Never argue with stupid people; they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

–       Mark Twain

Does the Bible address these common occurrences? Glad you asked.

2 Timothy 2:23-24

Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.

Don’t let them do that to you. Know when to hold ‘em; know when to fold ‘em; know when to walk away and know when to run. That is not only true during a card game. Give it some consideration.

Gary

“I came here without being consulted and will leave without my consent.”

I don’t know where I dug up that statement; however, it describes the majority of popular opinion about existence—I didn’t ask to be here and can’t be in charge of when I leave.  How does the Bible address such thinking? Glad you asked.

1 Timothy 6:7

For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

Psalm 116:15

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.

The Bible opens our minds about existence and is the only theory that has believable answers. Give it some consideration.

Gary

There are so many roads to choose from.  The United States has 4.2 million miles of public roadways. Even Maine has 22,848 miles of public roads. I would like to travel them all, but that is certainly not in the cards. I’ll choose a few and call it good.

Considering the road less traveled, what has been your decision about which road to take in this brief life? Of course, you know I’m referring to spiritual decisions. Does the Bible address it? Glad you asked.

The prophet spoke on this subject over 2500 years ago.

Isaiah 30:21

Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left.

Psalm 32:8 

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with My eye upon you.

John 14:6

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

The right road makes all the difference when you consider eternity. Give it some thought.

Gary

That’s not my age; it’s just not true.
My heart is young; the time just flew.
I’m staring at this strange old face,
And someone else is in my place!

Oh, yes, that’s you all right. Father time has taken the hair from your legs and placed it on your ears. The bags under your eyes are not the ones that used to be given free from the supermarket. You suffer from furniture disease because what was once in your chest is now in your drawers. Those teeth were manufactured somewhere in another state you never visited.

Like to have a real goodlooking and capable body? You can.

Philippians 3:20-21

Christ will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself.

1 Corinthians 15:51-52

 Behold! I tell you a mystery. We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

As a believer, be encouraged because a brand new body is coming. Keep hope alive. Give it some thought.

Gary

New study suggests Earth could escape the Sun’s fiery demise: however, humanity’s fate remains sealed. Five billion years from now, the Sun will run out of fuel and expand into a red giant — a massive, dying star.

I stayed up all night sweating after reading that article. Then I remembered the Scriptures.

Genesis 8:22

 “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat,
Winter and summer, and day and night shall not cease.”

God will decide when it’s over and not our atheistic scientists. Give it some consideration.

Gary

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

–       Alan Dundes

He claimed to be an evangelist, and the church invited him for a series of meetings. What he lacked in the knowledge of Scripture, he made up for in theatrics. People in the congregation gathered around him and he blessed them all. One even fell to the floor by the touch of his hand.

The question I have is, why is a segment of the church open to such shenanigans? Here’s what Scripture says:

2 Timothy 4:3-4

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine, but according to their own desires, because they have itching ears, they will heap up for themselves teachers; and they will turn their ears away from the truth and be turned aside to fables.

These false teachers look to where the herd is heading and get out front. Here is the way it should be.

1 Peter 5:2-3

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, serving as overseers, not by compulsion but willingly, not for dishonest gain but eagerly; nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock; 

Give it some thought.

Gary

A terrible activity many probably endured was standing up in front of class and giving an oral book report. Some skipped school that day and others wished the bus would run over them before embarking on it. Some, like me, could do it even if we hadn’t read the book. However, looking foolish was sometimes the biproduct.

The nation of Israel was also prone to the malady of overconfidence. Case in point:

Joshua 7:3-4

They returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up; only about two or three thousand men need go up to Ai; do not make all the people toil up there, for they are few.” So about three thousand men from the people went up there, but they fled from the men of Ai.

Be careful with overconfidence because it can have the potential to make a fool of you. This is taken from my personal diary. Give it some thought.

Gary