Friday, September 29, 2017

PREACHER, PREACHER, PREACHER


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Hey preacher.

Please help me.  You see I am not a very smart man.
I am just an old man living back here in the Ozark 
hills.  Why, I am so ignorant I do not even have a 
"Dr." in front of my name - what ever that means.

Preacher what I do not understand is this.  My 
impression is that your mandate is:

"Go into all the world and preach the 
gospel to all creation."
(Mark 16:15 NASB)

And it seems that the apostles and first Christians 
understood it to mean:

"And they went out and preached
everywhere,"
(Mark 16:20 NASB)

Please explain to me how,
Standing behind a pulpit,
In a building,
with the doors shut,
preaching to people who believe like you do,

Is going out and preaching the Gospel
to the whole world.



Thursday, September 28, 2017

TODAY'S PROMISE



"But the mercy of the Lord is from
everlasting to everlasting upon them
that fear him, and his righteousness
unto children's children;" 
(Psalms 103:17 KJV)

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD


The more I watch the news,
the better I like my idea.

HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD

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If you live here on earth some where, politicians have
increased your taxes, and, restricted your freedoms in
some manner.

So, let's start there.


Have every politician pay a flat fee on EVERY word
they utter.  And, it is to come out of their own pocket.  Not
the working people's wages.


There would be enough income - taxes would not be necessary.
AND, they would cut down on their hot air which causes
Global Warming, just to save them their own money, 
plus the improved air quality.


Then, jail time for every lie they tell.
It would get to where you could trust them.
That would almost be heaven here on earth.

O Well! It's just a thought.
I have a dream too.

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"If you tell the truth,
you don't have to remember
anything."
-Mark Twain


Monday, September 25, 2017

MEASURING SUCCESS

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I had just completed a project that did not work out the
way I wanted.  It seemed that all the time and effort
put into it was wasted.  I just told God that I had done
it for him, so it was up to him to use it however he wanted.

Shortly God brought something to my mind.  He does not
look at success like we do.  He then brought "the widow
and her "two mites" to my mind .   In Luke chapter 21 we 
are told how a poor widow put her "two cents" into the
offering at the temple.  And many rich people put in large
sums.  But Christ said she put in the most.

Why was her's the most?
The rich people put in what was surplus to them.  It may
have been large sums, but they could do without it.  But 
the poor widow put in everything she had.

God looks at what our gift or our effort costs us.  How
hard was it to give or do it?  It is the degree of sacrifice
on our part that he rewards.

If we have been living for God, when the time of our
rewarding comes -it is possible that some poor little
old feeble person might receive a far greater reward
than some of us who think we are doing something.


Friday, September 22, 2017

WHAT THE DOG TAUGHT ME



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Today the dog taught me a lesson.

No.  That is not the dog.  I must have left the flash off
on my camera and the dog's picture was awful.  So, I
used good old Pixabay again.

There is the most friendly old dog you ever met at
a family camp where I donate maintenance work.
I do not know what kind it is.  It is a whole lot like
a Labrador, but it's just a big old dog dog.

A short time back apparently someone shot it in a
back leg probably with a 22.  The vet would have
put it down.  But the dog was not complaining.  So
we now have a very friendly old crippled dog.

It was very unusual today, but I was the only one
on the camp grounds.  So when the old dog heard 
me at the shop, guess who showed up.  Yep, the 
crippled dog.

After loading a bunch of tools in my truck I drove
up to the Fort, perhaps a quarter of a mile away.
After working for a while I was in an upstairs 
apartment when I heard a dog whine.  You guessed
it.  That poor old crippled dog had hobbled up the 
hill just to be with me.

After finishing up at the Fort it was time to go back
to the shop.  You guessed it again.  Here came the 
old crippled dog wanting to be with me.

The lesson.
If I wanted to be with God half as much as that
old dog wanted to be with me - the devil himself
could not slow me down.

"Draw near to God and He will draw
near to you."
(James 4:8 NASB)



Thursday, September 21, 2017

TODAY'S PROMISE




"So that we may boldly say,
The Lord is my helper, 
and I will not fear what man
shall do unto me."
(Hebrews 13:6)

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

WARNING



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WARNING

The prophecies the Holy Bible made have been coming
true right on schedule.   There have been literally hundreds
of the Bible's prophecies come true to date.

