Christian Reflection and Prayer

God will guard you from the evil one

How can I defend myself against Satan's
attacks?

Be strong with the Lord's mighty power.
Put on all of God's armor so that you
will be to stand firm against all the
strategies and tricks of the Devil. For
we are not fighting against people made
of flesh and blood, but against the evil
rulers and authorities of the unseen world,
against those mighty powers of darkness
who rule this world, and against wicked
spirits in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:10-12 NLT

Tricking Houdini

During his life, Harry Houdini had a
standing challenge that he could escape
from any jail cell within an hour. A small
town in the British Isles had just
constructed a new jail cell they thought
was escape-proof, and they wanted to
put it to the test. Houdini entered the cell
and immediately went to work. After two
grueling hours—an hour past his deadline—
Houdini finally withdrew his file from the
lock and leaned against the door in
exhaustion. To his amazement, the cell
door swung open.

The jailors had tricked the great magician
by closing the jail door but never bolting
the lock. He was free all along, he just
didn't know it.

Satan has the same strategy, doesn't he?
His greatest weapon is to make us think
that we are trapped, when in reality the cell
door is always open. Satan can't bind us,
so he tricks us into making us believe the
cell door is locked.

Adapted from a devotional by Frank Martin
in Embracing Eternity (Tyndale House) p 292

Listen, children, to a story
That was written long ago,
'Bout a kingdom on a mountain
And the valley-folk below.

On the mountain was a treasure
Buried deep beneath the stone,
And the valley-people swore
They'd have it for their very own.

Go ahead and hate your neighbor,
Go ahead and cheat a friend.
Do it in the name of Heaven,
You can justify it in the end.
There won't be any trumpets blowing
Come the judgement day,
On the bloody morning after....
One tin soldier rides away.

So the people of the valley
Sent a message up the hill,
Asking for the buried treasure,
Tons of gold for which they'd kill.

Came an answer from the kingdom,
"With our brothers we will share
All the secrets of our mountain,
All the riches buried there."

Now the valley cried with anger,
"Mount your horses! Draw your sword!"
And they killed the mountain-people,
So they won their just reward.

Now they stood beside the treasure,
On the mountain, dark and red.
Turned the stone and looked beneath it...

"PEACE ON EARTH" was all it said.

QUOTE:

Annabel Wolfson Advocate for Social Justice,
Anti-Conscription Activist (1915-1983)

"It seems that it would be apparent to
anyone who gave the matter a thought
that money spent for cooperative
peacekeeping is a better investment than
money spent for deterrence by mutual and
ever-increasing terror, yet the great powers
of the world continue to lavish their resources
on the latter."

This is much easier to remember !!!

Ten Commandments

Some people have trouble with all those
'shall's' and 'shall not's' in the Ten Commandments.
Folks just aren't used to talking in those terms.
So, in middle Tennessee they translated the
'King James' into ' Jackson County ' language....
no joke (posted on the wall at Cross Trails
Church in Gainesboro , TN ).


(1) Just one God
(2) Put nothin' before God
(3) Watch yer mouth
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meetin'
(5) Honor yer Ma & Pa
(6) No killin'
(7) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(8) Don't take what ain't yers
(9) No tellin' tales or gossipin'
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff

Now that's plain an' simple..

Y'all have a nice day now ya hear!

And bless your little heart