Sunday, April 1, 2001
A recent quoted statistic says that the average individual annual giving by Christians to missions is $1.03. That’s less than the price of a 20-ounce bottle of Coca Cola plus tax! If we really expect to reach the lost for Christ we are going to have to start giving as well as praying!
-Mark 16:15-16 (NIV)
He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Saturday, March 31, 2001
“There is a place of quite rest, near to the heart of God.”
The words of the old hymn resound with comfort and peace. In a world where there seems to be little of either, the songwriter understood that there was no one else and nowhere else to have ones needs met everyday in everyway but in the presence of God.
-Phil 4:4-7 (NIV)
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Friday, March 30, 2001
Like most of men, I like a razor that gives me a comfortable shave. I have this one particular brand that I use but it is expensive, twice the price of other blades. Every time a company comes out with a new blade I try it thinking I can buy it for less. However, I always go back to the more expensive blade because I just can’t find anything else that shaves as good. And the expensive blade last twice as long, which makes it about the same price anyway.
Many Christians have the same problem with God. They keep trying other things to fill the void in their life. But nothing can do for us what God can do for us. Finally, after many trials and failures, they make a dedicated, eternal commitment to Christ.
This morning, after a frustrating shave, I made a decision to quit trying those other blades. They are cheap imitations, they don’t work as well, they frustrate me and they just plain don’t work.
If you are having frustration in your spiritual life, perhaps this is the day that you may make a renewed commitment to Christ and quit trying those cheap imitations!
-Ps 91:1-2 (NIV)
“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.
Thursday, March 29, 2001
Gambling has become a major thing in lives of millions of people. Most people lose. The odds are stacked against them. It has ruined many people financially and caused some to lose everything they own including their businesses and homes. It is a major cause of divorce and theft at the work place. But even with all the risks, people still gamble.
However, these people are really only low stakes gamblers compared to all the good people who are gambling their very souls and eternal existence. Get yourself a sure thing. Commit your life to Jesus Christ and receive Him as your Lord and Savior. When the last hand is dealt, you are a sure winner!
-John 3:16-18 (NIV)
“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Wednesday, March 28, 2001
As I entered the office of a church that I was consulting for the other day the secretary offered me a doughnut. She had cut them into quarters. I looked at them, smiled and thought, “The poor things didn’t even make it until they could be eaten!” I was having one of those ‘everything seems funny’ days. I wasn’t used to seeing doughnuts quartered because, historically, my family tends to eat a whole doughnut!
It reminds me of how important it is in life to see the whole doughnut and not just the hole in the doughnut!
-Ps 23:1-6 (NIV)
The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
Tuesday, March 27, 2001
We read and hear a lot these days about leadership in the church solving the problems of evangelism, Sunday school, youth ministry, family, etc. However, the problem may be more about following than leading. Everyone is following someone, even leaders. The question is whom are leaders following?
Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He called people sheep, a less than complimentary comparison. Sheep have never been known for their intelligence or good sense. There is tremendous pressure these days for leaders to follow the model of certain churches without regard to the culture, desires, practices and traditions of their local congregations. Too many leaders today are following the “herd” instead of the “Shepherd.”
-John 10:11 (NIV)
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.
Monday, March 26, 2001
There is never a day that goes by that God does not speak to us in one way or another. As well, there is probably a day that never goes by that we don’t listen in one way or another!
P.S. Three is never a day that God doesn’t listen to us if we talk to Him!
-Ps 85:8 (NIV)
“I will listen to what God the LORD will say; he promises peace to his people, his saints…”
Sunday, March 25, 2001
You’ve seen this before but enjoy it again!
EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS
PRINT OUT AND KEEP IT WITH YOUR BIBLE…USE IN CASE OF EMERGENCY!
