Antique Thoughts Nearly Treasure

I dearest antique shops. Walking through them tin last a existent "treasure hunt." 

They convey as well as then many questions to mind:

Who ane time owned this item?

What adventures, sorrows, joys, tragedies, as well as miracles did the possessor sense during his lifetime on earth?

What would this somebody from approximately other century say me almost life as well as decease as well as treasure if he could speak?

Did he house the incorrect "price tags" on areas of his life?

Is he straightaway prophylactic at habitation amongst Jesus enjoying truthful treasure?

Yes, I dearest antique shops...they are amount of history as well as mystery as well as skillful questions. 

They give me chance to ponder the truthful pregnant of "treasure." 

How many earthly treasures lead maintain I overpriced? How many heavenly treasures lead maintain I forfeited?

“For where your treasure is, at that topographic point your pump volition last also.” Matthew 6:21

Do I retrieve that I brought cypher into the public as well as tin accept cypher out of it (1 Timothy 6:7)?

Am I focused on beingness rich inwards skillful deeds as well as generously sharing the earthly treasures God has given me (1 Timothy 6:17-19)?

It's skillful for me to ponder these questions. How almost you?

Are Nosotros Blinking Our Lights?

While driving along a two-lane route inwards the Hungarian countryside, a automobile passed inwards the reverse direction as well as blinked its lights, therefore merely about other automobile passed doing the same, therefore another. 

Were they alert us of an upcoming speed trap similar drivers inwards America sometimes do? 

Sure enough, several miles upwards the route was a radar car.

This universal wishing to help swain drivers avoid a traffic ticket gave me a convicting thought. 

The Bible says, “Whoever rejects the Son volition non run across life, for God's wrath remains on them” (John 3:36).

That’s far worse than a traffic ticket.

“For the reward of sin is drib dead [eternal death], but the gift of God is eternal life inwards Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 6:23

If people inwards the globe are interested inwards alert others of an upcoming speed trap, nosotros Christians should survive far to a greater extent than interested inwards alert people of the upcoming judgment.

Dear Christians, let's brand certain we're "blinking our lights" (Matthew 5:16).

Why Nosotros Dearest Living Water

Water brings life.

Water sustains life. 

Nothing lives without it.

No wonder Jesus explains that those who come upwards to Him are given Living Water (John 4:10-14).

Water is as well as therefore essential:

• Our torso needs it to part properly.
• We postulate it for cleansing.
• It's necessary for growing our food.
• And nosotros dearest to play inward it.

The Living Water Christ gives us does all of these things for us spiritually.

So today, let's: 

• Drink deeply of His dearest as well as hydrate our souls (John 7:37-38).
• Bathe inward repentance as well as allow His forgiveness launder away our sins (Psalm 51:2; 1 John 1:9). 
• Feed on His Word that is well-watered as well as exist (Matthew 4:4).
• Swim inward His peace, comfort, as well as joy (John 14:27; 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Philippians 4:4).

Every fourth dimension yous potable a drinking glass of water, mean value nearly the refreshment of your Savior.

Prayer Language

What create you lot telephone squall upwardly somebody who speaks 3 languages? Trilingual.

Two languages? Bilingual.

One language? American.

Several years ago, I met a Croation waiter who knew German, Croatian, in addition to Russian fluently summation a lilliputian English linguistic communication in addition to Hungarian. That’s non unusual for Europeans.

We Americans are the exception; in addition to amongst English linguistic communication fast becoming the 2d linguistic communication of Europe, it’s probable we’ll stay that way.

My promise is that nosotros monolingual American Christians volition deed beyond mono-national interests in addition to start praying for our world.

It’s non everyone’s responsibleness to larn a unusual missionary, simply it’s everyone’s responsibleness to pray that the the world volition know Christ’s love.

Jesus said, "Open your eyes in addition to hold off at the fields! They are white for harvest" (John 4:35).

Let's brand prayer for the nations our "second language."
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Better Than Whatever Sweepstakes

People larn into sweepstakes all the time, hoping to win huge cash prizes. 

The chances are slim. 

For example, a person’s hazard of winning the top prize from Publisher Clearing House is ane inwards 2 billion (source).

Not solely are sweepstakes difficult to win, they are sometimes but deceptive scams to larn personal information.

But there’s ane treasure far improve than whatever sweepstakes together with it’s available to everyone. The someone who gives this treasure already has all of our personal information, together with He's non selling it.

Psalm 19:7-11 describes God's Word equally this treasure which is to a greater extent than desirable than fine gold, reviving our souls, giving us wisdom together with insight, together with alert us of things that volition harm our hearts together with minds. 

And nosotros bespeak non larn into a sweepstakes to win it. Instead of waiting for someone to knock on our door amongst a 1000000 dollar check, nosotros tin knock on God’s door anytime.

"Blessed is the homo who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway." Proverbs 8:34

Expectations Mess Us Up

In seminary, I befriended Lani when she almost walked into a wall inwards the cafeteria. 

I saw that she was blind, got upward to help, together with nosotros became friends. 

It was fun helping her purchase Christmas gifts inwards the campus majority store. It was her get-go chance to direct gifts without identify unit of measurement assist - her get-go chance to surprise them. For me, it was challenging (but fun) to explicate things to Lani without using colors or descriptions a blind soul wouldn't understand.

 Although most sighted people visit blindness the greatest disability, Lani is content together with excited near life. 

That’s because contentment is largely based on expectations. Lani has never had her sight. 

On the other hand, she 1 time told me that beingness deaf would endure the worst matter she could imagine. I intend that’s because she’s e'er been able to hear.

Lani's expectations are to a greater extent than honorable than many of mine. I await far also much at times together with confuse wants amongst needs. 

The Apostle Paul tells us there’s a surreptitious to overcoming these expectations together with beingness content inwards every circumstance. Do you lot know the secret? Look HERE.

God Is Never On Vacation

God has said, “Never volition I exit you; never volition I forsake you.” 

Hebrews 13:5

The wording of this poetry inwards the Greek gives it emphasis, close equally if God is saying, "I volition never, never, never forsake you." 

God's Spirit is amongst us no thing what...through thick together with thin...in adept times together with bad...always...no exceptions...whether nosotros experience His presence or not.

Knowing God is ever amongst us, volition nosotros ignore Him or accept His manus throughout the day? Will nosotros admit His presence or accept Him for granted?

 

Please bring together me today inwards thinking of ways to recall God's faithfulness. 

One agency to produce this is to gear upward an alert to become off every hr equally a reminder to interruption together with nation "I dear You" to the God who volition never, never, never exit you.

Here are closed to additional Scriptures to encourage you: 
Psalm 94:14;  Psalm 37:25;  Deuteronomy 31:6;  Deuteronomy 31:8; Joshua 1:9; Romans 8:31-39.

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