Christian Reflection and Prayer

I was shocked, confused, bewildered
As I entered Heaven's door,
Not by the beauty of it all,
Nor the lights or its decor.
But it was the folks in Heaven
Who made me sputter and gasp--
The thieves, the liars, the sinners,
The alcoholics and the trash.
There stood the kid from seventh grade
Who swiped my lunch money twice.
Next to him was my old neighbor
Who never said anything nice.
Herb, who I always thought
Was rotting away in hell,
Was sitting pretty on cloud nine,
Looking incredibly well..
I nudged Jesus, 'What's the deal?
I would love to hear Your take.
How'd all these sinners get up here?'
God surely must've made a mistake.
'And why is everyone so quiet,
So somber - give me a clue.'
'Hush, child,' He said, 'they're all in shock.
No one thought they'd be seeing you.'

JUDGE NOT!!!!

Remember....Just going to church
doesn't make you a
Christian any more than standing in
your garage makes you a car.
Every saint has a PAST...
Every sinner has a FUTURE!

Made you smile, didn't it?!!!

Scripture:

For the word of God is living and active,
sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing
to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints
and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts
and intentions of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12

Reflection:

SOME PEOPLE TREAT THE BIBLE AS AN
HORS D'OEUVRES TRAY

Many people pick and choose Bible passages
based on what suits their taste:
The Bible is not your authority as long as
you're picking and choosing what you accept.

SOME PEOPLE TREAT THE BIBLE LIKE
RENTAL CAR INSURANCE;

I would guess that most people waive the
extra rental car insurance.
The costs are plenty already.
A lot of people treat the Bible like that. In
an emergency I need the Bible,
but I doubt I'll have a crisis today, so I
think I'll pass.

SOME PEOPLE TREAT THE BIBLE
LIKE A SEAT BELT

Of course you wear a seatbelt-but only
because it's the law. And that crazy bell
won't quit ringing until you click it.
Some people treat the Bible like that.
Yeah, I read the Bible because it's the law.
And also because I can't get the guilt to
quit ringing in my ears if I don't. So to silence
the alarm, you spend a few minutes perusing
it every day.

Ask yourself, right now, What does the Bible
mean to Me?

PLEASE COME BACK TO THE PRIORITY
OF GOD'S WORD IN YOUR LIFE AND LET
IT BE YOUR AUTHORITY.

The eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting
arms. —Deuteronomy 33:27

Have you ever dreamed that you were
falling out of bed or from some great height,
and you awoke in fright? I remember that
as a boy I would often be awakened by
such a terrifying feeling.

I heard about a man who had this
sensation as soon as he slipped into
sleep. He was so rudely awakened by
his sense of falling that he was afraid to
go back to sleep. He feared he would
die, and he imagined he was falling
into a bottomless pit.

Then one evening as he was strolling
through a cemetery, he saw this phrase
engraved on a tombstone:

Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms

These words reminded him that when
believers die, they are safely carried by the
Lord to their home in heaven. He recalled
the assurance of the psalmist, “Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for
You are with me” (Ps. 23:4).

The once-fearful man realized that in
life and in death— and even in sleep—
the “everlasting arms” of our loving Lord
are there to catch and hold us. That night
he was able to sing what he was taught
in childhood, “Teach me to live that I may
dread the grave as little as my bed!” At
last he could fall asleep without fear.
— M.R. De Haan

I can trust my loving Savior
When I fear the world’s alarms;
There’s no safer place of resting
Than His everlasting arms. —Hess

You can trust God in the dark as well
as in the light.

Today's Our Daily BreadThe eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting
arms. —Deuteronomy 33:27

Have you ever dreamed that you were
falling out of bed or from some great height,
and you awoke in fright? I remember that
as a boy I would often be awakened by
such a terrifying feeling.

I heard about a man who had this
sensation as soon as he slipped into
sleep. He was so rudely awakened by
his sense of falling that he was afraid to
go back to sleep. He feared he would
die, and he imagined he was falling
into a bottomless pit.

Then one evening as he was strolling
through a cemetery, he saw this phrase
engraved on a tombstone:

Underneath Are The Everlasting Arms

These words reminded him that when
believers die, they are safely carried by the
Lord to their home in heaven. He recalled
the assurance of the psalmist, “Yea,
though I walk through the valley of the
shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for
You are with me” (Ps. 23:4).

The once-fearful man realized that in
life and in death— and even in sleep—
the “everlasting arms” of our loving Lord
are there to catch and hold us. That night
he was able to sing what he was taught
in childhood, “Teach me to live that I may
dread the grave as little as my bed!” At
last he could fall asleep without fear.
— M.R. De Haan

I can trust my loving Savior
When I fear the world’s alarms;
There’s no safer place of resting
Than His everlasting arms. —Hess

You can trust God in the dark as well
as in the light.

Today's Our Daily Bread