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A HANDY REFERENCE LIST OF EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS:
When in sorrow……………………………….call John 14
When men fail you……………………………call Psalm 27
When you have sinned…………………………call Psalm 51
When you worry………………………..call Matthew 6:19-34
When you are in danger……………………….call Psalm 91
When God seems far away……………………..call Psalm 139
When your faith needs stirring………………call Hebrews 11
When you are lonely and fearful……………….call Psalm 23
When you grow bitter and critical………call I Corinthians 13
When you feel down and out…………………call Romans 8:31
When you want peace and rest…………..call Matthew 11:25-30
When the world seems bigger than God…………..call Psalm 90
When you want Christian assurance…………call Romans 8:1-30
When you leave home for labor or travel……….call Psalm 121
When your prayers grow narrow or selfish……….call Psalm 67
When you want courage for a task………………call Joshua 1
When you think of investments and returns……….call Mark 10
If you are depressed…………………………call Psalm 27
If your pocketbook is empty…………………..call Psalm 37
If you are losing confidence in people…call I Corinthians 13
If people seem unkind…………………………call John 15
If discouraged about your work……………….call Psalm 126
If self pride/greatness takes hold…………….call Psalm 19
If you want to be fruitful…………………….call John 15
For understanding of Christianity…call II Corinthians 5:15-19
For a great invention/opportunity…………….call Isaiah 55
For how to get along with fellow men………….call Romans 12
For Paul’s secret to happiness……….call Colossians 3:12-17
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ALTERNATE NUMBERS:
For dealing with fear……………………….call Psalm 347
For security……………………………..call Psalm 121:3
For assurance………………………………call Mark 8:35
For reassurance……………………call Psalm 145:18
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PLEASE NOTE:
Emergency numbers may be dialed direct. No operator assistance is necessary.
All lines to Heaven are open 24 hours a day!
Feed your FAITH, and DOUBT will starve to death! Pass it on and on!
-contributed by Bev Sederlund
Saturday, March 24, 2001
1000 MARBLES
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it’s the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it’s the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Either way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable.
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the kitchen with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it.
I turned the volume up on my radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning talk show. I heard an older sounding chap with a golden voice. You know the kind, he sounded like he should be in the Broadcasting business himself. He was talking about “a thousand marbles” to someone named “Tom.” I was intrigued and sat down to listen to what he had to say.
”Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter’s dance recital.”
He continued, “Let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities.” And that’s when he began to explain his theory of a “thousand marbles.”
“You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years. Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900, which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now stick with me Tom, I’m getting to the important part. It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail,” he went on, “and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round-up 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic container right here in my workshop next to the radio. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away. I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.”
“Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday then God has blessed me with a little extra time to be with my loved ones. “It was nice to talk to you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your loved ones, and I hope to meet you again someday. Have a good morning!”
You could have heard a pin drop when he finished. Even the show’s moderator didn’t have anything to say for a few moments. I guess He gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to do some work that morning and then go to the gym. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. “C’mon honey, I’m taking you and the kids to breakfast.” “What brought this on?” she asked with a smile. “Oh, nothing special,” I said. ” It has just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we’re out? I need to buy some marbles.”
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND MAY ALL SATURDAYS BE SPECIAL AND MAY YOU
HAVE MANY HAPPY YEARS AFTER YOU LOSE ALL YOUR MARBLES.
-contributed by Ed Andrist, Head Mens Basketball Coach, University of Wisconsin-Stout
Friday, March 23, 2001
God loved you yesterday. God loves you today. And God will also love you tomorrow!
God’s love is deeper than I can dig, higher than I can climb, farther than I can travel, and yet within my grasp. It’s only hidden when I hide it, it’s only bitter when I taint it, and it doesn’t run out unless I have no room for it. God’s love is the most desirable thing on earth.
However, God’s love is also an uncontrollable, uncontainable river continuously flowing from His heart to His people. And God’s love cannot be stored. It must be shared.
-Eph 3:16-21(NIV)
“I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge– that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.”
Thursday, March 22, 2001
We talk a lot about how to worship God these days but little about how people get to heaven and even less about heaven. The scripture doesn’t tell us too much that we can understand about heaven. So what could we possibly know about heaven that we could say about heaven that would cause someone to want to go to heaven?
I think of these reasons. When I walk into heaven I’m going to meet my great grandmother. Also have many great aunts and uncles there. I’m going to see my mother well and whole. No doubt my grandmother will be waiting at the gate greeting each of her family members talking a hundred words a minute. I will get to spend eternity with my wife, my children, my son in laws, and my grandchildren. I don’t think there is anything that gets better than that!
