FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 25 February

25 FEBRUARY NOTABLE WOMEN (6) (SUSANNA WESLEY 2) “Look, I am sending you out as sheep among wolves. So be as shrewd as snakes and harmless as doves.” (Matthew 10:16, NLT) How aptly this verse describes Susanna. Susanna was an achiever with godly wisdom. She was as cautious as a...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 24 February

24 FEBRUARY NOTABLE WOMEN (5) (SUSANNA WESLEY) “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” (Proverbs 22:6) Charles Ludwig wrote about Susanna Wesley: “…Although she never preached a sermon or published a book or founded a church,...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 23 February

23 FEBRUARY NOTABLE WOMEN (4) (THE CRIPPLED WOMAN) “When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, “Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!” Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God!” (Luke 13:12-13, NLT) The woman looked down at herself in...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 22 February

22 FEBRUARY NOTABLE WOMEN  (3) (THE CRIPPLED WOMAN) “One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight.” (Luke 13:10-11, NLT) The enemy...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 21 February

21 FEBRUARY NOTABLE WOMEN (2) (LYDIA) “One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshipper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. And after she was baptized,...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 20 February

20 FEBRUARY NOTABLE WOMEN  (DORCAS) “Now there was in Joppa a disciple named Tabitha, which, translated, means Dorcas. She was full of good works and acts of charity.” (Acts 9:36) Dorcas was a disciple (follower) of Jesus Christ. She was full of good works and acts of charity. Faith without...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 19 February

19 FEBRUARY IN GOD’S HANDS “Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me.” (John 15:4) As we dwell in God, He dwells in us through the Holy Spirit inside...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 18 February

18 FEBRUARY JESUS REJOICES “At that same time Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit, and he said, “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes,...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 17 February

17 FEBRUARY GOD LAUGHS “Why are the nations so angry? Why do they waste their time with futile plans? The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one. “Let us break their chains,” they cry,  “and free ourselves from...

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FRAGRANCE OF THE ROSES – 16 February

16 FEBRUARY NO LAUGHING! “Elisha left Jericho and went up to Bethel. As he was walking along the road, a group of boys from the town began mocking and making fun of him. “Go away, baldy!” they chanted. “Go away, baldy!” (2 Kings 2:23, NLT) Some people laugh and mock...

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