The fathers of the earth don’t last very long. If we’ve had the blessing of a good father, the start of our journey had some tremendous propulsion because of them. An Eternal Father, however, awaits our decision to enter into His family.

Matthew 6:8-9

“Therefore do not be like them. For your Father knows the things you have need of before you ask Him. In this manner, therefore, pray:

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.

He knows us like no other. Our needs are met by just our asking. We can communicate with Him at any time. He is holy which means set apart. There is no other like Him, and He desires that we share eternity with Him.

Give it some thought.

Gary

“Dumb Ways to Die,” is an Australian public awareness campaign video and media franchise made by Metro Trains in Melbourne, Victoria, to promote railway safety.

My grandsons were nine and eleven and could sing the song together in its entirety. Look it up and read it or listen to it.

However, it doesn’t address the truly dumbest way to die and that is without Christ.

Ephesians 2:8-9 

For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

Luke 19:10 

For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

John 3:16 

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

Don’t die dumb. Smarten up before it is too late. Give it some thought.

Gary

You are not an actor and this is not a play. This life needs to be lived, and He has granted us some control over it. Be the person God wants you to be and examine carefully what He puts in your path.

Matthew 6:2

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. 

Luke 6:38 

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.”

Don’t miss opportunities to be charitable, nor announce your acts of kindness so that others know. God knows and that is all that counts.

Give it some thought.

Gary

Doctor: Nurse, how is that little girl doing that swallowed ten quarters last night? 

Nurse: No change yet.

The doctor is not the only one expecting change. God also expects a return on what He invests in us.

2 Corinthians 5:17 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 

John 15:16 

You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He may give it to you.

Give it some thought and pass something of value.

Gary

Doctor: Does it hurt when you do this?

Patient: Yes.

Doctor: Well, don’t do that.

Do you know that God gives the same advice to us? There are things that we just shouldn’t be doing. Does the Bible address this? Glad you asked.

Proverbs 22:8 

Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his fury will fail.

Matthew 6:33 

But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

Proverbs 11:18 

The wicked earns deceptive wages, but one who sows righteousness gets a sure reward.

Are there things you need to quit doing because it hurts? Well, quit doing it. Give it some thought.

Gary

Patient: Doctor, I have a serious memory problem. I can’t remember anything.

Doctor: So, since when did you have this problem?

Patient: What problem?

Do you have trouble remembering what you hear? Does the Bible address it? Glad you asked.

Matthew 11:15 

He who has ears to hear, let him hear. 

Luke 11:28 

But He said, “Blessed rather are those who hear the Word of God and keep it!”

Do you believe and act on what spiritual ears hear? Give it some thought.

Gary

Patient: Doctor, what does the x-ray of my head show?

Doctor: Absolutely nothing!

That’s bad news because we need something in there to function in life, but what is in there? Does the Bible address this? Glad you asked.

Isaiah 26:3 

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

1 Peter 5:8 

Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Psalm 119:15 

I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on Your ways.

Don’t be out of your mind; keep it healthy with good thoughts.

Gary