Funny thing, I don’t visualize missing my house, my cars, my money (if I had any) or even my computer. But I would sure miss the people that I love. I will never get used to watching people work so hard for the temporal and be such slackers when it comes to the eternal!
-Matt 6:19-20 (NIV)
“Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.
-Luke 12:34(NIV)
“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
As fog suffocates Seekers Bay this morning I really missed the morning sunshine glistening off the ice and snow across the bay. It reminds me that there are so many people whose lives are being suffocated by sin and they do not see the “Sonshine” glistening off the lives of God’s people. If you want to lead people to Christ you must be a light that shines in the darkness of sin that surrounds and suffocates them.
-Matt 5:14-16 (NIV)
“You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”
Tuesday, March 20, 2001
Through the halls of every high school there are young people who are wondering what the future holds for them. This has become even more perplexing since so many of them do not know the one who holds the future.
-Heb 10:23 (NIV)
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Monday, March 19, 2001
Your circles of friends are an important factor in your spiritual growth. Many professed Christians hang around with people who not believers and whose lifestyle does not portray anything that resembles a Biblical standard. When Christians are confronted with this problem they usually begin by saying, “Jesus hung around with sinners.” I agree he did. However, He changed the sinners, the sinners didn’t change Him!
-John 9:31(NIV)
“We know that God does not listen to sinners. He listens to the godly man who does his will.”
Sunday, March 18, 2001
This morning we went to visit the small country church my grandmother attended for over 60 years only to discover that it had been closed about three weeks ago. As I got close to the parking lot I noticed that the driveway had not been plowed. My wife noticed that the signs with the churches names on it had been covered with tarps. I felt a sudden queasiness in my stomach. My grandmother’s funeral was probably the last in that little church. The sadness in my heart was kindled by the visions of the old timers praying on their knees at the Wednesday night prayer meetings. Why are these churches allowed to die? I have a lot of thoughts but now is probably not the time to share them.
There are no guarantees that any small church can survive in these days of “glitter ministry!” This should be a reminder to everyone who is attending a little church that’s struggling, roll up your sleeves and go to work. Seek God like you never have before. Give until it helps. Become open to new people and develop relationships with them that matter. Treat your pastor with kindness. And if you don’t have a pastor, find one who is called and has a passion for ministry. If your church is constantly winning the lost it will never be lost!
Saturday, March 17, 2001
A man was sleeping at night in his cabin when suddenly his room filled with light, and God appeared. The Lord told the man he had work for him to do, and showed him a large rock in front of his cabin.
The Lord explained that the man was to push against the rock with all his might. So, this the man did, day after day. For many years he toiled from sun up to sun down; his shoulders set squarely against the cold, massive surface of the unmoving rock, pushing with all of his might. Each night
the man returned to his cabin sore and worn out, feeling that his whole day had been spent in vain.
Since the man was showing discouragement, the Adversary (Satan) decided to enter the picture by placing thoughts into the weary mind: “you have been pushing against that rock for a long time, and it hasn’t moved.” Thus, giving the man the impression that the task was impossible and that he was a failure. These thoughts discouraged and disheartened the man.
“Why kill myself over this?” he thought. “I’ll just put in my time, giving just the minimum effort; and that will be good enough.” And that is what e planned to do, until one day he decided to make it a matter of prayer and take his troubled thoughts to the Lord.
“Lord,” he said, “I have labored long and hard in your service, putting all my strength to do that which you have asked. Yet, after all this time, I have not even budged that rock by half a millimeter. What is wrong? Why am I failing?”
The Lord responded compassionately, “My friend, when I asked you to serve Me and you accepted, I told you that your task was to push against the rock with all of your strength, which you have done. Never once did I mention to you that I expected you to move it. Your task was to push. And now you come to Me with your strength spent, thinking that you have failed.
But, is that really so? Look at yourself. Your arms are strong and muscled, your back sinewy and brown, your hands are callused from constant pressure, your legs have become massive and hard. Through opposition you have grown much, and your abilities now surpass that which you used to have.
Yet you haven’t moved the rock. But your calling was to be obedient and to push and to exercise your faith and trust in My wisdom. This you have done. Now I, My friend, will now move the rock.”
