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“As has just been said: “Today, if you hear His voice…” (Hebrews 3:15 NIV) There are three main options for us to choose from when it comes to paying one’s bills.  Actually, there are four, but one I would recommend you avoid.  You can pay by mail, a relic from the past that people everywhere once opted to do unless they paid in person.  You can pay by automatic deduction by setting...

SPRINKLING IN A LITTLE MORE SEASON-ING!

“When I think of the goodness of Jesus and what He has done for meMy heart cries out “Hallelujah!”  “Thank God for saving me!” Let’s sprinkle in a little more Thanksgiving related seasoning!  Think of all the dates you remember; the special dates you recall; the ones that make you say, “Thank you Jesus!”  Think about the times He lifted you up!  Think about the...

WHAT WILL YOUR REPORT INCLUDE?

“My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness and of Your salvation all day long; for I do not know the sum of them.  I will come with the mighty deeds of the Lord God; I will make mention of Your righteousness, Yours alone.  O God, You have taught me from my youth, and I still declare Your wondrous deeds.” (Psalm 71:15-17 NASB) In searching old files on my computer, I found a report written...

DON’T BE LEAVING NO TIP!

“O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.” (Psalm 107:1 KJV) Today’s meditation finds it’s roots in my older brother’s weekly broadcast where he rereferred to how athletes thump their chest and make other kinds of self-praising motions after scoring or completing a great play, either on offense or defense.  And then, he points out that after the...

THE ONE WHO DID NOT BOW HIS HEAD

“Give thanks to the Lord, because he is good; his love is eternal!  Repeat these words in praise to the Lord, all you whom he has saved.” (Psalm 107:1-2a Good News Translation) A family sets down for dinner.  The matriarch of the house asks everyone to bow their heads so that she may bless the food.  She starts out by saying, “We thank you Lord,” and as she continues to pray,...

WHAT DID YOU DO?

“Nevertheless many even of the rulers believed in Him, but because of the Pharisees they were not confessing Him, for fear that they would be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the approval of men rather than the approval of God.” (John 12:42-43 NASB) Here are some questions for you to think about before you head off to church.  What did you do when it came to choosing between the...

DO AS HE SAYS AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS

“Now it happened that while the crowd was pressing around Him and listening to the word of God, He was standing by the lake of Gennesaret; and He saw two boats lying at the edge of the lake; but the fishermen had gotten out of them and were washing their nets.  And He got into one of the boats, which was Simon’s, and asked him to put out a little distance from the land.  And He sat down...

SOMEBODY’S WATCHING YOU

“And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him to whom we must answer.” (Hebrews 4:13 NASB) I got up earlier that usual Tuesday morning, about 12:55 a.m. to be exact.  Monday night, just so you will have the proper perspective, I turned the TV off at 10:00 p.m.  You do the math!  Back to early Tuesday morning.  I...

GETTING YOUR “PICTURE” RIGHT

“But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4 NASB) During the 1950’s, I remember when the one black and white television, the only TV in the house, went haywire.  It wasn’t like the end of the world back in those days.  Kids knew how to entertain themselves in living...

TIMES HAVE CHANGED

“For I, the Lord, do not change...” (Malachi 3:6 NASB) Leaving a restaurant,  as we approached our car, I opened the door for my wife. I heard an immediate dialogue from a young couple parked beside us who was also leaving.  The female getting in the car next to us said to her male companion, “Did you see what that man did for his wife.  He got her door.”  The...