In the song, “Dust in the Wind” by Kansas, the statement is made that the only thing lasting forever is the earth and sky. Unfortunately, the writer either didn’t know or forgot the fact that even the earth and what is contained in the sky will not last forever. The following Scriptures support that point:

Revelation 21:1

Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea.

2 Peter 3:12

looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?

Because of Christ, I have a home prepared far away from here. That place is also available for you. Give it some careful consideration.

Gary

The only experiences I have with trucks nowadays is what I might watch on YouTube and the smell of diesel when I take a trip on the highway. However, I sure do love poems about truckers and love to hear their stories.

The ever-present sound of a diesel

Going through its gears

Is the steady beat and constant rhythm

He’s known for many a year

Pastoring, trucking, working in the woods industry and being a paramedic have been experiences I’ve had in my life at various times.  I’m so thankful God has given me all those opportunities.

Ephesians 5:20 

Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Colossians 3:17 

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Give it some thought.  Appreciation is medicine for the soul.

Gary

I watched the state employee testing the ladders owned by the town’s fire department. He wasn’t testing them to break them but to prove they could withstand the pressure. God does the same for us. Testing proves to us that we can take the pressure.

James 1:12 

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him.

James 1:3 

For you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.

James 1:2 

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds,

God built you for such a time as this. Don’t buckle. Give it some thought. Be one of those who passes the test.

Gary

“Courage is not having the strength to go on; it is going on when you don’t have the strength.”  Teddy Roosevelt

Joshua 1:9 

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Deuteronomy 31:8 

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

Get going. Keep moving. God placed you here for a purpose and it was not to be a quitter. Give it some thought.

Gary

Back in the day, she was my godmother. Her first heart attack happened before she turned forty and she experienced many after that. Her son, my best friend, died at forty-nine from a heart attack. The life God gave her lasted well into her eighties. You see, God is the one in charge of your time here on the planet and not your ailments.

Hebrews 9:27 

And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment,

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.

Don’t worry about death. It is part of the plan that God controls and He’ll take care of it. Just expend the energy you have left getting ready to meet Him.

Give it some thought.

Gary

This was told to me by a career naval officer who was stationed on an American warship in both WW2 and the Korean conflict. He revealed that another navy officer, who was the ship’s chaplain, got drunk and fell into the water. He supposedly was there to bring spiritual comfort to the crew. He was filled with something all right, but it was not the Word of God. What a sad commentary!  I guess he never took the following verses seriously.

Ephesians 5:18

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit,

Philippians 1:11

being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Colossians 1:9

For this reason, we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding

Ministry requires filling, not foolishness. Give it some thought.

Gary

When did the Leaning Tower of Pisa start leaning? It became apparent that the structure was leaning in the late 1170s, after completion of the first three of the tower’s planned eight stories. The leaning was caused by the uneven settling of the building’s foundations in the soft ground.

Now it seems to me, a reasonable person would have quit building. That, they did not do. It is an earthly illustration of man’s failure. It is a brother to the Tower of Babel.

How is your building project going?

Matthew 7:24 

“Everyone then who hears these words of Mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

2 Corinthians 5:1 

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

If it is built by God, there is a sure foundation. Give it some thought.

Gary