People refer to Walt Disney as the father of animation. His genius popularized animated cartoons. Disney characters like Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse come to live in countless theaters, TV’s and DVD’s. Disney’s ability to make cartoon characters seem life-like built a multi-billion-dollar industry. …
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Darkness shrouded the beach late on evening. No man-made lights illuminated the blackness that stretched forever. As I looked heavenward, multitudes of brilliant stars and planets filled the sky. The heavens declared God’s glory and displayed his splendor! My heart leaped for joy as I reveled in Father’s heavenly handiwork. …
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Beautiful turquoise Caribbean water surrounded the one hundred and ten-foot-long boat. Several lushly forested Honduran Islands lay scattered around us.
As I stood on the top deck of our little boat, a friend requested, “look at my GPS monitor.” He handed me a rectangular device about the size of a television remote control “The global positioning system monitor shows me my exact longitude, latitude, elevation and distance from my home in Texas. Twenty-two satellites in orbit around earth electronically communicate with this device. I always know where I am,” he said. Remarkable technology! …
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After miraculously providing fish and bread for thousands of hungry people, Jesus commanded the apostles, “Gather the pieces that are left,” John 6:12. Was Jesus an environmentalist? Was he merely concerned that his actions not pollute the Israeli countryside? Maybe his motto was “Don’t mess with Israel.” (That just doesn’t have the same ring as “Don’t mess with Texas.”) …
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Jesus sends you an invitation to dine with him. “I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat with him and he with me,” Revelation 3:20. Jesus issued this invitation to everyone in the church, his earthly body; so, you’re included.
There’s something really special about sharing a meal with other people. Meal time allows us to leisurely fellowship. We share our experiences, feelings, ideas and plans. Others listen and then casually speak about the happenings of their day. We laugh with one another, empathize together and feel totally unthreatened by those sitting at the table with us. Meal time opens doors of communication that remain shut during the rest of our day. …
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Love for humans motivated Jesus’ every action, all his behavior and each word. This love for humanity compelled Jesus to wear our crown of thorns so we can wear his crown of blessing. He accepted what He did not deserve so we can experience what we cannot earn. …
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When starting something new, many uncertainties fill our future. So, humans prefer staying with the familiar and the comfortable. We feel secure when surrounded by our friend, “Certainty.”
But certainty isn’t always a good friend; nice, but not always healthy; pleasant, but not always pleasing to the Lord.
In early 1992, Delores and I faced a future filled with seemingly endless uncertainties. The focusing muscles behind my eyes refused to operate normally. Even though I wrote with tall letters and a felt tip pen, focusing exhausted me. Preaching weekends provided temporary ministry but we needed a permanent job. Without a secure income, uncertainty dominated my attention.
One day, during my private time with the Lord, he encouraged me to quit concentrating on uncertainties and begin considering my certainties. Immediately, I realized that the Word presents a multitude of promises he swears to keep. The Word predicts a “certainty-filled” future for the believer! God’s children don’t face an uncertain future at all. Just read the Bible. What does it say about your tomorrows?
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future!”
“There is no lack for those who fear the Lord.”
“He holds victory in store for the righteous.”
“Those who hope in him will not be disappointed.”
“He will never leave us nor forsake us.”
“Commit whatever you do to the Lord, and your plans will succeed.”
“He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed and miracles that cannot be numbered.”
On and on the promises spill from his Word. Friends, remember that “it is easier for heaven and earth to disappear than for the least stroke of the pen to drop out of…” God’s Word.
Today, have you considered the “certainties” God pronounced?
Scriptures referred to: Jeremiah 29:11; Psalm 34:9,10; Proverbs 2:7; Isaiah 49:23; Deuteronomy 31:6; Proverbs 16:3; Job 9:10; Luke 16:17
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God’s presence is the source of our joy. Singing, dancing, playing musical instruments are expression of sincere enthusiasm for God’s nearness, “I will go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the lyre, O God, my God,” Psalm 43:4. “David was dancing before the Lord with all his might,” 2 Samuel 6:14. …
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Famous last words: “After all else fails, read the instructions.”
God suggests something much better: “Before all else fails, praise.” That’s right, praise for God acts as a preventative for so many human ills. After all, doesn’t the Lord’s Book of Instruction command us to be constantly praising him? We praise him for who he is, what he like and for all he does. This praise for God releases his power against everything that threatens us and those who love us. The divine power overwhelms many of our enemies before they can lift their hand to strike us. …
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Ever feel deficient? Ever say to yourself, “I don’t have what it takes?” Do your personal defects dominate your attention? Well, it looks like you’re a member of the Jeremiah Club. …
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