Tag Archive for: Eternity

Your Lens

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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. (Matthew 6:19-20)

May God help you see things like the young man in the following story.  You can choose to see the glass as half full.  You always have the choice to be wealthy through the riches of God.  Look through the lens of God’s camera and see the beautiful array of all that He offers.  Learn each lesson well as it comes your way! Read more

Lion and the Lamb

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The wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and the yearling together; and a little child will lead them.  The cow will feed with the bear, their young will lie down together, and the lion will eat straw with the ox. (Isaiah 11:6-7)

Today I was on an airplane once again and it never fails the drama that unfolds between humans.  I see it in every direction.  I watch it as I enter the plane, I see it on the faces of the flight attendants, I see it with the passengers, I witness the security guards and how they interact with the hotel shuttle employees.  Sometimes it feels like I’m watching a Jerry Springer show unfold.  Drama, drama, drama!  Humans truly do not know how to get along sometimes.  No matter what we do, it seems like our needs always come first.  We don’t have the mentality of, “you come first” when we are on an airplane.  No, it’s more like “when can I get my snack, my drink, my pillow” or “when can I get off this plane.”  Everything is orientated around the “I” complex.  We live to serve ourselves while on these planes we fly.  We forget to serve others and it’s the same way in life.  We fly right by those who are in need of the love God pours into our lives on a daily basis.

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Do all roads lead to Rome?

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For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (1 Timothy 2:5)

Today I was in the grocery store, waiting at the deli for a pound of turkey.  There was another man who had asked for a pound of turkey right after me, only he had asked for “cracked pepper turkey” and I had asked for “garlic and herb turkey”.  The woman who was helping him reached for the turkey that was laid out for me and went to use this for the man.  She was about to give him the wrong deli sliced turkey to take home.  I leaned in and let her know what kind of turkey it was and the simple mistake was easily straightened out.

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Pearls of Opportunity ~ Psalm 119 Part 3

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Deal bountifully with thy servant, that I may live, and keep thy word.  Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.  I am a stranger in the earth:  hide not thy commandments from me.  My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. (Psalm 119:17-20, KJV)

Welcome back to Part 3 of our journey in Psalm 119.  If you have been walking through this passage with me, you know that so far we have learned to:

1.  Walk with integrity and follow the instructions in God’s Word.  May it be our desire to reflect His heart with our actions in our daily lives.  ~Psalm 119:1-8

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Eternity in View

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The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from the nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.  Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.  Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. (Galatians 6:8-10)

A person can never truly appreciate the bloom of a rose without the work of another hand.  There is always someone who has planted a seed, watered the seed, weeded the garden, taken care of the soil, and harvested the plant.  We all need to make sure that in the act of our sowing, we are sowing for the Lord.  He is the One who sees our heart and knows our intentions.  May we sow out of the overflow of goodness that God has done in our own lives.  May we plant seeds of joy, peace, and love.  May we not look for the harvest, but know that God has plans that far exceed what we can comprehend.  Read the following story and see what I mean. Read more