Rock Solid and Steady by Donna (Ensign) Woods

Will you be ready?
Rock solid and steady....
When we hear the voice proclaim
...will you rejoice ? Or cower in shame ?
Trumpet call of God .....pulsating the soul of man
It's then too late to make a plan.
When Believers rise from their earthly grave
To join Christ and those He died to save.
Their earthly bodies decay
They eagerly wait ...for the Lord's Day
Will I be ready?
Rock solid and steady...
When Christ returns for all to see
...Will He smile...when He looks at me ???
With the Archangel's loud command
Will I have the strength to stand ??
Glorious excitement filling the air
Will I be ready to join Him there?
All eyes will be on Him
Whether we are saved...or lost in sin...
What will He see ???
When He looks at you and me?
Sinner. Forgiven. All dressed in white.
Or will He look away from the disgusting sight ??
Will you be ready??
Rock solid and steady....
Believers raised who have fallen asleep
As Christ stood guard to protect and keep
The alive in Christ. Forgiven and free
A glorious day for believers to see
A family reunion in the sky
Never again a tear to cry.
Will you be ready?
Rock solid and steady...
When He comes today....

Will He lift you up ...........Or send you away....??

A Mother’s Prayer by Joyce Schafer

It is sometimes hard for younger brothers and sisters when they have a “perfect” older sibling. Can you imagine how hard it was for Jesus’ younger siblings to grow up with an older brother who was PERFECT. Not only was he PERFECT but he could walk on water and perform miracles. Were they resentful of Jesus? Did they feel that their mother loved their older brother more? Were they embarrassed by the way he hung out with sinners and did they consider him “odd” when he was doing these miracles? John 7:5 talks about how “even his own brothers did not believe in him”. Their family was spiritually divided. I can only imagine how Mary must have felt by having her beloved family torn apart by different religious beliefs. I am sure her heart was broken and I am also sure that she devoted much time praying that her family would be united.

We know that Mary was a very strong lady. Can you imagine watching your son die on the cross? She was there. I cannot imagine the pain she must have felt nor the Joy she felt when she saw Jesus when he arose. Her other children did come to believe but only after Jesus’ death and resurrection. Did they regret the time they had wasted while he was with them? They had the opportunity to ask and receive the answers to all of life’s questions and they did not take advantage of it.

We know that Jesus’ half-brother, James, did become a leader of the church in Jerusalem and even wrote a book in the New Testament. The book of James is one of the easiest books in the bible to understand and one of the hardest to apply in our lives. I think James wrote such practical advice because he had lived it first hand. He knew what it was like to go from a non-believer to a believer. He not only knew what to do but he also knew how to apply it to his life.

Acts 1:14 reads "They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers." Mary’s prayers were finally answered.