TRANSACTION When a transaction is finalized, or a business deal is made, in the area of acquisition of property, there is generally a legal contract, spelling out these terms, and the obligations of each party to fulfill, to complete the sale, or purchase. The buyer, once he has fulfilled his part of the deal, gains possession of the property, and the seller gains the funds that the buyer has relinquished, to obtain his purchased possession. WORD GROUP The word group that de

1 PETER 2:9 says that we are, "...a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a people of His own, that we should show forth the praises of Him who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light" We are a chosen people, "...that the excellence ye may tell forth..." (Rotherham) "...that you may proclaim the wondrous deeds..." (Moffatt) "...that you may make known the perfections..." (Weymouth) "...a congregation redeemed to proclaim the glories of Him..."

1 PETER 2:9 "...we are a chosen people, ....that we should publish; proclaim; show forth; make known; tell; display; demonstrate the goodness; the power; the wondrous deeds of the One who called us..." [This combination of numerous translations, is an attempt to convey the full impact and meaning of the scripture; because there is more being communicated then the KJV, or any one translation fully appreciates]. 1 PETER 2:9 is fascinating, because it challenges us to practice

EPHESIANS 1:16 In Ephesians 1:16, Paul, the Apostle, by the Spirit of God, says, "...I cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers" COLLABORATIONS Being a musician, and listening to a variety of songs and music over the years, it has always being very striking to me, that a number of very successful songs, in secular media, and praise and worship, have been collaborations. It is true that many artists have written their own material, but even the sou

PROVERBS 10:22 says, "The blessing of the Lord makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it" POWERFUL WORDS This is one of my favorite verses in the scriptures, not because there aren't thousands of other just as powerful words, but I still remember, years ago; I was working for a courier service, driving around a winding road, by some United Grain Growers elevators, and God spoke to me, almost audibly, it exploded so forcefully on the inside of me. He said, "I have made you rich"

In Ephesians 1:16, Paul, by the Spirit of God, said, ".. I constantly, and continually, will not stop, to give thanks for you, for what the Father has already done and completed, in your life, making mention of, and naming you by name, in my prayers..." THANKSGIVING One of the dominant characteristics about "thanksgiving", is that it is an expression of something, or because of something, that has already happened. This is the expression of faith; living in, and declaring the

ON-LINE ORDERING Maybe you have had the pleasure of online ordering, where you submit an order for an item, after confirming it is, in fact, what you want, and once the financial transfer takes place, and the confirmation number is given, that the supplier has received your money, you are really excited, and can't wait to physically hold the item. You may even go back online, and search the item out again, amazed at what a good deal you've received, and may even talk to your

FAITH Faith was exploring through an area of the castle grounds that she had never been before. She came across the stable area, and heard the soft neighing of horses. Turning one of the corners, she saw Charity, grooming and rubbing down a beautiful small pony. FAITH & CHARITY "Who does that belong to?", Faith blurted out. "I call her Blessing", said Charity, "she belongs to me" "Belongs to you?", exclaimed Faith "Yes, absolutely", Charity responded matter-of-factly,"Dad sai

1 PETER 1:22 says: "Seeing (that) you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, (see that you) love one another with a pure heart fervently..." (KJV) "Now that, by your obedience to the Truth, you have purified your lives so that there is growing up among you a genuine brotherly affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts" (TCNT) "Having purified your souls by means of your obedience to the truth, resu

RESTAURANTS I rarely use this venue for anything other than Bible Word Studies to help and bless others with what has blessed me, but this recent experience has left me with an urgency in my spirit, that has compelled me to render a few observational thoughts, so please bear with me. My family travelled to another city on a brief holiday, and went to a couple different restaurants; both highly rated on the internet, and yet the experiences proved to be less than favorable in

JUDGES 2:7 "...and the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had SEEN all the great works of the LORD, that He did for Israel" (KJV) "...and the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders, as many as prolonged their days with Joshua, as many as KNEW every great work of the LORD, which He did to Israel" (Apostolic Bible, LXX) "...and they served the Lord all his days, and the d

TALENTS I can remember hearing the parable of the talents (Matt.25:14-30) and feeling sorry for the guy who only got the one talent, and didn't use what he had, and then what he did have, was taken and given to the guy who had doubled the 5 talents into 10. YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT TAKES The parable clearly states that the master gave what belonged to him, to his servants, "to every one according to his ability" (25:15), so the 1 talent servant had the capability to cause increase,

IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE The 4 Minute Mile: The Impossible made Possible Many athletes and non-athletes alike, would know the story of how Roger Bannister, on May 6, 1954, did what was previously deemed to be impossible, and ran a mile in less than 4 minutes. Running a mile in under 4 minutes was not only a psychological barrier, but it was touted to be "scientifically" impossible, since it was considered to be physically impossible for the body to be capable of such consiste

ARCHIE COMICS Years ago I saw an Archie comic strip, where Reggie came across Jughead shooting arrows at a fence, with targets painted on them. Every single target, though they were at different heights, all had an arrow right in the bullseye. Reggie was amazed, and went away dumbfounded that Jughead was such an expert marksman with a bow and arrow. As soon as Reggie was gone, Jughead shot another arrow at the fence, and wherever the arrow struck, he walked over and painted a

DEUTERONOMY 8:18 says, "...you shall remember the LORD your God; for He gives you power to get wealth, that He may establish His covenant which He swore to your fathers..." The LXX says, "...He gives you strength to produce power..." WEALTH Wealth is seen as an intrinsic power; something that an individual or group possesses internally, that creates the tangible results of money; finance; buildings; goods and services; etc. JOSEPH Joseph was sold into Egypt as a slave, and he

ROAD MAP I can remember, as a small child, going on holidays with my family, and every now and then, we would get lost, in a city, or on our way to some location, and we would have to take out the road map, and try to find out where we got off course. Now, we have "Google Maps", and you can type or speak into your phone, the address of where you want to go, and the google maps "voice", will track where you are at, to where you want to go, and talk you through your destination

SECRET FORMULA If there were a secret formula that a person could consume, and everything that they did became successful, you would not be able to keep it on the shelves of stores. It would be marketed on the internet, and literally dozens of "copy cat" knock off brands would be trying to cash in on it's success. People would be constantly writing reviews; giving testimonials, and the popularity would continue to grow, until government and law makers would try to regulate an

FRANCHISE BRANDS You can go around the globe, and in every developing nation, you will see franchised brands that are easily recognizable by their trademark logos, and their success. McDonalds, and the "golden arches" can be seen around the world, and whether you are in the United States; Canada; or South East Asia, the color scheme; organization of the eating areas; basic menu; marketing system; food preparation; and every other aspect of the franchise, that earmarks success

Jesus was asked, "...which is the great commandment in the law?' (Matt.22:36). MOST IMPORTANT The Pharisees; Sadducees; and Rabbis debated this question, having identified 613 individual statutes, consisting of 248 commands and 365 prohibitions, that they supposedly lived by. The import of the question was, which is "...the most important commandment" (E.V.Rieu) RANKING SYSTEM The religious leaders had a ranking system as to which scriptural laws or commands were of more or

GIGO Years ago, when the computer industry was in it's fledgling stages, someone coined the expression "GIGO", which was meant to mean, in negative fashion, "Garbage in, Garbage out". This, of course, was to say, that the computer can only do what you program it to do, and output was what was imputed. You can, however, reprogram the computer, with new soft wear, to change what it is able to produce. Looking at the term from a positive perspective, "GIGO" can mean, "Good stuff