Storms don’t last forever. After reading that statement, I realized how much our physical world illustrates our spiritual world. You certainly need to clean up after a storm. However, storms are part of the fabric of life. They must be anticipated and handled in a biblical manner. Noah, Joseph, David and Peter will all tell you the same thing.

The following are the realities of life:

Job 30:22

You snatch me up and drive me before the wind; you toss me about in the storm.

Psalm 107:29

He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.

Face the storm, and then thank God when He brings you to the other side.

Give it some thought.

Gary

A Sunday School teacher asked her class what they were thankful for. One little boy said, “My glasses.” When asked why he was thankful for his glasses when most little boys were bitter about wearing them, he responded, “Because they keep the boys from fighting me and the girls from kissing me.”

When you consider life, there are many things to be thankful for. I challenge you to make a list.

1 Thessalonians 5:18 

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Colossians 3:15 

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Give it some thought.

Gary

Can you imagine the feeling of hope that was on the Titanic when it left Southampton, England? Then, can you imagine the feeling of hopelessness when the reality that that supposedly unsinkable ship was going to do exactly that?

Many place their faith in the theory of evolution as they journey through this world, not knowing that just ahead is the collision of their belief system.

Luke 16:22-23

So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.

What form of transportation to those heavenly gates are you placing your hope in? Give it some serious thought.

Gary

He is a political leader and claims to be a Christian. I listened to a speech he made on religion.  This individual claims he reached his conclusion about Christianity because of someone’s writings.  That someone, however, was not a writer of Holy Scripture, but only appeared on the scene well after the Bible was completed. As a matter of fact, in the politician’s whole discourse the Ancient Words were never mentioned. Religious leaders are the air beneath his wings, not God’s Holy Word.

I am not his judge, but the Word of God is, and he doesn’t pass the smell test.

1 Thessalonians 5:21 

But test everything; hold fast what is good.

1 John 4:6 

We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us; whoever is not from God does not listen to us. By this we know the Spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

1 John 4:1 

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Many Christians applaud individuals like him because of their political views, not their Biblical views. Hmm, strange.

Please give it some thought.

Gary

My sister bought a brand new 1965 Corvair. It was a hot-looking, little car and she was proud of it. Unfortunately, on one trip she took her eyes off the road to adjust the radio. The car ended up on its top in a brook. She wasn’t hurt on the outside, but her pride really took a beating.

The lesson for today is, don’t take your eyes off the road.

Psalm 141:8 

But my eyes are toward You, O God, my Lord; in You I seek refuge; leave me not defenseless!

Psalm 16:8 

I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be shaken.

Stay focused now because a wreck can happen in a moment.

Gary

A Jewish man, who was known to like liquor, explained that he drank only to drown his troubles.

“After you drown them, why do you continue to drink?” he was asked.

“You don’t know my troubles,” he sighed. “My troubles are excellent swimmers. I try to drown them, but they swim right up again!”

You can’t drown trouble with liquor because that only multiplies it. Trouble is a major part of the human experience and no one can escape it. However, God does offer some comfort.

1 Peter 5:7 

Casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.

Nahum 1:7 

The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows those who take refuge in Him.

Give it some thought.

Gary

“Tide’s In – Dirt’s Out” was the well-known slogan for Tide laundry detergent. The ad boasted that when you put Tide in the washing machine, the dirt came out of your clothes, essentially signifying its powerful cleaning ability. Do you know this slogan came out in their advertising in 1946 and was used extensively over the years?  Almost everyone in my generation is familiar with it, even if we don’t use Tide.

Do you know what can remove sin from your record and make you stand sinless before God?

Titus 3:5 

He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to His own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit,

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.

Add His salvation to your life, for it’s the only way God will see you as clean when you stand before Him.  Give it some thought.

Gary