Said the Robin to the Sparrow,
“I should really like to know
Why these anxious human beings
Rush about and worry so!”
Said the Sparrow to the Robin,
“Friend, I think that it must be
That they have no heavenly Father
Such as cares for you and me!”
– Elizabeth Cheney (1859)
Psalm 46:10
Be still, and know that I am God.
How about you? In a rush? Give it some thought.
Gary
Let’s review four questions and see God’s answers:
1. Why doesn’t God destroy me?
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed (Lamentations 3:22)
2. How do I know God will keep on loving me?
For His compassions never fail (Lamentations 3:22)
3. When will God give me what I need?
They are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23)
4. What is my hope for the future?
Great is Your faithfulness (Lamentations 3:23)
Give it some thought.
Gary
Joke
My 85-year-old grandfather was rushed to the hospital with a possible concussion.
The doctor asked him a series of questions: “Do you know where you are?”
“I’m at Rex Hospital.”
“What city are you in?”
“Raleigh.”
“Do you know who I am?”
“Dr. Hamilton.”
My grandfather then turned to the nurse and said, “I hope he doesn’t ask me any more questions.”
“Why?” she asked.
“Because all of those answers were on his badge.”
Some things are so obvious when you have the ability to see.
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
What do you see? Give it some thought.
Gary
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
Abe sure hit the nail on the head with that one. God, in His great wisdom, just dispenses it to us one day at a time. No sense in worrying about the future, just figure out, with the help of God, how you’ll make it through today.
This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
“Therefore, do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”
Have a good day. Give it some thought.
Gary
“What Evil Lurks in the Hearts of Men? The Shadow Knows!”
The Shadow is a fictional character created by American magazine publishers Street & Smith and writer Walter B. Gibson. He developed into a distinct literary character in 1931, but was, however, created to be a mysterious radio-show narrator.
The quote above comes from that show.
That statement echoes Bible truths.
Psalm 51:5
Surely, I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me.
Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?
1 John 1:8
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
Give it some thought and don’t deceive yourself.
Gary
Good news from the Jerusalem Gazette circa 04-05-00
There’s good news from the graveyard today:
Good news that the tomb is empty.
Good news that Jesus rose from the dead.
Good news that the Devil couldn’t hold Him.
Good news that death has lost its sting.
Good news that the grave has lost its victory.
Good news that we need not fear death anymore.
He is not here but has risen. Remember how He told you, while He was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.”
That’s still great news today. Give it some thought.
Gary
He is and was a veteran, a pilot, a missionary, a faithful father and husband. He is closer to a hundred now than he is to sixty. The red hair is gone, but the sense of humor and purpose remains. Some of his epistles need reading between the lines. His heritage is French with a dab of Scots Irish. Here’s his last email to me. (Not that he’s dead, just close to it).
Fear is an interesting study! Having fallen over 40 feet PLUS a tumble of 75 feet down an embankment, took its toll. But it was a GROWTH period ! I embraced it, especially flying upside down in a biplane just hanging (open cockpit) in straps ! I add to that several engine failures going down in fields and mountains as well as being in zero conditions in fog. “Mercies of God, what a theme for my SONG ” !
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
I hope my friend outlives me because I’d really miss him if he goes first.
Gary