If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough.

–       Albert Einstein

God agrees with Albert.

2 Corinthians 1:12 

For our boast is this, the testimony of our conscience, that we behaved in the world with simplicity and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God, and supremely so toward you.

1 Corinthians 2:2 

For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

The gospel message in the early church was simple. You are a sinner and Christ is a Savior. That amazing love is hard to understand, but it’s true.   Give it some thought.

Gary

The statement “Because that’s where the money is” is the famous, though possibly apocryphal (legendary with doubtful authenticity), answer attributed to notorious American bank robber Willie Sutton.  Now Willie spent more than half of his life in jail. The longest period of his legal employment lasted eighteen months. My question is, “Was a life of crime worth the trip?”

Here’s something profitable to seek with all your heart.

Proverbs 8:19 

My fruit is better than gold, even fine gold, and My yield than choice silver.

Psalm 119:127 

Therefore, I love Your commandments above gold, above fine gold.

Willie never did find out where real wealth resided, but you can. Give it some thought.

Gary

“Everything Is Beautiful” is a song written, composed and performed by Ray Stevens. It came out in 1970 and was at the top of the charts. I remember thinking, as someone’s dime played it on the jute box, what is that first part doing in there?   It was children heard singing the chorus of the hymn, “Jesus Loves the Little Children“

I considered myself an atheist at the time and didn’t care for that sort of thing. Down the road fifty-five years now, I know Jesus loves all of us even though many don’t appreciate it.

John 3:16 

“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.

1 John 4:8 

Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love.

I wouldn’t judge Ray as to where he’s heading, but there is no evidence that he believes God loves anyone, including him.  He even mocked old fashion revivals. How about you? Give it some thought.

Gary

Born free came out in 1967 and was sung by Andy Williams. One line of the song stated, “Born free to follow your heart.” Now I’ve been on this third rock from the sun for seventy-three years, and I can tell you that is not good advice from both my personal experience and Scripture.

You ask, “Where does it warn us about that philosophy?” Glad you asked.

Jeremiah 17:9 

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it?

Genesis 8:21 

And when the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth. Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.

You may not need this, but the rest of us do. Give it some thought.

Gary

Black holes are regions of spacetime with immense gravity, so powerful that nothing, not even light, can escape once it crosses the event horizon. Now I’ve heard of those enamored by black holes. Most don’t care about where they themselves came from, what they are doing here or what happens after life is extinguished, but they think about black holes.

Psalm 8:3-4 

When I look at Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have set in place, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You care for him?

Colossians 1:16 

For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him.

I thank my God that my IQ is low enough that black holes don’t have a fascination for me. I’m good with what the Scriptures have to say, and eternity will give me time to consider black holes. How about you? Give this some consideration.

Gary

Brewers player ripped for avoiding hit-by-pitch that would have tied game: ‘All he had to do was stand there’

What a headline! The batter was supposed to let a ball traveling 100 miles per hour hit him to win the game because the bases were loaded and the game was tied in the last inning. The pitch was aimed right for his knee. He had a fraction of a second to consider all that information and make a decision.

Many said the game was lost because of him. Sports fans are a strange breed at times.

I’m so thankful the need to consider salvation coming at us doesn’t fall into that kind of thinking.

2 Peter 3:9 

The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.

Matthew 7:21 

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of My Father who is in heaven.

That’s a slow pitch, so take your time and knock it out of the park. Give it some thought.

Gary

“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most people dread it.”
– George Bernard Shaw

The people who signed the Declaration of Independence knew this. Those who served in the military were also well aware of that fact. Those who have faithfully gone off to work every day in our country were undergirded by this principle.

Does the Bible address it? Glad you asked.

Galatians 5:13

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

1 Peter 2:16

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

What principles have you embraced? Think about it.

Gary