10.30am Sunday Morning
5.30pm Sunday Evening
7.00pm Wednesday Evening
2 Timothy 2.7-8
I really needed this reminder on the Thursday morning when I read it! I’m not normally an anxious person, or very fearful, or “timid”, as the word “fear” here is defined. But it had been a long week. Since Sunday morning – the start of my “working week”, I had put in a lot of hours, and now I needed to prepare two sermons for Sunday, and the church bulletin. I also needed to visit a few people as well as text, email and call several others…
Hebrews 12.1
An out-of-towner drove his car into a ditch in a remote area. Fortunately, a local farmer came to help with his big strong horse named Buddy.
He hitched Buddy up to the car and yelled, "Pull, Nellie, pull!"
Buddy didn't move.
Then the farmer hollered, "Pull, Buster, pull!"
Buddy didn't respond.
Once more the farmer commanded, "Pull, Coco, pull!"
Nothing.
Proverbs 23.4
What a ridiculous statement!
Well, isn’t it? Isn’t that what life is all about? Work, work, work and get rich? Besides, why else would we work if it wasn’t to make money, pay the bills, buy what we want and buy what we need? Right?
No, and sadly, people will sacrifice their health to get their wealth but then they will sacrifice their wealth to get back their health!
Psalm 92.1-2
These two verses from the 92nd Psalm encourage us in three areas:
1. “It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD,”
Of all the good we can do in this life – making sure we show our gratitude to the Lord is certainly a “good thing”! When we are grateful to the Lord it shows in how we treat other people.
