SHAMED BY A CAT

Many, many years ago my wife came home 

with a cat one time.  She was an animal lover.

She has lived out her life and is gone.  But,

that poor old cat is still here.

The cat above is not it.  The poor old, old, old

cat that is here is so old and straggly I would

be ashamed to show it's picture.  It would look

like the cat that belonged to Adam and Eve.

But the point is this.  That poor old thing

wants to be with me.  I have to watch every

time I go through a door that I do not trip

over it.  I have to be careful how I sit or

it will jump up in my lap.  If I move it thinks

it has to mover with me.

If I wanted to be with God the way that cat

wants to be with me, God would probably

send a fiery chariot to get me like he did for

Elijah.

If I wanted to be with God the way that cat

wants to be with me I would be a man after

God's own heart like David was.  Perhaps 

then God could use me as he did David.

David said it best;

"As a deer longs for streams of water,

so I long for you, O God.

I thirst for God, the living God.

When can I go and stand

before him?"

(Psalms 42:1,2 NLT)

GOD, GIVE ME A HEART FOR YOU.

 

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Always be joyful.  Never stop

praying.  Be thankful in all circumstances,

for this is God's will for you who belong

to Christ Jesus."

(1 Thessalonians 5:16 - 18 NLT)

 

WHY GOD?

 

We all have known of good outstanding Godly

people who have died prematurely.  Then we 

wonder why it was them instead of some good

for nothing person.

My own son was living in another state when

he was killed in an auto accident.  He was just

into the prime of life.  Why God?

It was not until I went up to his funeral that I 

had any concept of his influence on his community.

People constantly where showing me what he had

been doing round the Church.  The Sunday school

class he taught.  The help he had been to them in 

their homes etc. etc.  In fact, his neighbors wanted

to change the name of their street in honor of him.

[It did not work out that way.]

Why Lord?

Then the Lord showed me why.

"Good people pass away;

the godly often die

before their time.

But no one seems to care or

wonder why.

No one seems to understand

that God is protecting them

from the evil to come.

For those who follow godly paths

will rest in peace when they die.

(Isaiah 57:1,2 NLT)

TODAY'S QUOTE

“Piety and prosperity seldom go

hand in hand, and in many a case

the prosperity that piety and power

have brought has been the ruin of

the man to whom it has come.”

- R.A Torrey -

THE PIT

THE PIT

Two people fell in a pit and cannot get out.

One is a child, the other a theologian.

Throw a rope in to help.  The child will

grab ahold and let you pull him out.  But 

The theologian will ask:  What is the rope 

made out of?  Is it woven or wound design?  

Is it OSHA approved?  What is it’s tensile 

strength?  Who are you? Do you have strength 

enough to pull me up?  Are you certified?

Throw the whole rope in to him and let

him examine it while you go your way.

 

TODAY'S PROMISE

"The LORD is good,

a strong refuge when trouble comes.

He is close to those who trust in him."

(Nahum 1:7 NLT)

 

TRUE FOOD

"But those who won't care for 

their relatives, especially those in

their own household, have denied

the true faith.  Such people are

worse than unbelievers."

(1 Timothy 5:8 NLT)

This was just to show the preparations my

daughter made to be sure her old Daddy

had something to eat while she was gone

a few days.

But even more importantly she was the

one who reminded me:

"People do not live by bread alone,

but by every word that comes from

the mouth of God."

(Matthew 4:4 NLT)

If we were as concerned about our spiritual

lives and feeding on the Word of God as

we are about our physical well being, we

would be Spiritual Giants.

Our physical lives are only going to last

a few days.  So, we feed them well.  But,

our spirits are going to exist forever some

where.  Why do we ignore them?

If we would truly seek the Kingdom of

God and his righteousness first, then we

could:

"Give all your worries and 

cares to God, for he cares

about you."

(1 Peter 5:7 NLT)