I expect to make it to the end of my life—I’m not so sure about today sometimes.
FAITHFULNESS
October 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Faithfulness
Stewardship
Servanthood
Good Bondage
Freedom
Submission
Carefree Responsibility
Called / Driven
‘Free’ Work
Easy Yoke
Light Burden
Carefree Zeal
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“What is required of stewards, but to be faithful.”
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Some are called/required to steward more, some less.
Money
Lack
Abilities
Disabilities
Strength
Weakness
Pleasure
Pain
Toil
Rest
Long Life
Short Life
Time Today
–no one has more
–no one has less
–no excuses
–no rationale that “we can’t” because of time
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Not a care in the world—
Just a God-given job/task to do.
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“Trust in the Lord . . .
Do not lean on your own understanding.”
I don’t have to ‘figure things out’—I’m not supposed to—I’m directly told not to do so.
Got trouble—Got a problem to solve ?
— First, tell God about it.
— Let Him give you the solution.
— Let Him tell you what to do.
— Do it.
— Let Him get the credit, all of it.
— That’s called “glorify Him”, aloud.
And that’s why it says, “Acknowledge Him in A L L your ways, and He will direct your paths.”
This has nothing to do with the power of positive thinking.
It has everything to do with the power of God’s thinking—in His Word !
I KNOW – I PLAN – I HOPE – I WANT – I’M ? SURE ? – HOW ?
October 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
I know I’ll go to heaven.
I plan to go to heaven.
I hope I’ll go to heaven.
I want to go to heaven.
I’m ? sure ? I’ll go to heaven ?
HOW ?
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I want to go to heaven, but I’m not sure I’ll go to heaven.
HOW ?
I don’t know how to go to heaven !
(If this was written on a card, it would say “over” here.)
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(Side two says, “Please read the other side first.”)
If you don’t know how to go to heaven—
— everyone sins
— check the ten:
1 What’s most important to you ?
2 Do you worship objects ?
3 Do you say His Name wrong ?
4 Do you skip the Lord’s Day ?
5 Do you dishonor parents ?
6 Do you get mad, wish . . . ?
7 Do you have sex outside marriage ?
8 Do you take what’s not yours ?
9 Do you lie ?
10 Do you want what’s not yours ?
— everyone must pay
— no one can pay
— Jesus paid for you
— tell Jesus you’re sorry
— accept His payment for your sins
— give Jesus your life
— read the Bible then
SAFE SEX – – – SAFE SIN
October 23, 2023 By Leave a Comment
1 – If you don’t get in trouble . . .
2 – If you get away with it . . .
3 – If nobody knows . . .
4 – If you don’t hurt anyone . . .
5 – If nobody criticized or condemned you . . .
6 – If you think it’s okay . . .
7 – If ‘friends’ think it’s okay . . .
8 – If you repeated (and repeated) . . . and nothing happened . . .
9 – If God didn’t send lightning bolts or other judgment . . .
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10 – If all the above—
Then you must have had safe sex.
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Did you have safe sex ?
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BUT . . .
THEN . . .
THEREFORE . . .
Did you have safe sin ?
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If all ten “Ifs . . .” are indeed your experience, add one three-letter word—
IF nothing happened, IF no judgment . . . Y E T !
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Perhaps you are the person who waves off, laughs off, any negatives from your lifestyle.
Perhaps you will read what is next anyway.
Perhaps it will start a crack in your sealed wall, which is actually your prison.
Perhaps not.
Perhaps you are aware of, and may be experiencing some of, ‘the rest of the story’ with “. . . YET”.
Are you waiting for some of the consequences to get stronger, some of God’s judgments to get stronger, to get your attention sufficiently, to change ?
WHAT ARE WE THINKING ?
October 18, 2023 By Leave a Comment
America, what are we thinking now ?
America, what are we going to do ?
It seems that no one knows what to do.
When I ask any of my acquaintances what they think is going to happen and what we should do, they all say they’ll wait and see what happens and deal with it—the idea that that’s all we can do.
And that is one step short of surrender.
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Here is where America and Americans are now:
We are sitting and waiting for something to happen.
We are scared to death, or blind to what may be about to happen.
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+++ And happen it will, in a hundred locations across this country, simultaneously, on the order of the attack on Israel !
We are already incapacitated—in leadership and as individual citizens—nothing is being done to get ready, or prevent, what is certainly about to happen—NOTHING !
+++ AND HAPPEN IT HAS ALREADY, all over this country, from the White House and Congress, to city councils and school boards, to preachers and churches, to Christians and conservatives—too busy or too comfortable to sacrifice for the price of freedom.
