It’s the day when tomorrow will never come. “Yes, I’ll get right on that tomorrow,” you said. “What do you mean it’s important? There’s always time.”

I’m sorry that you didn’t consider angina, that slippery curve, the drunk driver or that fall. How many times have you heard it said, “He died unexpectedly.”? That was all for someone else, because you are the exception to the rule. Don’t you know that when you wake up in some other dimension, there is no return?

Luke 16:22-23

The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 

Truthfully, we can find ourselves instantly on the other side of life and introduced to eternity. We don’t know when that day in which tomorrow will never come will happen, but we can be ready.

Give it some consideration.

Gary

A young boy once approached his father to ask, “Dad, why does the wind blow?”

The father responded, “I don’t know, son.”

“Dad, where do the clouds come from?”

“I’m not sure, son.”

“Dad, what makes a rainbow?”

“No idea, son.”

“Dad, do you mind my asking you all these questions?”

“Not at all, son. How else are you going to learn?”

–       Source Unknown.

I’m sure glad that is not the case with our Heavenly Father. He has given us sixty-six books of answers if we so desire to ask and read. God’s Word speaks of the wind, the clouds and the rainbow, which would have provided answers for the boy’s inquisitive mind.

John 10:27-28 

My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

John 8:47 

Whoever is of God hears the Words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”

Give it some thought and be taught by your Heavenly Father.

Gary

“Paranoia strikes deep,” is a line I remember from a song in my past. Paranoia is a pattern of intense suspicion and distrust of others, believing they intend to harm you, even without sufficient evidence, leading to defensiveness, difficulty trusting, and misinterpreting neutral actions as threats.

Does the Bible give the cure for such a malady? Glad you asked.

Philippians 4:6-7 

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

2 Timothy 1:7 

For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.

God brings all kinds of people into our lives. Unless they are a proven threat, give them a chance.

Give it some thought.

Gary

Julie Miller wrote this song in 1993 and many sang it. This is how every true believer feels when death knocks.

When I go, don’t cry for me
In my Father’s arms I’ll be

The wounds this world left on my soul
Will all be healed and I’ll be whole

Sun and moon will be replaced
With the light of Jesus’ face

And I will not be ashamed
For my Savior knows my name

It don’t matter where you bury me
I’ll be home and I’ll be free

It don’t matter where I lay
All my tears be washed away

Gold and silver blind the eye
Temporary riches lie

Come and eat from heaven’s store
Come and drink and thirst no more

So weep not for me, my friend
When my time below does end

For my life belongs to Him
Who will raise the dead again

It don’t matter where you bury me
I’ll be home and I’ll be free

II Corinthians 5:6-8

So we are always confident, knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord. ⁷ For we walk by faith, not by sight. ⁸ We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Give it some thought.

Gary

They say vegetables are good for you. I thought there must be a way around that, so I reasoned that if I cooked everything in vegetable oil, my health would be vastly improved. You can’t catch me doing a google search on that, because that is what I want to believe. I don’t think I’ll even bring it up to my doctor.

Do you know that many a professing Christian reasons the same way about spiritual things? He or she doesn’t want to study the Bible because it might interfere with his or her belief system. The Berean Christians were not like that. Listen to what Paul says.

Acts 17:11

These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the Word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

Are you more like the Thessalonian Christians or the Berean Christians? Give it some thought.

Gary

Genesis 46:2-3

And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”

“Here I am,” he replied.

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.” 

When it just doesn’t make sense, when what you know from history doesn’t fit the narrative, from out of nowhere God can change the course you’re on and tell you it’s okay.  Confused, Jacob treasured God’s presence and promises.

Don’t ever forget that these accounts from God’s Word are written for our admonition. Always be open for change that the all-powerful Deity brings into your life.

1 Corinthians 10:11

Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.

Abram was comfortable in Ur of the Chaldees, but God called him on a journey of faith.

Moses was comfortable herding sheep in the wilderness, but God’s people needed a deliverer.

Jonah was comfortable preaching in Israel, but Nineveh needed to hear from God.

Nehemiah was comfortable as the king’s cupbearer, but the walls of Jerusalem needed to be rebuilt.

Give it some thought.

Gary

For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the rider was lost, being overtaken and slain by the enemy; and all for want of care about a horseshoe nail.                                                 – B. Franklin

Old Ben had it right; we should never overlook the minute aspects of our existence here on the planet. Not checking on small details can lead to tragedy. A modern example was an O-ring on the Space Shuttle Challenger that caused the death of seven people. It could have been avoided.

Does the Bible address this? Glad you asked.

Isaiah 28:9-10 

“To whom will He teach knowledge, and to whom will He explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, those taken from the breast? For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little.”

There is nothing too small to be considered in life’s chemistry. Be careful with every little thing.

Give it some consideration.

Gary