Sunday, February 28, 2021
The Homeless Man
It was a cold winter’s day that Sunday. The parking lot to the church was filling up quickly. I noticed as I got out of my car that fellow church members were whispering among themselves as they walked to the church. As I got closer, I saw a man leaned up against the wall outside the church. He was almost lying down as if he was asleep. He had on a long trench coat that was almost in shreds, and a hat topped his head, pulled down so you could not see his face. He wore shoes that looked 30 years old, too small for his feet, with holes all over them. His toes stuck out. I assumed this man was homeless and asleep, so I walked on by through the doors of the church. We all gathered for fellowship for a few minutes, and someone brought up the man lying outside. People snickered and gossiped, but no one bothered to ask him to come in, including me. A few moments later, the church service began. We all waited for the preacher to take his place and to give us the Word when the doors to the church opened. In came the homeless man walking down the aisle with his head down. People gasped and whispered and made faces. He made his way down the aisle and up onto the pulpit. He took off his hat and coat. My heart sank. There stood our preacher he was the “homeless man.” No one said a word. The preacher took his Bible and laid it on the stand. “Folks, I don’t think I have to tell you what I am preaching about today.”
Saturday, February 27, 2021
The Candle With No Flame
A man had a little daughter an only and much-loved child. He lived only for her, she was his life. So when she became ill and her illness resisted the efforts of the best obtainable physicians, he became like a man possessed, moving heaven and earth to bring about her restoration to health. His best efforts proved fruitless, however, and the child died. The father was irreconcilable. He became a bitter recluse, shutting himself away from his many friends, refusing every activity that might restore his poise and bring him back to his normal self. Then one night he had a dream. He was in heaven and witnessing a grand pageant of all the little child angels. They were marching in an endless line past the Great White Throne. Every white-robed, angelic tot carried a candle. He noticed, however, that one child's candle was not lit. Then he saw that the child with the dark candle was his little girl. Rushing towards her, while the pageant faltered, he seized her in his arms, caressed her tenderly, and asked, "How is that your candle is the only one not lit?" "Father, they often relight it, but your tears always put it out again," she said. Just then he awoke from his dream. The lesson was crystal clear, and its effects were immediate. From that hour on he was no longer a recluse but mingled freely and cheerfully with his former friends and associates. No longer would his little darling's candle be extinguished by his useless tears.
Friday, February 26, 2021
Christ Is Coming Back Soon
For the devout Christian, one of the ways we can think about Christ’s return is that He is “on His way”. In our daily life, in all our problems, fears, troubles, and trials, we can always look forward to a time when He will be, perhaps is even now, on His way. As much as we experience the presence of God within our hearts, there has never been, nor will there ever be, anything in our life like seeing Him with our physical eyes. In addition to mountains trembling, on the day when Jesus makes His return, there are going to be many knees trembling, some from fear, others from excitement. His return is an absolute ironclad guaranteed certainty! He is on His way. We have waited a long time for Him to come back. Of course, we can wait a while longer even when we don’t want to wait. While He is on His way, all it takes is a little patience on our part is waiting to see Him. Get ready, be ready, the time for His return is getting closer and closer each minute. O Happy Day! He is coming back!
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The Best Rewards Of Life
If you look at the lives of the people in your life who have money, power, fame, and worldly success, look deep and you may see something lacking. Look deep and you may see the worldly reward of others often comes with spiritual emptiness. Look deep within yourself and you will see it is better to have inner peace, even in your pain, than to have only your worldly rewards and live in spiritual emptiness. Many of the people you know only live for worldly rewards. Their inner life, if you could see it, would be a life full of emptiness, torment, meaninglessness, depression, and loneliness. It is because people live for worldly rewards and receive emptiness, torment, meaninglessness, depression, and loneliness that so many people drink, use drugs, become addicted, as well as living a life full of anger and hate. Think long and hard about this issue. Do you want the world or do you want Christ alive in you? Satan will offer you the rewards of the world, but do you want the rewards of the world and all the pain in the world? God will not offer you the world. God will offer you His only begotten Son dying on the cross for you, hoping above all hope you accept Christ and receive His reward of eternal life. What reward will you choose today?
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