help us to persevere through our trials. Thank you for letting everyone suffer; not just the weak or rich or dumb, etc. Thank you for loving all of us, but wanting us to suffer because Christ suffered, because we sin against You and because You want to teach us things. Lift us up and let us be like You, Lord. Help us not to despise the things You do and allow. Increase our love and faith. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Day 5: "Little Ones"

Matthew 10:42 "And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward."

Matthew 18:6 "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea."

Matthew 18:10 "Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven."

Matthew 18:14 "Even so it is not the will of your Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish."

Prayer: "Thank you for showing your love toward the little ones. Let us love them, too. Thank you for wanting them to succeed and know You. Let us invest in others, Lord. Show us how we can make a difference in the lives of your people. Thank you for giving us time. Remind us that we are in control of our schedules and we are accountable to You for how we spend our time. Thank you for being such an awesome God. Help us to devote more and more time to You and your kingdom. Praise You for satisfying us when we do your will. Thank you for blessing us and giving us eternal rewards for our labor. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Day 6: "Value God's Name"

Exodus 20:7 "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain."

Leviticus 19:12 "And you shall not swear by My name falsely, nor shall you profane the name of your God: I am the LORD."

Psalm 139:20 "For they speak against You wickedly; Your enemies take Your name in vain."

2 Timothy 3:1, 2, 5 "But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: For men will be......blasphemers.....And from such people turn away!"

Prayer: "Thank you for telling us the importance of using your name correctly and abstaining from using it incorrectly. Give us great wisdom, Lord. Remove our foolishness. Show us how we can be better communicators. Thank you for having patience and mercy on us. Forgive the ones who have taken your name in vain, blasphemed You or used your name in an inappropriate swear. Let us pray in Jesus' name. Let us bless others and You. Cause us to do your will and not behave like the world. Let there be an enormous difference between the Christians and worldly people. Let our speech be on of the differences. In Jesus' name, Amen."

Day 7: "God's Hebrew and Greek Names"

Genesis 2:4 "This is the history of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD (Jehovah) God (Elohim) made the earth and the heavens."

Isaiah 47:4 "As for our Redeemer, the LORD (Jehovah) of hosts is His name, The Holy (Qadosh) One of Israel."

John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word (Logos) was with God (Theos), and the Word (Logos) was God Theos)."

2 John 1:3 "Grace, mercy, and peace will be with you from God (Theos) the Father (Pater) and from the Lord (Kurios) Jesus (Jehoshua) Christ (Christos), the Son (Uihos) of the Father (Pater), in truth and love."

Ephesians 4:30 "And do not grieve the Holy (Hagios) Spirit (Pneuma) of God (Theos), by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption."

Prayer: "Thank you for describing yourself in such awesome detail! Thank you for giving us the powerful names You possess. Help us to see You how You truly are. Help us to see You how the Israelites saw You and how the early Christians saw You. Praise You for being eternal and having an awesome plan since the beginning of time. Thank you for giving us your incredible Word! Let us understand how to use the Greek and Hebrew texts. Thank you for making the entire book perfect. Give us godliness, Lord. Show us your ways. Help us to live fruitful lives. Let the ones who don't bear fruit begin bearing fruit. Let the ones who bear a little fruit bear a lot of fruit! Cause the true Christians to do a giant work for You before we are raptured. Thank you for these last days. Help us to redeem the time. To You be all the glory, honor and praise, forever and ever! In Jesus' name, Amen."

Challenge

Admit the most powerful temptation you face and find away to overcome or flee it.

A Moment of Introspection

Are you listening to God or will He have to shout or interrupt you to get your attention?

The Bible Word of the Week

covetousness: marked by an inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions

The Bible Trivia Question

What was the name of the Egyptian man who bought Joseph from the Ishmaelites?

(Email me your answer!)

Last Week's Bible Trivia Answer

When Joseph was in prison, Pharaoh's cupbearer/chief butler forgot to tell him about Joseph. See Genesis 40:23.

An Excerpt from "The Revised and Expanded Answers Book"

by Ken Ham, Jonathan Sarfati and Carl Wieland

What About The "Gap Theory"?

Many people have tried to place a gap of indeterminate time between the first two verses of Genesis chapter 1. There are many different versions as to what supposedly happened in this "gap" of time. Most versions of the "gap" theory place millions of years of geologic time (including billions of fossil animals) in between these first verses of Genesis. Here are the gaps in the gap theory.

Problems With The Gap Theory

- It is inconsistent with God creating everything in six days, as Scripture states.

Exodus 20:11 says, "For in six days the Lord made the heavens and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and made it holy." This, the creation of the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1) and the sea and all that is in them (the rest of the creation) was completed in six days. Where is there time for a gap?

- It puts death, disease, and suffering before the Fall, contrary to Scripture.

From Romans 5:12, "Therefore, even as through one man (Adam) sin entered into the world, and death by sin, and so death passed on all men inasmuch as all sinned," we understand that there could not have been human sin or death before Adam. The Bible teaches (1 Corinthians 15) that Adam was the first man, and as a result of his rebellion (sin), death and corruption (disease, bloodshed, and suffering) entered the universe. Before Adam sinned there could not have been any (nephesh) animal or human death. Note also that there could not have been a race of men before Adam that died in "Lucifer's flood" because 1 Corinthians 15:45 tells us that Adam was the "first" man.

