We played ball on that front lawn with the neighborhood kids. The field was probably 30 feet by 40 feet in size. Sticks were used as the bases and the highway was a homerun hit. I don’t know why no one got hit by a car, nor why the adults didn’t say be careful of the road. It was just one of the things we did as kids and it was great. What does the Bible say about children? Glad you asked.

Psalm 127:3-5 

Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.

Matthew 19:14 

But Jesus said, “Let the little children come to Me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

Try to keep them safe, but let them be children.

Give it some thought.

Gary

The obituary was tragic because it said she died searching for peace. God has offered that to each one of us without charge.

John 16:33 

I have said these things to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”

Isaiah 26:3 

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.

It is heart wrenching to see individuals searching for something that God has provided abundantly.

Give it some thought.

Gary

What did the left eye say to the right eye? “Between us, something smells!”

Speaking of smells, the Bible has a great illustration of that which is an appropriate aroma.

2 Corinthians 2:14 

But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of Him everywhere.

Ephesians 5:2 

And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

2 Corinthians 2:15 

For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,

Fragrant or putrid? Pleasant or repulsive?  Give it some thought.

Gary

I was twelve and he was eighteen. I watched the cable crane loading his truck as he straightened out any pulpwood that needed it. His truck was always clean and neat which was not always the case with logging trucks. My dad was the foreman at that lumber camp and I was there every opportunity I had. After some years, I too was a truck driver and we became friends for the next five decades. He died a few months ago and I’m going to miss him.

I really feel good about the conversations we had about God, salvation and the future of this world. Charles Stanley was his favorite preacher and you can’t go wrong with his teaching.

Thank God for divine opportunities.

Acts 16:31 (Amplified Bible)
And they answered, “Believe in the Lord Jesus [as your personal Savior and entrust yourself to Him] and you will be saved, you and your household [if they also believe].”

Give it some thought.

Gary

A good analogy for evolution is taking all the parts for a 747, dumping them on the tarmac over and over again, and believing that they will eventually fall in order and become an aircraft. DNA is actually more complex than a 747, and it demonstrates the impossibility of that happening.

People believe in evolution because they deny the Creator. If there is no Creator, then there is no accountability. However, there is obviously a great designer who put all creation together.

Romans 1:20 

For His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Colossians 1:16-17 

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. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

You were uniquely formed as seen by your fingerprints, the location of your facial features one from another, and obviously your DNA. Shouldn’t you acknowledge that? He’s gone even further in giving His life for you.

Think about it.

Gary

The little boy was seen following his father and trying to imitate smoking, using a clothespin which hung out of his mouth. What that led to…Dad quit that addictive habit. If we hold an exalted position in life, others will imitate.

We start imitating others at a very young age and that continues into adulthood. Hopefully, others will provide something good to imitate. Notably, the bar for us, as believers, is very high.

Ephesians 5:1 

Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children.

1 Corinthians 11:1 

Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

If you are a believer, God has given you a challenge. Start today. You might make a difference in someone’s future.

Give it some thought.

Gary

“Into each life some rain must fall.” Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wrote that statement in his poem, “Some Days are Dark and Dreary.”

Yes, Henry, we know life has both good and bad. However, did you know the Bible addressed that long before you penned that poem?

Matthew 5:45

that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

1 Kings 8:35

“When heaven is shut up and there is no rain because they have sinned against You, if they pray toward this place and acknowledge Your name and turn from their sin, when You afflict them,

In the life of a believer, God provides not just the things we like, but also the things we don’t like.  Unlike the teaching of prosperity preachers, God has a divine purpose for both in the lives of those who trust Him.

Give it some thought.

Gary