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  • Can Others Read It Through Us?

    Posted on by Roger Luther Comment

    Worry is nobody’s Friend!

    It does no one good;
    It pays no bills,
    It buys no food,
    It heals not the sick,
    And produces an ill mood.

    Worrying about what we can not control
    Is to no one’s gain,
    For it produces only anxiety,
    self-pity and mental pain.
    When we seek solutions on our own,
    Worry is just time spent in vain.

    We must fix what is within our power,
    And to God give the rest,
    Let Him handle the big ones;
    For Him our worries are no test;
    We can always rest assured,
    That He will do what is best.

    Why weaken our health,
    In fruitless despair,
    When we know full well
    That God is always there;
    He slumbers not, nor does He sleep;
    We are ever safe in His care.

    So why worry? It does no good-
    We must trust in God and pray;
    Seek His answers to it all,
    Have faith in Him for a better day,
    For He knows our needs before we ask,
    And He is able to show us a way.

    Richard Ellis

     

    The Bible says, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Pro 3:5-6)” 

    Such a profound truth is so easy to read and yet very often difficult to apply! Once we Christians begin trusting our Lord with the small things the bigger things are a piece of cake. We just read God’s promise about worry but the question is – can others read it through us?

     

     


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  • “A Spiritual Explosion Is Still Possible”

    Posted on by Roger Luther Comment

    Being Suprized    “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” Luke 16:10
       Have you ever thought that the vast ocean is really made up of single drops of water, built from tiny molecules, which are made of microscopic atoms? Even in our lives, it is the small things that really do make the difference. All big things are made of little things. Big things are made of little choices, little acts, little words, and little thoughts. This is so important for us to realize, because every day we impact others by the little things we say or do. But if we are faithful in the little things, it follows that we will be faithful in that which is much. In other words, if we get the little things right, the big issues will take care of themselves.
        “Little drops of water, little grains of sand…” goes the children’s rhyme. Be on guard for those little things that may slip in unnoticed but undermine God’s greater purpose in your life.  (commentary by Adrian Rogers)

    We pilgrims have a tendency to pray for big things in our churches and lives, and there may be times when we need to do such but, truthfully, could we handle them if they occurred? What would happen if all of God’s children, let us say in your local congregation, began to pray for, and then habitually practiced the small things God ever so desires for us in order to develop our faithful and truthful character as individual church members? I firmly believe that not only would we know how to deal with anything the devil throws at us but, our lives and our churches would explode with the true power of God for the glory of God! Henry Blackaby once said, “Find out what God is up to and then get in on it!” Remember, big things are still composed of little things and, I might add, faithful things. Oh by the way, the result of all this is still called a revival! — Roger

     

     


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