At times, when we hear a word from God, we tend to use our own intellect to decipher what He wants, when actually what God wants is just a simple obedience and faith in Him. By all means, exercise the faith that moves mountains, but know that it is still God who moves mountains.
When everything seems to go wrong … just P.U.S.H.!
When the job gets you down … just P.U.S.H.!
When people don’t react the way you think they should… just P.U.S.H.!
When your money looks “gone” and the bills are due…just P.U.S.H!
When people just don’t understand you … just P.U.S.H.!
P= Pray
U= Until
S= Something
H= Happens
-contributed by Bev Sederlund
Friday, March 16, 2001
How much weight could a weightlifter lift if he or she did not practice everyday? So it is with Christians. To lift the weight of spiritual challenges that come our way requires daily practice through prayer, scripture reading and the fellowship of believers. Without “spiritual strength conditioning,” believers are not ready to meet the spiritual challenges that come unannounced.
-Eph 6:12-13 (NIV)
“For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Thursday March 15, 2001
The answers to prayer are not limited by the power of God but are providentially determined by the wisdom of God.
-Rom 11:33-36 (NIV)
“Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” “Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him?” For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.”
Wednesday, March 14, 2001
The loving arms of God can encircle the most broken person and hold them together.
-Ps 51:17 (NIV)
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart…”
Tuesday, March 13, 2001
God understands parenting. He has lots of children and they aren’t perfect either!
-1 Pet 3:9 (NIV)
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”
Monday, March 12, 2001
You can’t change what something is by giving it a different name. Sin is still sin!
-Prov 14:34 (NIV)
“Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.”
-Prov 29:6 (NIV)
“An evil man is snared by his own sin, but a righteous one can sing and be glad.”
Sunday, March 11, 2001
The Body of Christ, the church, is beautiful. It may not appear that way in your eyes but is surely looks that way through God’s eyes. We should all try to see what He sees in the church!
-1 Cor 12:27 (NIV)
“Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it.”
Saturday, March 10, 2001
There is something missing in our world that causes the kind of violent behavior and greed that is so prevalent in society today. It’s not a great mystery. The less of Christ that people have in their lives the more greed and violence there is. People still need the Lord!
-Ps 11:5 (NIV)
“The LORD examines the righteous, but the wicked and those who love violence his soul hates.”
Friday, March 9, 2001
Spiritual growth isn’t something that happens alone. People need the grating of others to help scrape off their rough edges and develop spiritual maturity. Think about it. If you were the only person in your church or you attended a church where everyone there had the same personality traits as yourself how much spiritual growth would you acquire? Other people are different from you for a good reason that brings good things if you keep your attitude focused on God and His purpose.
-1 Pet 2:2-3 (NIV)
“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”
Thursday, March 8, 2001
Being calm in the storms of life requires a good grip on God!
-Heb 3:6-8 (NIV)
“But Christ is faithful as a son over God’s house. And we are his house, if we hold on to our courage and the hope of which we boast. So, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts…
Wednesday, March 7, 2001
If everyone you know got together and threw their problems in a pile and each person had to pick up problems to keep, most everyone would be scrambling to pick up their own problems again. Sometimes problems just happen. It’s called life. Other times we create them by poor decisions. Sometimes we create them because of who were are. Our personality might just rub our supervisor or employer the wrong way. But there are times that God allows certain things to take place in our lives that are problems but may be part of His plan for our preparation for what God has for our future. However, it is always difficult to discern what is the root of the problems we are experiencing.
People will often look at your life, like Jobs friends, and determine that they have the answers. The problem is, they have their own problems they can’t figure out! To discern the root of your problems you must seek God for the answer. Unlike the “OPLOC (Other Peoples Life Observers Corp),” God knows and by seeking Him you will find the answer. However, it doesn’t mean your problem will go away but God will certainly give you the grace to live with it.
-2 Cor 12:7-10 (NIV)
“To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Tuesday, March 6, 2001
God grades on the cross, not the curve!
1 Cor 1:18 (NIV)
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Monday, March 5, 2001
The beauty of the sunrise of a new day cannot truly be compared to anything. However, I have noticed a very similar beauty on the face of someone who had just received Christ as his or her Savior. The ‘Sonrise” of a new life!
