Inspiration
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GOD'S
ACCURACY
God's
accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs. For example, the eggs of
the potato bug hatch in 7 days;
Those of the canary in 14 days;
Those of the barnyard hen in 21 days.
The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28
days;
Those of the mallard in 35 days.
The eggs of the parrot and the ostrich
hatch in 42 days.
(Notice, they are all divisible by Seven).
The lives
of each of you may be ordered by the Lord in a beautiful way for His glory, if
you will only entrust Him with your life. If you try to regulate your own
life, it will only be a mess and a failure. Only the One who made the
brain and the heart can successfully guide them to a profitable end.
God's
wisdom is seen in the making of an elephant. The four legs of this great
beast all bend forward in the same direction. No other Quadruped is so
made. God planned that this animal would have a huge body, too large to
live on two legs. For this reason He gave it four fulcrums so that it can
rise from the ground easily. The horse rises from the ground on its two front
legs first. A cow rises from the ground with its two hind legs first.
How wise
the Lord is in all His works of creation! God's wisdom is revealed
in His arrangement of sections and segments, as well as in the number of grains.
Each watermelon has an even number of strips on the rind.
Each orange has an even number of segments.
Each ear of
corn has an even number of rows.
Each stalk of wheat has an even number of grains.
Every bunch of bananas has on its lowest row an even number of bananas, and each
row decreases by one, so that one row has an even number and the next row an odd
number.
The waves
of the sea roll In on shore twenty-six to the minute in all kinds of weather.
All grains
are found in even numbers on the stalks, and the Lord specified thirtyfold,
sixtyfold, and a hundredfold - all even numbers.
God has
caused the flowers to blossom at certain specified times during the day, so that
Linneus, the great botanist, once said that if he had a conservatory containing
the right kind of soil, moisture and temperature, he could tell the time of day
or night by the flowers that were open and those that were closed!
Thus the
Lord in His wonderful grace can arrange the life that is entrusted to His care
in such a way that it will carry out His purposes and plans, and will be
fragrant with His presence.
Only
the God-planned life is successful. Only the life given over to the care of the
Lord is safe.
(Author unknown)
TASTE MY
JESUS
At the
University
of
Chicago
Divinity School
each year they have what is called "Baptist Day." On this day each one is
to bring a lunch to be eaten outdoors in a grassy picnic area.
Every
"Baptist Day" the school would invite one of the greatest minds to lecture in
the theological education center.
One year
they invited Dr. Paul Tillich. Dr.Tillich spoke for two and one-half hours
proving that the resurrection of Jesus was false. He quoted scholar after
scholar and book after book. He concluded that since there was no such thing as
the historical resurrection the religious tradition of the church was
groundless, emotional mumbo-jumbo, because it was based on a relationship with a
risen Jesus, who, in fact never rose from the dead in any literal sense. He then
asked if there were any questions.
After about
30 seconds, an old, dark skinned preacher with a head of short-cropped , woolly
white hair stood up in the back of the auditorium. "Docta Tillich, I got one
question," he said as all eyes turned toward him.
He reached
into his sack lunch and pulled out an apple and began eating it. "Docta Tillich..
CRUNCH, MUNCH
"My
question is a simple question,"... CRUNCH, MUNCH...
"Now, I
ain't never read them books you read." CRUNCH, MUNCH..
"and I
can't recite the scriptures in the original Greek"...CRUNCH, MUNCH .....
" I
don't know nothin' about Niebuhr and Heide gger"...CRUNCH, MUNCH....
He finished
the app le. "All I wanna know is: This apple I just ate, . . . . . Was it bitter
or sweet?"
Dr Tillich
paused for a moment and answered in exemplary scholarly fashion: "I cannot
possibly answer that question, for I haven't tasted your apple."
The
white-haired preacher dropped the core of his apple into his crumpled paper bag,
looked up at Dr.. Tillich and said calmly, "Neither have you tasted my Jesus."
The 1,000
plus in attendance could not contain themselves. The auditorium erupted with
applause and cheers.
THE SNEEZE THAT HONOURED GOD.
They walked
in tandem, each of the ninety-two students filing into the already crowded
auditorium. With their rich maroon gowns flowing .. and the traditional caps,
they looked almost .. as grown up as they felt.
Dads swallowed hard behind broad smiles, and Moms freely brushed away tears.
This class would NOT pray during
the commencements----not by choice, but because of a recent court ruling
prohibiting it.
The principal and several students were careful to stay within the guidelines
allowed by the ruling. They gave inspirational and challenging speeches, but no
one mentioned divine guidance and no one asked for blessings on the graduates or
their families.
The speeches were nice, but they were routine.....until the final speech
received a standing ovation.
A solitary student walked proudly to the microphone. He stood still and silent
for just a moment, and then, it
happened.
All 92 students, every single one of
them, suddenly SNEEZED!!!!
The student
on stage.. simply looked at the audience and said,
'GOD BLESS
YOU,
each and every one of you!' And he walked off stage...
The audience exploded into applause. This graduating class had found a unique
way to invoke God's blessing on their future with or without the court's
approval.
This is a true story; it happened at
the
University
of
Maryland.
