The Me in the We
I absolutely, 100%, without exception know this to be a fact. When I am included in a photo taken of a group of people, the first thing (not the second or third thing) that I do when I am shown the picture is to mentally zoom in and search the picture for my three favorite people - me, myself, and I. That is exactly what I did when I saw this photo of my Aunt Oleta's 101st birthday celebration last month. Now don't go and get sanctimonious on me because you know that you do the very same thing, don't you! We all want to see what I call "the me in the we"! This "the me in the we" is a...
Power-Packed Hands
This week, my challenge has been to memorize the following two scriptures. "Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery." 1 Timothy 4:14 "Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands." 2 Timothy 1:6 In this challenge, I find myself this week quoting these two scriptures shortly after I awaken in the morning, several times throughout the day, and then again just before I fall asleep. Believe me when I write that this memorization challenge...
The Answer for a Sighing, Crying, Dying World
Some time ago, while taking my daily walk and listening to the ministry of John Osteen (Joel Osteen's father), I heard and later wrote down in the margin of my Bible the following statement by Pastor Osteen - Heaven is too real, Hell is too hot, Time is too short, and Eternity is too long. Can you capture the enormity and urgency of that statement? We live in a sighing, crying, dying world that needs the message of the gospel N-O-W. Time is of the essence. We have absolutely no time to waste. The children in our schools, the youth in our universities, the neighbors in our communities, the...
Put Satan in a Box
Here's a trip down memory lane with a chorus that I used to sing in children's church as a child some 500+ years ago. ♫The devil is a sly old fox, if I could catch him I'd put him in a box. Lock that box and throw away the key, for all the mean tricks he's played on me. I'm glad that I'm a Christian, I'm glad that I'm a Christian. I'm glad that I'm a Christian, I'm trusting in the Lord. ♫ Please tell me that I'm not the only person to remember this chorus. For those unfamiliar with this children's classic, there are several versions available on YouTube. Here are a few of them. * The devil...
A Whack-A-Mole Thought
Ready for a crazy way of thinking? I have this crazy idea that suggests that at times, reading God's Word is like playing the Whack-A-Mole game. Come on, you know the game I am talking about, don't you? Whack-A-Mole In my times of reading a scripture, a certain word will pop up in the verse and I've got to get ahold of it before it gets away. This morning was one of those Whack-A-Mole times. I was reading this scripture. "And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high." Luke 24:49 The Whack-A-Mole word...
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