-2 Sam 23:4 (NIV)
“He is like the light of morning at sunrise on a cloudless morning, like the brightness after rain that brings the grass from the earth.”
Sunday, March 4, 2001
Being spiritual on Sunday mornings is good. Being spiritual on Monday mornings too is better. Being spiritual every morning is best!
-Ps 140:13 (NIV)
“Surely the righteous will praise your name and the upright will live before you.”
Saturday, March 3, 2001
Kids Letter To God!
Dear GOD:
Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t You just keep the ones You have?
– Jane
Dear GOD:
Maybe Cain and Abel would not kill each other so much if they had their own rooms. It works with my brother. – Larry
Dear GOD:
If You watch me in church on Sunday, I’ll show You my new shoes. – Mickey
Dear GOD:
I bet it is very hard for You to love all of everybody in the whole world. There are only 4 people in our family and I can never do it. – Nan
Dear GOD:
In school they told us what You do. Who does it when You are on vacation? – Jane
Dear GOD:
I read the Bible. What does “beget” mean? Nobody will tell me. – Love, Alison
Dear GOD:
Are You really invisible or is it just a trick? – Lucy
Dear GOD:
Is it true my father won’t get in Heaven if he uses his bowling words in the house? -Anita
Dear GOD:
Did You mean for the giraffe to look like that or was it an accident? -Norma
Dear GOD:
Who draws the lines around the countries? – Nan
Dear GOD:
I went to this wedding and they kissed right in church. Is that okay? -Neil
Dear GOD:
What does it mean You are a Jealous God? I thought You had everything. -Jane
Dear GOD:
Did You really mean “do unto others as they do unto you”? Because if You did, then I’m going to fix my brother. – Darla
Dear GOD:
Thank you for the baby brother, but what I prayed for was a puppy. – Joyce
Dear GOD:
It rained for our whole vacation and is my father mad! He said some things about You that people are not supposed to say, but I hope You will not hurt him anyway. Your friend, (But I am not going to tell You who I am)
Dear GOD:
Why is Sunday school on Sunday? I thought it was supposed to be our day of rest. Tom L.
Dear GOD:
Please send me a pony. I never asked for anything before. You can look it up. Bruce
Dear GOD:
If we come back as something else, please don’t let me be Mary Horton – because I hate her.
-Denise
Dear GOD:
If you give me a genie like Aladdin, I will give You anything You want, except my money or my chess set. – Raphael
Dear GOD:
I want to be just like my Daddy when I get big but not with so much hair all over. – Sam
Dear GOD:
You don’t have to worry about me. I always look both ways. – Dean
Dear GOD:
I think the stapler is one of your greatest inventions.
– Ruth M.
Dear GOD:
I think about You sometimes even when I’m not praying – Elliott
Dear GOD:
Of all the people who work for You I like Noah and David the best.- Rob
Dear GOD:
My brother told me about being born but it doesn’t sound right. They’re just kidding, aren’t they?
– Marsha
Dear GOD:
I would like to live 900 years like the guy in the Bible.
– Love, Chris
Dear GOD:
We read Thomas Edison made light. But in Sunday school they said You did it so I bet he stole your idea. – Sincerely, Donna
Dear GOD:
The bad people laughed at Noah – “You made an ark on dry land, you fool.” But he was smart, he stuck with You. That’s what I would do. – Eddie
Dear GOD:
I do not think anybody could be a better GOD. Well, I just want You to know but I am not just saying that because You are GOD already. – Charles
Dear GOD:
I didn’t think orange went with purple until I saw the sunset You made on Tuesday. That was cool.
– Eugene
-contributed by Arlen Flippen
Friday, March 2, 2001
In today’s national news it was reported that abortion causes an increased risk for breast cancer. Abortion is a tragedy that causes pain and suffering of many types.
Pregnancy may be a mistake but birth is never a mistake. I was born in an unwed mother home and my mother never felt that I was a mistake. Neither have I!
-Jer 1:5 (NIV)
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you…”
Thursday, March 1, 2001
If you want to please God, make yourself available to Him. If you want to make Him ecstatic, make your gifts available to Him!
-Rom 11:29 (NIV)
“…for God’s gifts and his call are irrevocable.
