Saturday... Was it really worth it?

Saturday... As some look back on this what they would call a very meaningful week they are wondering after giving great amounts of time, effort and money, they may be wondering, was it really worth it?

Solomon who was the son of King David in the Bible and who also became the King in Jerusalem after looking back on his wealth, his wisdom, his hard work, his accomplishments came to a conclusion and he wrote a book in the OT called Ecclesiastes. He started it by saying in 1:2 (NLT) "Everything is meaningless... completely meaningless." What? After living your life, becoming the wealthiest person at the time, the wisest man who ever lived, having everything you thought you wanted you came to the conclusion that all of it was meaningless?

Now here is the key, if we are doing all that we do for the wrong reasons, with the wrong purpose and for the wrong person, then it is meaningless.

Someone said that the great frustration in life is to find after climbing the ladder of success and getting to the top that it was against the wrong wall. That is meaningless.

Now the Palmist in Psalm 67 knows what real worth and meaning is. Verses 1 and 2 (NIV), "May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us-so that your ways may be know on earth, your salvations among nations."

Verses 3 - 5, "May the people praise you, God; may all the people praise you. May the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you rule the peoples with equity and guide the nations of the earth. May the peoples praise you, God; may all the peoples praise you."

This is where our worth comes from, our meaning comes from. Verse 6, "The land yields its harvest; God, our God blesses us. May God bless us still, so that all the ends of the earth will fear him." That is why we are here, that is the right wall, that is Who we are doing all this for and that is really worth it! Yes, yes! #todaysbeginning

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Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is!

Tuesday... It is so worth it. It really is! Look at this, Proverbs 5:21-23 (CEV) says, "The Lord sees everything, and he watches us closely. Sinners are trapped and caught by their own evil deeds. They get lost and die because of their foolishness and lack of self-control." That is true of so many. Now look at this, Luke 15:1-7 says, "Tax collectors and sinners were all crowding around to listen to Jesus. So the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses started grumbling, 'This man is friendly with sinners. He even eats with them.' Then Jesus told them this story: If any of you has 100 sheep, and one of them gets lost, what will you do? Won't you leave the 99 in the field and go look for the lost sheep until you find it? And when you find it, you will put it on your shoulder and carry it home. Then you will call in your friends and neighbors and say, 'Let's celebrate! I've found my lost sheep.' Jesus said, 'In the same way there is mo

Tuesday... Let's be smart.

Tuesday... Let's be smart. Proverbs 12:16a (CEV) says, "Losing your temper is foolish." It really is. And it is so hard to take it back. That is not smart. There are always consequence when we lose our temper and they are usually not good. Think of the last time you lost your temper at home, at your kids, at your spouse, at your pets. at your life, at where you live, at where you work. There are always repercussions and they are not good. The New Living Translation says, "A fool is quick-tempered." The Message says, "Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly." The Amplified Bible says, "The [arrogant] fool's anger is quickly known [because he lacks self-control and common sense]." It just is not a good thing. is it? But then the rest of this verse, this proverb (CEV) says, "ignoring an insult is smart." It really is. I have striven in dealing with people to give them a benefit of doubt. They didn't mean that, they

Friday... But, can be such a beautiful word.

Friday... But, can be such a beautiful word. It really can be life changing. Look at what Paul writes in his letter to the Ephesians. In 2:1-3 (NLT) he says, "Once you were dead because of your many sins. You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil - the commander of the powers in the unseen world. He is the spirit at work in the hearts of those who refuse to obey God. All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else." There it is, there it is. That is the way we are living or have lived. Dead is a definite word of finality. At least the devil thought so and maybe you do too. And then verses 4-5 starts by saying, "But", that beautiful life changing word of opportunity even though we are dead. Yes, we are subject to God's anger, "But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even t

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