There is another that I read over just this morning - again.
When Jesus was on the way to the cross there were a lot
of women crying because of his coming death.   But he 
said to them:

"Daughters of Jerusalem, stop weeping for Me,
but weep for yourselves and for your children.
For behold, the days are coming when they will
say, 'Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that
never bore, and the breasts that never nursed.'
Then they will begin to SAY TO THE MOUNTAINS, 
'FALL ON US,' AND TO THE HILLS, COVER US.'"
(Luke 23:28-30 NASB) 

O.K.
What's the big deal?

Look at our attitude toward having children today.
We are right in the middle of that time frame.

The next part is explained more fully in a another
part of the Scriptures.

"Then the kings of the earth and the great men and
the commanders and the rich and the strong and
every slave and free man hid themselves in the 
caves and among the rocks of the mountains;
and they said to the mountains  and to the rocks,
"Fall on us and hide us from the presence of Him
who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the
Lamb; for the great day of their wrath has come,
and who is able to stand."
(Revelation 6:15-17 NASB)  

The second part of that prophecy is when Christ
returns - which will be very soon - and he will
pour out the wrath of God on this old world.

ARE YOU READY? 





Tuesday, September 19, 2017

TODAY'S QUOTE







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"The history of all great characters of the Bible
is summed up in this one sentence:  They
acquainted themselves with God and acquiesced
His will in all things."
-Richard Cecil



Monday, September 18, 2017

WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP????



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I am not real smart.  I do not even have a "Dr." in front of
my name.  [That does mean "Driver" or "Drag race" doesn't
it?  Or, dry, drought etc.?]  But I do have the ability to read,
and especially observe.  Now that is where the trouble comes.

As a professed Christian reading a lot, ESPECIALLY, my 
Bible is a big part of the game.  And in it learning that I am to 
be a follower of Christ. That is what a disciple is.  One who 
follows Christ's example and teaching. 

 However, of the things Christ is teaching, only
a few are being followed.  It appears that we can pick and
chose what we want to follow.  We are happy to take the 
name "Christian" and even wear a cross on a chain [If it is 
nice and shinny].  Also, to accept all the blessing God will 
pour out on us.

But let's start at the beginning.  That is Christ himself.
You know - OUR EXAMPLE.

Jesus Christ is the very creator of the universe.  He is
the one who keeps the material universe going.  His 
glory, power and position are beyond our comprehension.
BUT,
he gave it all up to become a man and die in our place
and save our souls - if we will accept that sacrifice.

Even while here on earth he had nothing.
Christ said about himself;

"Foxes have holes, and birds have nests,
but the Son of Man has no place to lie
down and rest."
(Luke 9:58 GNT)  

Did you catch that?
Our leader.  Our teacher.  The one we are to
learn from did not even have a bed of his 
owen.  He only had the cloths on his back.

What did Christ himself say about discipleship?

"You cannot be my disciple, unless you love me
more than you love your father and mother, your
wife and children, and your brothers and sisters."
...
"You cannot be my disciple unless you carry 
your own cross and come with me.
...
"So then, you cannot be my disciple unless
you give away everything you own."
(Luke 14:26, 27. 33 GNT)

How did his first disciples, Simon, James and 
John understand this?


"The men pulled their boats up on shore.
Then they left everything and went with 
Jesus."
(Luke 5:11 GNT)

Or, how about Levi, the tax collector setting in
his office?


"Levi left everything and went with Jesus."
(Luke 5:28 GNT)

How about ourselves???

What I see does not match the example and
teaching of Christ himself.


Friday, September 15, 2017

DIVINE RETRIBUTION ????????



DIVINE RETRIBUTION ????
I'll let you decide.

Do you see the blue tarp just over the trailer?
Yesterday morning that was a window - UNTIL -
A large semi-truck went through town.  It lost a 
wheel which rolled across the yard, bounced up
and went through the window busting up an 
interior wall.

When I took this photo someone was throwing 
stuff out the back door because of the damage.
You can see the pile starting to grow just outside
the door.

This is only an opinion.  But I do not think it 
possible for even the best truck driver in the 
world to time the loss of a wheel to make a 
hole in one like that.  So I'll rule out the 
possibility of malicious intent.

