April 17, 2011 journal, the prodigal son was welcome home by his father with full honor. Billy Graham preached this from Alaska years ago and how wonderful is the feeling of forgiveness in the story of the Father looking and waiting and watching his son to come home. How precious is this account of restoration which is typical of Christ looking for us. How precious are the Scriptures in the New Testament Bible to fill our hearts with joy and hope. Being typical of eternal life, this beats Hollywood entertainment all to pieces. Let us be Bible students for life and spread the word all the gospel of the saving power of God Almighty. Rejoice in the Lord while you discover just how valuable the Word really is. There is power in the blood of Christ to save us from our sin and give us eternal life. Keep your eyes on the Lord and on your family and on your wife which is the duty of a Christian. Have faith in God for all your needs and they shall be supplied. Never give up. The Word says to run with patience the race that is set before us. Praise to the Lord God. The Word of God Almighty Yahweh Yesu is eternal life and guarantees to us eternal life. Believe on Christ the Messiah. Live a victorious life. Have faith in God. Rejoice in the Lord it better name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life in Heaven for evermore. Christ said, I go way to prepare a place for you. That New Jerusalem is coming down from God out of heaven. Prepare to meet the Lord and rule with him on this earth for a 1000 years. Rich man and Lazarus-By John Wesley sermon 1800's . 1." How strange a paradox is this! How contrary to the common apprehension of men! Who is so confirmed in unbelief as not to think, "If one came to me from the dead, I should be effectually persuaded to repent?" But this passage affords us a more strange saying: (Luke 16:13) "Ye cannot serve God and mammon." "No! Why not? Why cannot we serve both?" will a true servant of mammon say. Accordingly, the Pharisees, who supposed they served God, and did cordially serve mammon, derided him: exemukthrizon. A word expressive of the deepest contempt. But he said, (Luke 16:15) "Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: And that which is highly esteemed among men, is (very commonly) an abomination before God:" A terrible proof of which our Lord subjoins in the remaining part of the chapter. 2. But is the subsequent account merely a parable, or a real history? It has been believed by many, and roundly asserted, to be a mere parable, because of one or two circumstances therein, which are not easy to be accounted for. In particular, it is hard to conceive, how a person in hell could hold conversation with one in paradise. But, admitting we cannot account for this, will it overbalance an express assertion of our Lord: "There was," says our Lord, "a certain rich man." -- Was there not? Did such a man never exist? "And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus."- -Was there, or was there not? Is it not bold enough, positively to deny what our blessed Lord positively affirms? Therefore, we cannot reasonably doubt, but the whole narration, with all its circumstances, is exactly true. And Theophylact (one of the ancient commentators on the Scriptures) observes upon the text, that, "according to the tradition of the Jews, Lazarus lived at Jerusalem." I purpose, with God's assistance, Matthew 7-13, Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in there at:" Life is short here on earth so make the best of everyday for you, your family, neighbor's.