These heavenly beings are all around us, but we don’t look for them. Unlike us, obedience is their constant. They work for and worship God perfectly, which is not our experience. We will never become one, contrary to what some stinkers, I mean thinkers, believe and teach. However, these beings serve us in ways that are mostly unappreciated. 

Hebrews 13:2 

Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Hebrews 1:14 

Are they not all ministering spirits sent out to serve for the sake of those who are to inherit salvation?

Please don’t call me an angel because it embarrasses me and is certainly an offence to them. Give it some thought.

Gary

I was at Wal-Mart one time and I couldn’t find what I was looking for. I approached an employee who had a shirt on with the words, “Ask me” emblazoned on the back.  However, when I asked her, it was evident that she really didn’t want to be bothered.

I’ve witnessed some professing Christians acting like that. Do you know we are supposed to have an answer for anyone that asks us a question?

I Peter 3:15

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.

I Timothy 6:18

Let them do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to give, willing to share,

Don’t advertise something you’re not capable of providing. Give it some thought.

Gary

“I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.” —Thomas Jefferson

Tom was right. Work is a tremendous rewarder, provider and safety net. Does the Bible address this fact? Glad you asked. 

Colossians 3:23 

Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,

Proverbs 16:3 

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

Give it some thought and go to work.

Gary

Dave Thomas, founder of Wendy’s Hamburgers: “I got my MBA long before my GED. I even have a photograph of me in my MBA graduation outfit – a knee-length work apron. I guarantee you that I’m the only founder among America’s big companies whose picture in the corporate annual report shows him wielding a mop and a plastic bucket. That wasn’t a gag; it was a case of leading by example. At Wendy’s, MBA doesn’t mean Master of Business Administration. It means Mop-Bucket Attitude. It’s how we define satisfying the customer through cleanliness, quality food, friendly service, and atmosphere.”

I Timothy, Titus and I Peter all agree with this type of leadership. This attitude should be modeled in every church.

I Peter 5:3

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

Roll up your spiritual sleeves and go to work. Give it some thought.

Gary

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” —Winston Churchill

Did you know the Apostle Paul experienced such things on his missionary journeys? Case in point:

1 Corinthians 16:9

For a great and effective door has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Opposition doesn’t mean you are on the wrong track but could be proof that you are in God’s perfect will.

Give it some thought.

Gary

A woman was giving birth to a baby in an elevator at a hospital. When she complained about the location, a nurse said, “Why this isn’t so bad; last year a woman delivered her baby on the front lawn.”

“Yes,” said the woman on the floor, “that was me, too.”

– Source unknown

Some people just seem to come up short, never quite getting to the place they should be. Does the Bible address it? Glad you asked.

Romans 3:23

for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

Hebrews 4:1

Therefore, since a promise remains of entering His rest, let us fear lest any of you seem to have come short of it.

Be there. Don’t fall prey to a mistake in timing. Give it some thought.

Gary

Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t the apple on the tree that got us banished from Paradise.

It was the pair on the ground.

–       Unknown

James 4:17 

So whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin. 

Romans 6:23 

For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. 

Romans 3:23 

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,

You were born with a problem and only the new birth has the solution. Give it some thought.

Gary