A storekeeper in Maine refused to buy a salesman’s wares. “You must remember, young fellow,” he said, “that in this part of the country every want ain’t a need.”

Does the Bible address such a concept? Glad you asked.

Psalm 23:1

The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want.

1 Timothy 6:9

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Be careful in what you want, because you might get it and be sorry afterward.

Give it some consideration.

Gary

Light is an amazing thing.  While it does not have physical properties, it can have a profound effect on physical objects.  Light is basically a wave of energy that can be seen by the naked eye.

How does God use this in teaching truth? Glad you asked.

John 8:12

Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

Truly for those of us who seek His light we know the impact in our lives. Was God giving all a sweet foretaste of what more light feels like when daylight hours increase? Give it some thought.

Gary

A wise man learns by the experience of others. An ordinary man learns by his own experience. A fool learns by nobody’s experience.

Would God call anyone a fool? Glad you asked.

Proverbs 18:2 

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.

Proverbs 29:11 

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Proverbs 1:7 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Give it some thought and don’t be a fool.

Gary

Wars first started when a man picked up his club and swung it at another. They will continue until the return of Christ who will rule with a rod of iron. Our war as Christians is not out there but inside.

James 4:1-2 

What causes quarrels and what causes fights among you? Is it not this, that your passions are at war within you? You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.

Ephesians 6:12 

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.

Give it some thought and win the spiritual battles before you.

Gary

We must face the fact that many today are notoriously careless in their living. This attitude finds its way into the church. We have liberty, we have money, we live in comparative luxury. As a result, discipline practically has disappeared. What would a violin solo sound like if the strings on the musician’s instrument were all hanging loose, not stretched tight, not “disciplined”? 

–       A.W. Tozer, Men Who Met God.

1 Corinthians 9:27
But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

 Proverbs 3:11-12

My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline or be weary of His reproof, for the Lord reproves him whom He loves, as a father the son in whom he delights.

I’m still being corrected by Him. How about you?

Give it some thought.

Gary

No man is fit to command another who cannot command himself. 

Wm. Penn

1 Peter 4:7

The end of all things is at hand; therefore, be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers.

Proverbs 25:28

A man without self-control
is like a city broken into and left without walls.

James 1:19–20

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 

Leaders are needed, so develop self-control.

Give it some thought.

Gary

Percentage of American’s who own running shoes but don’t run: 87% 

–       Charis Conn, Ed., What Counts: The Complete Harper’s Index.

How many Christians are in a similar position? Does the Bible address it? Glad you asked.

1 Corinthians 9:24 

Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.

Isaiah 40:31 

But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

You have the shoes, so all you need now is to run.

Give it some thought.

Gary