Genesis 1:29-30 teaches us that the animals and man were originally created vegetarian. This is consistent with God's description of the creation as "very good." How could a fossil record which gives evidence of disease, violence, death, and decay (fossils have been found of animals apparently fighting and certainly eating each other) be described as "very good"? Thus, the death of billions of animals (and many humans) as seen in the fossil record must have occurred after Adam's sin. The historical event of Noah's flood, recorded in Genesis, provides an explanation for the presence of huge numbers of dead animals buried in rock layers laid down by water all over the earth.

Romans 8:22 teaches that "we know that the whole creation groans and travails in pain together until now." Clearly the whole of creation was, and is, subject to decay and corruption because of sin. The fossil record shows disease, decay, and death. When gap theorists believe that disease, decay, and death existed before Adam sinned, they ignore that this contradicts the teaching of Scripture.

The version of the gap theory that puts Satan's fall at the end of the geological ages, just before the supposed pre-Adamic Lucifer's flood, has a further problem - the death and suffering recorded in the fossils must have been God's fault. As it happened before Satan's fall, Satan and sin cannot be blamed for it.

- The gap theory does away with the evidence for Noah's flood.

If the fossil record was formed by "Lucifer's flood," then what did the global flood of Noah do? On this point the gap theorist is forced to conclude that Noah's flood must have left virtually no trace. To be consistent, the gap theorist would have to defend Noah's flood as a local event. Custance, one of the major proponents of the gap theory, did this. He even published a paper defending a local flood.

Genesis, however, depicts Noah's flood as a judgment for man's sin (Genesis 6). Water flooded the earth for over a year (Genesis 6:17 and 7:19-24). Only eight people, and air-breathing, land-dwelling animals with them on the ark, survived (Genesis 7:23).

Sadly, in relegating the fossil record to the supposed gap, "gappists" have removed the evidence of God's judgment on the violent pre-flood world in the graveyard of the flood. The fossils buried by the flood should warn us of God's judgment to come on sinful humans (2 Peter 3:2-14).

- The gap theorist ignores the evidence for a young earth.

The true gap theorist also ignores evidence consistent with an age for the earth of less than 10,000 years. There is much evidence for this - the decay and rapid reversals of the earth's magnetic field; the quantity of helium in the earth's atmosphere; the amount of salt in the oceans; the wind-up of spiral galaxies; and much more.

- The gap theory fails to accommodate standard uniformitarian geology with its long ages anyway.

Today's uniformitarian geologists allow for no worldwide flood of any kind - the imaginary Lucifer's flood, or Noah's real flood. They also recognize no break between the supposed former created world and the current re-created world.

The Quotations of the Week

What when I stumble?

All of my life I've experienced moments of grace, righteousness and discipline.

Let me see how deep your well is.

Withholding forgiveness is injuring yourself.

Are you listening to God or will He have to shout or interrupt you to get your attention?

God is a God who invites and calls us to Him.

God is a God who opens the door and waves his hand pointing pilgrims to a full table.

God's invitation is at once universal and personal.

In what ways do your actions prove you believe Jesus is returning?

What do you need to change to be prepared for Christ's return?

What reward would you like when Jesus returns?

How do you spend time when you're waiting?

If I was god, I probably would have taken eternal life away from my after seeing all the stupid things I've done.

Sometimes you have to decide to do what's best for you instead of doing what you want.

I've given you my fat and you've given me you're righteousness.

Satan's tactics are stupid, but they work when we're being stupid.

When you get paid, do you think about buying more things or using your money for God's kingdom?

We must avoid being distracted by worldly possessions.

Don't just tell people what they want to hear, but give people God's Word and let it convict them.

If you don't understand the beginning, you probably won't understand the ending.

If you want to overcome the devil, you need to know how.

Unbelievers don't have the power that Christians do.

Don't glorify Satan, but expose him for what and who he is.

Do you have a reputation for tormenting Satan?

Knock out the devil with God's Word.

Admit the most powerful temptation you face and find away to overcome or flee it.

Temptation is an enticement to use what God has given for wrong purposes.

God is in control of the amount and depth of our temptations.

We have an enemy within.

All temptation aims to alienate us from God.

Temptation always tries to move from a thought to imagination, to a fantasy, to a plan and to an action.

If you don't want something in your mind, don't put it in there.

God's Spirit will prompt you to be very, very honest.

Today's church doesn't simply need revival; it needs reformation.

There was only one person who wanted to be with me very badly until I got married. Now, there are two.

Everyone suffers.

Every major, biblical person suffered a good deal.

To forgive, which rights must you give up?

If we are faithful, we will persevere and overcome challenges placed before us.

God will not abandon us in tough times and we should not abandon Him.

These quotes came from God, me, the Inspirational Study Bible (with Max Lucado), Toby Mac, Tyrone Moore and Charles Stanley.

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