A Good Attitude!

Matthew Henry, the famous Bible scholar, was once accosted by thieves and robbed of his purse. He wrote these words in his diary: "Let me be thankful first because I was never robbed before; second, although they took my purse, they did not take my life; third, because, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed and not someone else." What a good attitude and outlook on life. He truly put others before himself. Have we had much success in this arena?

Vengeance belongs to the Lord!

We live in the hour where we need to live according to what is said in Psalm 37: 1,2 which reads, "Fret not thyself because of evil- doers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." We need to rest in the Lord and not get ourselves all lathered up over these evil ones. God is not mocked for whatever man sows he shall also reap. Evil doers will be cut down by the Lord. He will not wink at sin in their lives. God has a time to take care to these ones for it is written in Romans 12:19b, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay saith the Lord." Rest assured that He will take care of these matters.

Love!

On the subject of love, an unknown author penned the following:

Love is Silence - when your words would hurt.
Love is Patience - when your neighbor's curt.
Love is Deafness - when a scandal flows.
Love is Thoughtfulness - for others' woes.
Love is Promptness - when stern duty calls.
Love is Courage - when misfortune falls.

Proverbs 10;12 says, "Hatred stirs up contentions: but love covers all transgressions." (Amplified Bible) What do our lives have to say about Love?

Continue In The WORD!

Paul the Apostle wrote Timothy in 2 Timothy 4:2-4, "Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables." Paul said the time is coming when Christians will want something more than the truth of God's written word and will seek after teachers who will be great story tellers or great orators who will be promising deliverance and healing while they are in personal bondage themselves. They will be like clouds without rain, or ships without a rudder. In Chapter 3:13 of the same book, it says, "But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived." We live in such an hour, so let's be in the word and not doing things the way the world does them. Our weapons aren't carnal but they are mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. In the Old Testament the children of Israel were instructed to stone to death those who said thus saith the Lord when the Lord hadn't said. They were called false Prophets back then. What are they called today? Maybe unique or unorthodox. Let's be careful to see that we endure hardness as good soldiers of Jesus Christ, and don't fall into the enemies traps.

A Righteous Guide!

Psalm 48:14 says, "For this God is our God forever and ever: He will be our guide even unto death." The song writer wrote,"Where He leads me I will follow, I'll go with Him, with Him, all the way." God is a righteous guide for us all and the one who knows the way. What are we waiting for, let's get in step right behind Him.

Self Love!

Benjamin Franklin once said, "He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals." The Apostle Paul warned Timothy in II Timothy 3: 1-2 by saying, "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves,..." I believe that we are living in this perilous time for men are in many ways manifesting their love of self. A, me- first attitude is permeating our society and the church. Our call is to love God and our neighbor while self love needs a trip to the cross.

A Great Mystery!

I Timothy 3:16 says, "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." What is this great mystery? Christ in us the hope of glory would be an appropriate answer. Colossians 1:26 - 27 says, "Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." We are most blessed to know this mystery.