
Is Life Just a Gamble?
As I contemplated the article of the week, Kenny Roger’s song came to mind, “The Gambler.” I hummed along the tune from memory. It became instructive, entertaining and gave guidance as well.
As I contemplated the article of the week, Kenny Roger’s song came to mind, “The Gambler.” I hummed along the tune from memory. It became instructive, entertaining and gave guidance as well.
Psalm 68:28 specifically brings up the subject of God’s (and extended to our enemies when we are a friend of God) and the scattering of them.
In honor of Black History Month, we present Charles Edwin Bentley, D.D.S. He is presented as a model for the future of our children and families.
Rodney King said words like these – “It’s not an easy sentence to accept or reject.” There are different ways this may be said to you and not exactly in these words.
Oftentimes I have looked at the passages about Cain, the firstborn of Adam and Eve. The part of most interest for me was why did Cain take the attitude of disobedience, which turned into anger. And as anger does, it takes on a life unto itself so that the good is strangled.
Our challenges today are many. We have competition with television and all the programs, commercials about this new medicine and that, and new names being created without number.
Peter came to Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Peter said to Him, “Lord, how many times and how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Should it be that I forgive him until seven times?” Jesus said to Peter, “I do not say to you until seven times: but, until seventy times seven.”
John 21:6 “And he said to them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and you shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.”
Well, it was BIG news last week when Ukraine President Zelenskyy came to the United States and addressed Congress.
There are many truthful, infallible statements in the scriptures which confirm and affirm that Jesus, the Christ is God’s Son. The key to all of this is “faith.”
Now that we are in the stretch of the Holiday season, thoughts turn to happiness. Charities are looking for contributions and there are many. Jesus said the poor will always be with you and acknowledged that seeking salvation was “the most” important to be done. We cannot in and of our selves be counted among the most blessed, the elect. Jesus said not many will be saved.
Sometimes, we are tempted to allow discouraging thoughts to enter our minds, thoughts that say, “Give up.” Wait! All of the artificial evidence to give up can be quickly defeated by a second thought from “the voice” that comes as a little light of inspiration speaking: “Try, Try again.”
Someone asked, “Do you want to be successful?” The obvious answer is, “Yes, who does not want to be successful?”
What do you consider success is? Lot’s answer and in his view, he thought success would be in following his rich relative, Abram, and modeling after him. But, there is a condition here. Some persons think that success is decorating themselves with the glitz or wallowing in riches.
We may hear this saying at some time in our lives. It’s not an easy sentence to accept or reject. There are different ways this may be said to you and not exactly in these words.
Moses had kept the flock of Jethro where he was called in that land (Arabia), which is described in Acts 7:30 – “At the fulfillment of forty (40) years, the Angel of the LORD (Jehovah Himself) appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a burning bush. The bush burned with fire, and the bush was not consumed.”