In one kiss, over 500 germs can be exchanged between two people. Now that’s a scary fact.  Then again, without going into too much detail, it does depend on whom you kiss. Ask Hosea.

Hosea 14:2

Now they sin more and more,
And have made for themselves molded images,
Idols of their silver, according to their skill;
All of it is the work of craftsmen.
They say of them,
“Let the men who sacrifice kiss the calves!”

Have you been kissing any calves in your life? Please, break the habit. Give it some consideration.

Gary

Woke up this morning to my 73rd year. Stumbled into the bathroom, looked in the mirror and was struck with the thought, you are some failing presence of humanity. If you were a tree on Irving land, they would have harvested you three times already. I remember my dad turning 40, and as an eight-year-old, I thought he shouldn’t even be going to work.

Does the Bible address age? Glad you asked.

Psalm 90:10 

The years of our life are seventy, or even by reason of strength eighty; yet their span is but toil and trouble; they are soon gone, and we fly away.

Psalm 92:12-14 

The righteous flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. They are planted in the house of the Lord; they flourish in the courts of our God. They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,

I might be old, but I’m full of sap and still green. How are you doing? Give it some thought.

Gary

Love can’t be bought and it can’t be sold. Someone said, “MRI scans indicate that love lights up the pleasure center of the brain. Love is just a brain juice with the emotion of attachment.” Can’t say I agree with that, but if so, the juice can dry up quickly. Now here is real love.

Romans 5:8 

But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

1 John 4:16 

So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.

Can’t beat that kind of love, and it’s available for everyone. Give it some thought.

Gary

“I never dreamed about success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder

Now that statement smells like a recipe for success. If you desire a fragrant life, take that quote to the bank. Does the Bible address the concept?  Glad you asked.

Proverbs 16:3 

Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

Proverbs 18:9 

Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 14:23 

In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty.

You want to smell better?  Work up a sweat. Give it some thought.

Gary

I remember Wilma, Fred’s wife, from the sitcom The Flintstones.  The series about a stone age family was a hit during the 60’s. Now that piece of trivia is a worthless memory in my cranial vault. The things I should remember are becoming fuzzier. Does the Bible address memory? Glad you asked.

John 14:26 

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 

Proverbs 10:7 

The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.

Sorry, Wilma, but I just thank God for beneficial memories. Give it some thought.

Gary

“Success is getting what you want; happiness is wanting what you get.”

 ―W. P. Kinsella

The author of this quote was a Canadian novelist and short story writer, known for his novel Shoeless Joe, which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams in 1989.

Does the Bible address success? Glad you asked.

Psalm 37:4 

Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Proverbs 2:7 

“He holds success in store for the upright; He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,”

Add God’s will to your life. Maybe that’s what you’ve been missing all along. Give it some thought.

Gary

In the war of 1812, Old Hickory, with his toughness and durability, lived up to his nickname when he led his men into battle against the British. Men like that, although of dubious character at times, helped make life easier for succeeding generations.

We read the exploits of Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and a host of other Bible characters and see some admirable traits in them, as well. Truth of the matter is, the only perfect man that ever existed was Christ. Thankfully, He became the perfect sacrifice for our sins.

History, whether secular or Biblical, needs to be studied. Examples are necessary for our lives.

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.

1 Peter 5:3

nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

They are the way to pattern our lives because of the lessons taught. Give it some thought.

Gary