THE REAL COST OF PRESERVING FREEDOM, THE COST OF RESTORING OUR FREEDOM, IS NOW FAR GREATER THAN THE COST OF GAINING OUR FREEDOM 245 YEARS AGO.
Just exactly what was that cost then ?
Just exactly what does that cost look like now ?
In all reality, is that possible ?
In all reality, is that going to happen ?
If that is going to happen, what do we have to do ?
If that is not going to happen, and history repeats, what should we do to get ready ?
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Everyone gives the obvious roadblocks, the dead ends, the futility, the repercussions of any action we might take as citizens.
We’ve become so accustomed to leaving freedom-fighting up to the government, that we don’t know what to do about the impotence of our representatives and senators, and the hell-bent destruction of the country underway throughout the executive (start listing the departments under the administration, and see how they altogether control the intentional demise of America).
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I’m getting more frustrated in my writing—repeating—repeating that nothing, NOTHING is stopping the incremental destruction underway, setting us up for the ‘? SURPRISE ?’ attack in America.
It will be like the attack on Israel, in proportion to our population, and
? ? ? NO ONE SAW IT COMING ? ? ?
You’ve got to be kidding ! ! ! ! !
“JUST A DELIVERY BOY . . .”
October 18, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Don’t agonize over Bible passages that are unpopular, that go against the current tide—give the message anyway.
“You’re just a delivery boy—you didn’t write the message—God did.”
—–Jeff Shreve
CHI-COMS’ WORD TO DEMS
October 11, 2023 By Leave a Comment
CHINESE COMMUNISTS’ WORD TO AMERICA’S DEMOCRATS
(secret message—not so secret anymore)
This was written almost four years ago, never posted.
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Since we have a common enemy in Donald Trump,
Since his efforts have hurt us,
Since your efforts to take him out have failed so far,
Since your last major option to take him out before November is an economic disaster,
Since you have been powerless to curb his economic boom,
We would be more than happy to help you take Trump out by killing your economy.
In China we don’t care how many people get hurt in order to advance our policies.
In America we know you don’t care how many people get hurt in order to advance your policies.
So, we have introduced a crisis that will quickly spread worldwide, including America, with a built-in camouflage to not identify intent.
We know we can count on you and your media to join us in blaming Trump, and fanning the fear and panic that will crumble your economy from within.
Corona Virus—The Perfect Storm—for you, and for us.
GOD
October 11, 2023 By Leave a Comment
GOD—
NO DEBATE
NO CHANGES
NO ADDITIONS
NO DELETIONS
GOD’S WORD—
NO DEBATE
NO CHANGES
NO ADDITIONS
NO DELETIONS
God came to us, as one of us, so we could relate to Him—but on His terms, not ours.
God told us everything we need to know about Him—in the Bible—in creation—in our conscience.
Man instinctively tries to shape God into something like us—never works !
TRICKS PLAYED ON SENIORS
October 11, 2023 By Leave a Comment
From humorous to—not so much.
+ When you come out of a store to the parking lot, someone moved your car.
+ People talk . . .
+ People don’t understand . . .
+ People WILL NOT talk loud enough for you to understand them.
+ People move your stuff.
+ People always say you’re the one who can’t remember correctly.
+ People talk about you without including you in the conversation.
+ People will really talk about you if you get very sick, and you will feel worse, literally.
+ People can (in extreme cases) make you feel like vultures are circling over a weakened animal, when you get old and feeble and unstable, and it hastens losing your mind. (Be thankful if you never experience that.)
QUARANTINE – – – IN HELL ? – – – IN HEAVEN ?
October 11, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Quarantine forever—where do you want to be ?
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In hell he lifted up his eyes to Abraham in Paradise and cried out for a drop of water for the torment in the flames.
Abraham answered that there was a barrier preventing any passing between heaven and hell — QUARANTINE ! ! ! — PERMANENT ! ! !
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The guy in hell then pleaded for someone to come back from the dead and warn his brothers headed for hell.
Abraham said, “Can’t do—besides, it wouldn’t do any good, if they all ignore the Bible (like you did)”.
That fixes a permanent quarantine to not return from the dead and inspire people.
That cancels a lot of popular movies and stories that feel so good.
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Jesus told that story—you might ought to check in with Him, like now ! ! !
I wouldn’t put it off another day.
You don’t want to be the guy in the story, or one of his brothers.
(Unless of course you think Jesus is a crazy liar.)