Why the possibility of Devine retribution?
The next photo shows the large sign in the 
front yard of this house.  (Possibly 4'X8')

Those of us who are interested in the things
of God and the prophecies that are being 
even now fulfilled question the declaration
on the sign.  

It is true that the word "RAPTURE" is not 
even in the Holy Bible.  BUT, the event is 
clearly described a number of times.

You decide.


Thursday, September 14, 2017

TODAY'S PROMISE


"The Lord is my rock and my fortress,
and my deliverer; my God, my strength,
in whom I will trust; my buckler, and 
the horn of my salvation, and my tower."
(Psalms 18:2)

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

PROMISES, PROMISES, PROMISES


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Hollywood, do it, do it, do it.
You keep threatening to go on a total strike.

WELL!
Do it.

That would be the best thing that could happen to 
this country.  It would be even better if you would
shut down PERIOD.

Hollywood has been a major source of moral, spiritual,
mental and physical pollution in this country for years.
Think of all the good it would do if those people went
out and got real jobs that helped people.  And this 
country had a chance to clear the air of Hollywood's
pollution and return to reality.



Tuesday, September 12, 2017

TODAY'S QUOTE


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"Many men owe the grandeur of their lives
to their tremendous difficulties."
-Charles H. Spurgeon




Monday, September 11, 2017

WOW!


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Many years ago, before most of you were born,
I read a newspaper article on the West Cost explaining
how a living mussel had been radiocarbon -14 dated.

I forget how many hundred years old the dating
showed.  But it was a "living thing" that only lives
about forty years.  Wow!

Somebody once said,
"Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it."

Perhaps if they radiocarbon dated me -
I would be a million years old.

That sure makes me want to trust these so-called
"scientist".  They cannot make "years", only waste
them.  So they throw them around by the million.
Perhaps if you ask them they would give you a
few thousand years.

On second thought, I think I'll put my trust in
God who makes the years to start with.







Friday, September 8, 2017

HEY! PREACHER - JUST A HINT


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Today after setting in a small congregation of believers
and listening to a young preacher spend a long, long time 
trying really, really hard to get them "saved", [It is not an 
easy task to get those who are already "saved", "saved" 
again.] a thought entered my mind.

That young man could pick up a clue from Christ
when he was talking about praying.

"...do not use meaningless repetition as 
the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they
will be heard for their many words."
(Matthew 6:7 NASB)

Thursday, September 7, 2017

TODAY'S PROMISE




Jesus Christ,
Son of the living God
said:

"Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden,
and I will give you rest.  Take My yoke upon you
and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in
heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR
SOULS.  For My yoke is easy and My burden is
light."
(Matthew 11:28-30 NASB)





Wednesday, September 6, 2017

WITH THE EAGLES


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This after noon after lunch while walking down the
drive way to my office I looked up and saw some
hawks soaring way up in the sky.  They had some fluffy
white clouds as a back ground making it a magnific
scene.  This drew my heart and mind out in thanks-
giving to my mighty God.

You see, just a couple of years ago I was dying.
My body had quit making blood.  I can assure
you that you have to have blood to live.  If you
don't belive me - try it.

After lots of hospital time that did not do any
thing - but plenty of prayer, God reversed things
in my body and it begin to recover.  Today I have
out lived a normal life span and continue to enjoy
the blessings and strength of God, with specific
answers to prayer every day for each need as it
comes up.

"Though youths grow weary and tired,
And vigorous young men stumble badly,
Yet those who wait for the Lord
Will gain new strength;
They will mount up with wings like eagles,
They will run and not get tired,
They will walk and not become weary."
(Isaih 40:30,31 NASB)





Tuesday, September 5, 2017

TODAY'S QUOTE


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"'God is or he is not.' But to which side shall we
incline? ... Let us weigh the gain and the loss in
wagering that God is.  Let us estimate the two
chances.  If you gain, you gain all; if you lose, you
lose nothing.  Wager then without hesitation that
he is."
-Blaise Pascal


Monday, September 4, 2017

SEARCHING FOR TRUTH



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TWO WAYS TO FIND THE TRUTH.

The above method can take a life time -
and still miss the truth.

The one below is quick and to the point.



Friday, September 1, 2017

COME BACK




"Come back to the Lord your God.
He is kind and full of mercy;
he is patient and keeps his promise;
he is always ready to forgive and 
not punish."
(Joel 2:13 GNT)