TODAY'S QUOTE

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"It is God who is the ultimate reason of things,

and the knowledge of God is no less the beginning

of science than his essence and will are the beginning

of beings."

-Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

German philosopher

LOOK ALIKES

It looks like garlic.

It grows like garlic.

It smells like garlic.

It tastes like garlic.

It even has a garlic name,

Elephant garlic.

But the scientist, botanist and smart gardeners tell

us it is not.  It is a leek.

You may go to church.

Give to the church.

Sing in the choir.

Teach a class at church,

 drive the church bus, 

and call yourself a "Christian".

BUT, if you do not have a personal

relationship with Jesus Christ

you are not a "Christian"

only a look alike.

"Jesus answered him,

'Truly, truly, I say to you,

unless one is born anew,

he cannot see the kingdom of God."

(John 3:3 RSV)

And at another place said,

"Not every one who says to me, Lord,
Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven,
but he who does the will of my Father who
is in heaven.  On that day many will say
to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy 
in your name, and cast out demons in your
name, and do many mighty works in your
name?  And then will I declare to them,
'I never knew you; depart from me,
you evildoers.'
(Matthew 7:21-23 RSV)

DO YOU WANT WHAT YOU PRAYED FOR?

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Years ago I heard a song that said something like"

"... he got what he wanted . . . lost what he had."

It seemed to me that the idea was, he was worse
off for getting what he wanted.  That is not a new
thing.  At one time the nation of Israel faced a 
similar situation.  They complained to God for
something, BUT.

"he gave them what they asked,
but sent a wasting disease among them."
(Psalms 106:15 RSV)      

Looks like they lost out for wanting the wrong
thing.  I take that as a warning to myself about
what I want.  Would it be good for me, or bad
for me.

Another place we are told:

"You do not have, because you do not ask.
You ask and do not receive, because you
ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions."
(James 4:2,3 RSV)

I do not know about you.  But I had better check
with God first about what I ask for.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Therefore whoever humbles himself

as this little child is the greatest in

the kingdom of heaven."

(Matthew 18:4 NKJV)

A SHORT MEDITATION

"For I am the Lord who heals you."

(Exodus 15:26 NKJV)

Four years ago today [ July 4th. 2013] I was enjoying

 the weekend at Fort Rock Family Camp in good health -

I thought.  But it was only a week or two latter that I was

in the emergency room of the hospital.  My body had

quit making blood.  It looked like the end had come.

Yes, I "used" doctors.  When you are dying you will

take all the help God will send your way.  But it is
God who does the real healing.  The doctors can

only "assist" in the healing process. In fact my
oncologist insists God had more to do with my
healing than she did.

Today - at 83 years of age I again am enjoying July 

the 4th. - working in my shop on one of the daughter's

car and repairing the son-in-law's lawn mower. In fact,
might even have gone for a motorcycle ride - but it
rained most of the day.

PRAISE THE LORD JESUS CHRIST FOR THE
HEALING HE HAS GIVEN THIS OLD MAN.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"The most significant moment

of life is death."

- Maurice S. Rawlings, M.D.

WHAT AN AMAZING CREATURE

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What an amazing creature.

Consider the chickens, and the hen in particular.

It only took the hen about a million years or so

to learn how to lay eggs and hatch them.  That is,

if I understand evolution correctly.

The chicken probably only became extinct about 

three times during the development process before 

learning how to reproduce it's self.

Absolutely stunning.