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ISAIAH 55:6,7,8,9 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found Call ye upon him while he is near Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts And let him return unto the Lord And He will have mercy upon him for he will abundantly pardon For my thoughts are not your thoughts Neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord For as the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts
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THE LAST LAUGH 583 During the holidays, Donna was resting in our bedroom, when I came up and laid down with her... "Uh, What are you doing here?" She said. "The next football game doesn't start for 45 minutes. I thought I'd rest with you until game time." (I tried to carry on a civilized conversation with her, but it didn't work out.) Finally she said, "Why don't you go fix yourself a (soft) drink before the game starts. Hurry you only have five minutes." "Fifteen!" "Oh, well that's okay. Hurry along." "Don't rush me." "Goodbye." "Goodbye...I am not leaving until I have the last word!" "Oh, okay." "See...you don't want me to leave." "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha." "Ho-ho yourself, I'm not leaving with you having the last laugh either." "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha." "Silly." There's a short silence. Donna breaks it up with a couple of deep sighs followed by "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha." "All right, you can have the last laugh and the last sigh, but I still get the last word." 'Okay." "Goodbye!!!" "(Sigh...Ha...Ha.)" (Written on February 4, 1979) Ho,Ho,Ho,Ho ISAIAH 55:1,2,3 Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters And he that hath no money, come ye, buy and eat Yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread and your labor for that which satisfieth not? Hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let you soul delight in fatness Incline your ear and come unto me; Hear and your soul shall shall live and I will make an everlasting an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of David LIGHT UP THE DARKNESS 582 Marilynn Maybee penned the following: "With God's help we can light the darkness." O Lord Give unto us A powerful lamp That will light up the darkness That those whom we shall meet Might savor life And find it sweet And fine in every moment The joy of living Of giving and forgiving Of striving and gaining That which is eternal And everlasting Help us be part Of the light When and where We can (Written on February 2, 1979) NEVER AGAIN LIST 540 We recently read an article on spiritual warfare by Stephen Strang in which he offered a "Never Again List" of daily scripture affirmations. Here they are for your edification. Never again will I confess "I can't, for "I can do all things through Christ which strengthen me." Philippians 4.13 Never again will I confess lack, for "My God shall supply all your needs according according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 Never again will I confess fear, for "God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and of love and of a discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7 Never again will I confess lack of doubt and lack of faith, for "God hath given to every man the measure of faith." Romans 12:3 Never again will I confess weakness, for "The Lord is the Strength of my life." Psalm 27: 1 And "the people that know their God will display strength and take action." Daniel 11:32 Never again will I confess supremacy of Satan over my life, for "greater is he that is within me than he that is in the world." 1 John 4:4 (First published on October 19, 1978) MOTHER'S DAY (1979) 618 When all the roses have faded away And no bloom is found in sight There'll still be the lingering fragrance Of when mother held me tight When the shadows fall at eventide My mind remembers in my youth The lessons my mother taught so well Like always "Always tell the truth" Now when I sit by the fire and ponder And my thoughts begin to wander I think of the care my mother bestowed And my gratitude for her life grows fonder And when stories are told by men grown old With wistfulness and sheer joy I'll remember my mother's love for me When I was but a boy (Written on May 13, 1979) 0 CommentsISAIAH 54:11,12,13 SECOND THOUGHTS 580 From an unknown writer... "Second thoughts they say are best." One of the lessons the Lord keeps trying to teach us is...to have second thoughts, especially before we speak them aloud. For often, our first thoughts are shaped by our emotions which are frequently faulty and need to be tempered and reshaped by the Holy Spirit. When time and circumstance permit, let us wait patiently for better thoughts which may lead to better actions and reactions... and better consequences. As we form our second thoughts, may we ask ourselves..."Is this what Jesus would think?"... "Is this what the Holy Spirit would have me say?" "Second thoughts they say are best." Perhaps, in the long run, we shall find that, indeed they are. (Written on January 28, 1979) ISAIAH 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee that shall prosper And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn This the heritage of the servants of the Lord And their rightousness is of me, saith the Lord ISAIAH 54:11,12,13 O thou afflicted tossed with tempest and not comforted; Behold I will lay thy stones with fair colors and lay thy foundations with sapphires And I will make thy windows of agates and thy gates of red garnet (carbuncles) and all thy borders of pleasant stones And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord, And great shall be the peace of thy children THE POWER OF INFLUENCE 579 The other day, a couple of new students came into our creative writing class that we have been privileged to direct at school the past few months. As these students entered the room for the first time, the following thoughts occurred to us... We are continually influenced by new faces. Total strangers become our acquaintances. And gradually, or rapidly, these people often become our friends...or enemies...or, sometimes, forgotten or submerged entities hidden within the recesses of our mind. But, nevertheless, their influence has entered in upon our souls. And our contact with them... has also affected... our future history. For good or evil, their acts or auras have fastened themselves forever upon our souls. So then, every word spoken, and every thought we think and every act we perform, influences someone, somewhere, everyday. May we constantly be aware of the power of our influence upon our fellow man. (Written on January 25, 1979) |
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