It is better to take refuge in the LORD than to trust in man: April 2010

Sunday, April 25, 2010

The Last Seven Sayings of Christ

"Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing"
– Luke 23:34

"Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise."
– Luke 23:43

"Woman, behold, your son!" ; "Behold, your mother!"
– John 19:26-27

"ELI, ELI, LAMA SABACHTHANI?" that is, "MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME?"
– Matthew 27:46

"I am thirsty."
– John 19:28

"It is finished!"
– John 19:30

"Father, INTO YOUR HANDS I COMMIT MY SPIRIT."
– Luke 23:46

Each individual sayings of Christ can be a major study on its own and hence, I am just posting all seven of them here for our mediation. Food for thought…

Saturday, April 24, 2010

God Won't Ask

God won’t ask what kind of fancy car you drove. He will ask how many people you took to church who didn’t have transportation.

God won’t ask the square footage of your house. He will ask how many people you helped who didn’t have a house.

God won’t ask how many fancy clothes you had in your closet. He will ask how many of these clothes you gave away.

God won’t ask what social class you were in. He will ask what kind of “class” you displayed.

God won’t ask how many material possessions you had. He will ask whether those material possessions dictated your life.

God won’t ask what your highest salary was. He will ask if you trampled over any people to obtain that salary.

God won’t ask how much overtime you worked. He will ask did you work overtime for your family.

God won’t ask how many promotions you received. He will ask what you did to promote others.

God won’t ask what your job title was. He will ask did you perform your job to the best of your ability.

God won’t ask how many promotions you took to chase a dollar bill. He will ask how many promotions you refused, to advance your family’s quality of life.

God won’t ask how many times you didn’t run around on your spouse. He will ask how many times you did.

God won’t ask how many degrees you had. He will ask what you did to help others.

God won’t ask what your parents did to help you. He will ask what you did to help others.

God won’t ask what you did to help yourself. He will ask what you did to help others.

God won’t ask how many friends you had. He will ask how many people you were a friend to.

God won’t ask what you did to protect your rights. He will ask what you did to protect the rights of others.

God won’t ask what neighborhood you lived in. He will ask what other neighborhoods you visited.

God won’t ask how many times you told the truth. He will ask how many times you told a lie.

God won’t ask about the color of your skin. He will ask about the color of your heart.

God won’t ask how many times your deeds matched your words. He will ask how many times they didn’t.

I happened to read this on a church service bulletin at Rapid Valley Faith Baptist Church in Rapid City, SD and found it pretty interesting, hence I decided to share this over my blog. The Pastor of this church is Pastor Ralph Silcott who is also the guy who has helped to show us around Keystone, Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park, Crazy Horse and Rapid City. A humorous man who is fun to be with! =P