FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 9TH NOVEMBER

9TH NOVEMBER THE PUSH “Likewise greet the church that is in their house.”(Romans 16:5) On a weekend visit to Paris, as we got ready to leave for the train station on a Sunday morning, I heard the pealing of church bells and I wished we had been able to get...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 10TH NOVEMBER

10TH NOVEMBER JUST PUSH! “The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much”(James 5:16, NKJV) PUSH – Pray Until Something Happens – is a popular acronym that encourages Christians to persevere in prayer.The story is told about a dedicated Christian in Umudunu village, Abagana. Everyone acknowledged that this man...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 8TH NOVEMBER

8TH NOVEMBER THE CHURCH BELLS “Likewise greet the church that is in their house.” (Romans 16:5) On a weekend visit to Paris, as we got ready to leave for the train station on a Sunday morning, I heard the pealing of church bells and I wished we had been able...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 7TH NOVEMBER

7TH NOVEMBER THE MORNING DEW “I will be like the dew to Israel; he shall blossom like the lily; he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon (Hosea 14:5) God promises to be the dew to us, so we can grow like the beautiful lily with deep roots. Dew...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 6TH NOVEMBER

6TH NOVEMBER RAIN AS A WEAPON “Then Moses stretched out his staff toward heaven, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. And the Lord rained hail upon the land of Egypt.” (Exodus 9:23) In Genesis, Noah obeyed God completely; so he and his...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 5TH NOVEMBER

5TH NOVEMBER WHO SENDS RAIN? “Now Elijah the Tishbite, of Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab: As the Lord, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall be neither dew nor rain these years, except by my word.” (1 Kings 17:1) Elijah spoke a word and for...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 4TH NOVEMBER

4TH NOVEMBER THE LABOUR ROOM “To the woman God said, I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children. ”(Genesis 3:16) God created Adam and Eve as the first man and woman. Sadly, they disobeyed Him. God punished the woman by multiplying her pain...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 3RD NOVEMBER

3RD NOVEMBER FOCUS ON THE GOAL “So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.” (Genesis 29:20) Jacob served Laban, his father-in-law, for seven years as bride price for Rachel, his second daughter. He patiently...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 2ND NOVEMBER

2ND NOVEMBER THE PATH OF OBEDIENCE “This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:“I am the Lord your God,who teaches you what is best for you,who directs you in the way you should go. ”(Isaiah 48:17, NIV) The Lord our God teaches us the profitable way...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 1ST NOVEMBER

1ST NOVEMBER ABOUNDING IN GOOD WORKS “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain (1Corinthians 15:58) People work diligently with the hope of financial rewards, pleasure and honour. Not all the hours...

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