Friday, May 31, 2013

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING



Amazing.  Simply amazing.  Unbelievable.

Our old weed eater (whacker or any other name you chose)
gave us trouble one too many times.  So my wife decided
to go buy a new one.  The best quality she could get.

You know how that goes.  I had to take it out of
the box.  Do what little assemble there was.  
Gas it, oil it, and get it running for her.

Now I have used weed eaters for years (reluctantly).
And been a mechanic for over one fourth of a century.
So I know how to get these things going.

This new machine did not want to start right.  After all
it had funny starting instructions. So after a lot more
pulling than I want to admit, it started - and the wife did
her thing with it.

I guess to prove a point, I determined to follow the
starting instructions to the letter the next time.

An amazing thing happened.  It started like it is 
supposed to.  Now how do you explain that?

God gave us a set of written instructions on how to
live.  It is called "The Holy Bible".

Do you suppose that if we followed his instructions
instead of going our own way -
life might go better for us?



PS.

My wife had the same experience.
She followed the instructions and it started for her,
without my help.

Are not instructions simply amazing?


Wednesday, May 29, 2013

TODAY'S PROMISE



"Honor the LORD by making him an offering from
the best of all that your land produces.
If you do,
your barns will be filled with grain,
and you will have too much wine to store it all."
(Proverbs 3:9,10 GNT)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;
they are as genuine as silver refined
seven times in the furnace."
(Psalms 12:6 GNT)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.
2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.
3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.
(William Gurnall)

Sunday, May 26, 2013

MY SHELTER



"God is our shelter and strength,
always ready to help in times of trouble.
So we will not be afraid,
even if the earth is shaken
and mountains fall into the ocean depths;
even if the seas roar and rage,
and the hills are shaken by the violence."
(Psalms 46:1-3 TEV)

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Friday, May 24, 2013

THE STORM



The day the monster tornado went through Moore,
Oklahoma, we were under the same storm system.


It was getting late in the evening.  It had been dark 
for some time because of the overcast.  I was ready
to call it a day.

But then, I happened to look out a window to our
front yard.  It was lit up like daytime.  There was no
yard light out there.  Where was the light coming from?



Then I looked the other direction out the kitchen window -
toward Oklahoma.  This is what I saw.  Just could not
pass the opportunity to shoot it.



"How clearly the sky reveals God's glory!
How plainly it shows what he has done!"

(Psalms 19:1 TEV)

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

TODAY'S PROMISE



"Do not be afraid - I am with you!
I am your God - let nothing terrify you!
I will make you strong and help you;
I will protect you and save you."
(Isaiah 41:10 GNT)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;
they are as genuine as silver refined
seven times in the furnace."
(Psalms 12:6 GNT)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.
2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.
3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.
(William Gurnall)

Sunday, May 19, 2013

EVIL VS. RIGHTEOUS





















"The strong tower of the wicked comes to ruin,
but the root of the righteous stands firm.
An evil man is ensnared by the 
transgression of his lips,
but the righteous escapes from trouble.
From the fruit of his words a man
is satisfied with good,
and the work of a man's hand 
comes back to him."
(Proverbs 12:12-14 RSV)

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Friday, May 17, 2013

THE CHOSEN FEW


In The Tract League's 
90th Annual Report is this statement
about their tract distributors.

"The Holy Spirit has raised them up.
They are:
 hard to find,
hard to train, 
 hard to manage,
and highly independent.
They belong to no one other than Jesus.
They are so single minded
that death threats do not deter them.
And even though they are very poor,
they contribute to the cost of printing
the tracts."

What a reproof to myself.
How about you?




Wednesday, May 15, 2013

TODAY'S PROMISE



"Never let yourself think that you are wiser than you are:
simply obey the LORD and refuse to do wrong.
If you do, it will be like good medicine,
healing your wounds and easing your pains."
(Proverbs 3:7,8 GNT)


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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;
they are as genuine as silver refined
seven times in the furnace."
(Psalms 12:6 GNB)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.
2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.
3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.
(William Gurnall)


Sunday, May 12, 2013

SOURCE OF VICTORY




"They put their trust in God
and prayed to him for help,
and God answered their prayers
and made them victorious...."
(1 Chronicles 5:20 TEV)

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Wednesday, May 8, 2013

TODAY'S PROMISE



"The LORD loves his people
and protects those who belong to him.
So we bow at his feet
and obey his commands."
(Deuteronomy 33:3 GNT)

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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;
they are as genuine as silver refined
seven times in the furnace."
(Psalms 12:6 GNB)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.
2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.
3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.
(William Gurnall)

Saturday, May 4, 2013

MOURNING VS. PARTYING


"It is better to go to a home where there is
mourning than to one where there is a party,
because the living should always remind
themselves that death is waiting for us all."
(Ecclesiastes 7:2 GNT)

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Friday, May 3, 2013

WHY ???



WHY?

The wife's cat seems to always be in my way.

When I get up in the morning it gets in the door
as I come through.  If I am not careful, I'll trip.
When I am at the dinner table, it's hanging around
the table.  If I use the recliner to take a nap, it is on 
the floor in front of the recliner.  No matter where I 
go in the house, the cat is there.
WHY?

In the picture above.
I was waiting a few minutes before going to the 
funeral of a friend.  I looked down and the cat 
had gotten in between my feet and settled down.
WHY?

Finally it dawned on me.  The cat wants to be 
with me.  Why?, I don't know.  But apparently 
it does.

Then the Lord brought something else to my mind.
Why don't I want to be with God as much as the
cat wants to be with me?????????



Some day we will all take a final ride in one of these.
Or something used for the same purpose.  And when
we do - you can be sure that we had better be on a 
"first name" bases with our creator and life sustainer.

How much do I want to be with God now?
If I don't want to be with him now, he is not
going to want me with him then.



"So then, submit yourselves to God.
Resist the Devil, and he will run away
from you.  Come near to God, and he
will come near to you.  Wash your hands
you sinners!  Purify your hearts you 
hypocrites!"
(James 4:7,8 GNB)




Thursday, May 2, 2013

TODAY'S PROMISE


"How precious, O God, is your constant love!
We find protection under the shadow
of your wings.
We feast on the abundant food you provide;
you let us drink from the river of your goodness.
You are the source of all life,
and because of your light
we see the light".
(Psalms 36:7-9 GNT)


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"The promises of the Lord can be trusted;
they are as genuine as silver refined
seven times in the furnace."
(Psalms 12:6 GNB)

1. Meditate on God's Promises.
2. Plead the Promises at the throne of Grace.
3. Act in Faith that God Will Perform His Promises.
(William Gurnall)