BRIGHT IDEA!

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I am not what I think they call a "sports fan".

Life is just to interesting for me to set around 

and watch other people play games.  I would

rather be doing something interesting myself.

So, if I miss the point somewhere, forgive me.

However, I have at least two son-in-laws who

seem to enjoy watching "ball games".  So a few

times I have had a glance at these "games".

Not understanding all this stuff, it looks to me that

anything they call a ball game is simply a fight over

the ball.

Being a peaceful person I would rather not be 

in on their squabbles.  After all Christ himself

said,

"Blessed are the peacemakers,

for they shall be called sons of

God." (Matthew 5:9 NKJV) 

After setting my mind to the problem I think

I have come up with a solution to it.

Buy them all their own ball.

Then they could take it home with them for

whatever reason they want it to start with,

and do something productive.

WHERE BURDENS ARE LIFTED

William R. Newell
gave the answer when
he wrote:

1. Years I spent in vanity and pride,
   Caring not my Lord was crucified,
   Knowing not it was for me He died
   On Calvary.
   • By God’s Word at last my sin I learned;
     Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned,
     Till my guilty soul imploring turned
     To Calvary.
2. Now I’ve giv’n to Jesus everything,
   Now I gladly own Him as my King,
   Now my raptured soul can only sing
   Of Calvary!
3. Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!
   Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
   Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span
   At Calvary!
4. Refrain:
   Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
   Pardon there was multiplied to me;
   There my burdened soul found liberty
   At Calvary.

OVER THE HILL OR UNDER

We have an expression "Over the hill" meaning

we are past our prime.  Our best or most useful 

days are gone.  We are more useless now.

I heard a grandfather make the statement;

"It is better to be over the hill than under the 

hill"

But is it???

It just depends.

If in truth we have a vital living obedient
relationship with God - the truth is; being
under hill is better.  Few of us are in a hurry,
but being under the hill would only be our
body.  But our real self, our soul, would be
with God in heaven.

But if we do not have a real born again living
relationship with God - we had better pray we
can stay on top of the hill because the alternative
will be hell forever.

WHERE'S THE POWER?

Many, many, many years ago I would set with my Bible

in my lap reading about the "New Testament Church".

Not being as smart as you are, all I could tell was that

the Church in the Bible was different than the Church I

attended, or you attend.  For one thing they had more 

power than we did.  There were other differences too,

but what were they?

Since then I have spent many years in several different

denominations.  Two of them in particular confidently

proclaimed that they "had the power".  But my question

constantly was, in all the years of attending, "Where's 

the power" you are talking about?

After about forty or fifty years of watching and learning

(Mostly from others) it has become obvious that there

is absolutely no similarity between today's Church - most 

places - and the Church of the New Testament.  We use 

the same words, but over the years have attached different 

meanings to the "Religious" words we use. 

To add to the wonderment of it all, in this country we

have more Bibles, Christian literature, Christian books

and Christian programs than anywhere in the world.

But, about the weakest "Church".

We are like some people the Apostle Paul spoke of when

he said they ... "are always trying to learn but who can

never come to to know the truth."

Many years ago I ask some folks who were visiting our

Church how their pastor was doing - or something.  I 

of course referred to the good pastor as "Reverend".

What a mistake that was.  They let me know real quick

that he was not a "Reverend" any more.  He is a 

"Doctor" now.  Since then this good man has became

nationally famous.

It is obvious the way the Church is going that we 

do not need more "Doctors" of divinity or philosophy

or anything else.

WE NEED PROPHETS

not "Doctors".

But to the point.

Way back before you or I were born Moses had the answer

to our dilemma.  He was speaking to the children of Israel 

about the Law God had given them and keeping it.

Moses told them;

"You know it and can quote it,

so now obey it."

(Deuteronomy 30:14 GNT)