SECURITY OF SETBACKS

Security of Setbacks—at first reading that is an oxymoron.

Security of Setbacks—at second reading that sounds sick if you buy it.

Or,

Security of Setbacks—we learn to see the the Sovereign hand of God using every setback, large and small, to get our attention to call on His name right away at the first sign of trouble.

It is a fact of human nature in all of history, that we tend to drift away from God when all goes well for us.

And it is all so true that we turn to God more when things do not go well for us.

If we sincerely desire to walk closer with Jesus, to seek Him, He will provide all the necessary setbacks in our life, personally, to accomplish that sweet fellowship that He too desires.

And that, my friend, is divine security through unsolicited setbacks.

MARRIAGE – – – STOP . . . START . . .

“Stop—being married to be happy.

Start—being married to be holy.”

“BUILD THE WALL”

“Come and let’s build the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a reproach.”—–Nehemiah 2:17

America will continue to be a reproach in the eyes of those who don’t appreciate America, until we build the wall of America.

It’s Biblical.

There is also a wall around the city of heaven, with gates—no entry without the credentials—only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book Of Life.

It works—the Bible and the Wall.

FAITH – – – HAVE YOU GOT IT ?

“Profession of faith without expression of faith means there is no possession of faith.”—–Robert Jeffres

AMERICA, TAKE THIS TO THE BANK, PLEASE

A few days ago when I stopped at HEB in Belton, Texas, I noticed a young, courteous, black gentleman (employee) helping an older, white lady with her groceries at her car.

Their conversation showed that he graciously cared about her concerns—I couldn’t catch the details, but I paused to watch and listen, then went into the store.

I waited until he brought the electric grocery cart back, and gave him commendation—“If we duplicated what you just did, enough times, our country wouldn’t have any more problems.”

That may be oversimplifying things, but those few minutes of real, everyday life included so many ingredients that we need today.

I didn’t get his name, but he got affirmed and encouraged by me.

And I’m quite sure that what I saw is often observed in his way of life.

May his tribe increase.

And God bless his parents.