ON THE
TRIP HOME
A pastor
had been on a long flight between church conferences. The first warning of the
approaching problems came when the sign on the airplane flashed on: Fasten Your
Seat Belts. Then, after a while, a calm voice said, "We shall not be serving the
beverages at this time as we are expecting a little turbulence. Please be sure
your seat belt is fastened."
As the pastor looked around the aircraft, it became obvious that many of the
passengers were becoming apprehensive. Later, the voice on the intercom said,
"We are so sorry that we are unable to serve the meal at this time. The
turbulence is still ahead of us." And then the storm broke . .
The ominous
cracks of thunder could be heard even above the roar of the engines. Lightning!
Lit up the darkening skies, and within moments that great plane was like a cork
tossed around on a celestial ocean. One moment the airplane was lifted on
terrific currents of air; the next, it dropped as if it were about to crash. The
pastor confessed that he shared the discomfort and fear of those around him. He
said, "As I looked around the plane, I could see that nearly all the passengers
were upset and alarmed. Some were praying. The future seemed ominous and many
were wondering if they would make it through the storm.
"Then, I
suddenly saw a little girl. Apparently the storm meant nothing to her. She had
tucked her feet beneath her as she sat on her seat; she was reading a book and
every- thing within her small world was calm and orderly. "Sometimes she closed
her eyes, then she would read again; then she would straighten her legs, but
worry and fear were not in her world. When the plane was being buffeted by the
terrible storm when it lurched this way and that, as it rose and fell with
frightening severity, when all the adults were scared half to death, that
marvelous child was completely composed and unafraid." The minister could hardly
believe his eyes.
It was not
surprising therefore, that when the plane finally reached its destination and
all the passengers were hurrying to disembark, our pastor lingered to speak to
the girl whom he had watched for such a long time. Having commented about the
storm and the behavior of the plane, he asked why she had not been afraid.
The child
replied, "Cause my Daddy's the pilot, and he's taking me home." There are many
kinds of storms that buffet us. Physical, mental, financial, domestic, and many
other storms can easily and quickly darken our skies and throw our plane into
apparently uncontrollable movement. We have all known such times, and let us be
honest and confess, it is much easier to be at rest when our feet are on the
ground than when we are being tossed about a darkened sky.
Let us
remember: Our Father is the Pilot. He is in control and taking us home. Don't
worry!
“GOD’S
FRUIT”
How to manufacture fruit:
To Read: Isaiah 34-36 To Know: "I
am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch of mine that
bears no fruit, he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes,
that it may bear more fruit." (Jn. 15:1,2) If a person bears fruit for God what
will his or her life produce? The Bible abounds with promises that faith will
produce fruit. The first Psalm says of the one who walks worthy of the faith
that, "He is like a tree planted by streams of water, that yields its fruit in
its season." (Ps. 1:3) Jesus told those who were to abide in him by faith that,
"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and
bear fruit and that your fruit should abide;." (Jn.15: 16) Paul, in writing to
the Colossian Christians, centered his message on fruit bearing. He wrote, ".Of
this you have heard before in the word of the truth, the gospel which has come
to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and growing." (Col.
1:5,6) What is this fruit that those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ
will bring forth? Fruit in the natural realm is the manufacture of the seed that
was in the fruit that went before. Apples contain apple seeds, which are the
promise of future apples. The fruit in a Christian's life is Christ reproducing
himself in the believer. This is precisely what Jesus taught us to expect would
result from placing our faith in his name. Jesus said, ".he who believes in me
will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do,
because I go to the Father." (Jn. 14:12) To Read: Saturday: Isaiah 37-39 Sunday:
Isaiah 40-42.
THE “HAVE YOU EVER” MESSAGE.
Have you ever been just sitting there and all of a sudden you feel like doing
something nice for someone you care for? THAT'S GOD talking to you through the
Holy Spirit.
Have you ever been down and out and nobody seems to be around for you to talk
to? THAT'S GOD wanting you to talk to Him.
Have you ever received something wonderful that you didn't even ask for, like
money in the mail, a debt that had mysteriously been cleared, or a coupon to a
department store where you had just seen something you needed, but couldn't
afford? THAT'S GOD knowing the desires of your heart..
Have you ever been in a situation and you had no clue how it was going to get
better, how the hurting would stop, how the pain would ease, but now you look
back on it. .
THAT'S GOD passing us through tribulation to see a brighter day!
Do you think that this e-mail was accidentally sent to you?
Dear God..
I know you're watching over me And I'm feeling truly blessed For no matter what
I pray for You always know what's best!
I have this circle of E-mail friends, Who mean a lot to me; Some days I "send"
and "send," At other times, I let them be.
I am so blessed to have these friends,
with whom I've grown so close; So this little poem I dedicate to them, Because
to me they are the "Most"!
When I see each name download, And view the message they've sent; I know they've
thought of me that day, And "well wishes" were their intent.
So to you, my friends, I would like to say,
thank you for being a part; Of all my daily contacts, This comes right from my
heart.
God bless you all is my prayer today, I'm honored to call you "friend"; I pray
God will keep you safe, Until we write again.