Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? (Proverbs 6: 27-28)
Can a man sow one thing and reap another? Paul put the answer to that question in language that cannot be misunderstood. He wrote, “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.” (Galatians 6: 7-8)
There …
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Good intentions and avoiding delay
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“The friends here send their greetings. Greet the friends there by name.” (3 John 14) FRIEND! What a wonderful and meaningful word!
When the great composer, Beethoven, was asked what he considered the greatest accomplishment of his life, he replied, “I found and kept a true friend for life.”
“The glory of friendship,” wrote Waldo Emerson, “is not the outstretched hand, nor the kindly smile, nor the joy of companionship; it is the spiritual inspiration that comes to one when he discovers that someone else believes in him and is willing to trust him with his friendship.” Friendship …
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John Allen Chalk once wrote, “Man is a questioning creature. He probes, observes, inquires and reacts to everything around him. He is by nature the most inquisitive of all God’s creatures. If the Bible has anything to say to us, it is that man’s vital quests have never changed. That’s just part of the reason why the Bible continues to speak to those who ‘ask…seek…and knock,’ to use Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:7, 8’”
Men have admired for centuries the attitude of the apostle Paul (Saul) on the road to Damascus when he submissively inquired, “Lord, what would you …
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“You are the salt of the earth…..You are the light of the world……Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven…..”(Matt. 5:13, 14, 16)
These metaphors, along with the statement, “A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid,” emphasize the fact of influence. Influence is something that all possess. Just as an anvil gives off sparks, every one of us exerts influence on those around us. John Donne, the English poet, said, “No man is an island.” Paul put it this way …
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