Thoughts October 2014

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BitternessOctober 1

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:25-32

Key Verse: Verse 31 - Let all bitterness, and wrath,and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be putaway from you, with all malice:

Key Words:be put away from you

Thought: No matter how much you nurse agrudge it wont get better.

a!e yo" e!er noticed that those #ho are bitter#ith yo" ha!e the hardest ti$e co$pli$enting yo"% andha!e yo" e!er noticed ho# they a"to$atically begin topraise yo"r &co$petition'( When #e n"rse a gr"dge #e)ail to "nderstand that it doesn*t help% b"t hinders thehealing process+

,here #as a g"y that co"ld not get along #ith his

#i)e and% on top o) that% he co"ldn*t get along #ith his$other-in-la#+ n )r"stration one day% he )inally too. along #al.+ /s he #as abo"t to ret"rn ho$e% he got to thestreet corner and sa# a hearse p"ll "p to the stop sign+ thad a big dog in it+

Behind that #as another hearse+ /nd then behindthat second hearse% abo"t )i)ty $en #ere #al.ing+ e #assei0ed #ith c"riosity and #al.ed "p to the )irst hearse%.noc.ed on the glass and a g"y inside rolled his #indo#do#n+ &es(' he as.ed+ &What is this(' as.ed the $an+

&Well% in this cas.et is $y #i)e+ /nd in that cas.etin the other hearse is $y $other-in-la#+ ,his big dog.illed both o) the$+'

&$$+ an borro# that dog('

/nd the g"y inside said% &et in line+'

/nyone can bear a gr"dge #ho #al.s in the )lesh tobear and o!erco$e one has to #al. in the spirit+


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What to do:Re$e$ber no $atter ho# $"ch yo" n"rse a gr"dge

it #on*t get better+

ReproachOctober 2

Bible Reading: 6eter 4

Key Verse: Verse 14 If ye be reproached for thename of Christ, happy are ye for the spirit of gloryand of !od resteth upon you: on their part he is evilspoken of, but on your part he is glorified"

Key Words:If ye be reproached

7r+ Vance a!ner once said% &We lea!e co$)ortableho$es% to ride in co$)ortable cars% to sit in co$)ortable pe#s%

#hile #e hear a co$)ortable $essage #hich raises the8"estion9What do #e .no# abo"t being reproached )orhrist*s sa.e('

t*s not easy to spea. "p )or hrist and li!e )or hi$ i)#e .no# that reproach #ill co$e as the conse8"ence o) o"r#ords and li)e+

issionary ;o" nion%


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What to do:Re$e$ber li)e is not abo"t yo" and li)e is not abo"t

$e- real li)e is abo"t ?es"s hrist+

The ManualOctober 3

Bible Reading: 6sal$s 11A:1-

Key Verse: Verses 2 #lessed are they that keep histestimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart"Key Words: his testimonies

Thought: For many people the Bible is like theueen o! England. "he holds a position# but no

real power.

n order )or od*s Word to ha!e real po#er in o"rli!es% #e $"st @.no# it* and @li!e it+*

Recently% decided to do so$ething ne!er do+ too.o"t $y car $an"al and read it+ *$ a real si$ple g"y+ get ina car% get behind the #heel% t"rn it on% and roll+ ,hat*s it+ B"tone day #as C"st )ooling aro"nd% opened $y glo!eco$part$ent% and there #as $y car $an"al+


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bac. there+ t #asn*t that it #as not pro!ided% it*s that #asignorant o) the pro!ision+ didn*t .no# #hat #as pro!idedand certainly didn*t .no# ho# to ta.e ad!antage o) it+

What the Bible% the grace $an"al% is designed to do issho# yo" all the pro!isions that od has pro!ided )or e!erybelie!er+ ,he proble$ is not only need to .no# that the$an"al is there% b"t also need to .no# #hat it tells $e cando and ho# things #or.+

What to do:

/llo# od@s Word to #or. in yo"r li)e+ ,hat*s#here the po#er is+

TactOctober 4

Bible Reading: ?"dges :1-AKey Verse: Verse 3 $ !od hath delivered into yourhands the princes of %idian, &reb and 'eeb: andwhat was I able to do in comparison of you( )hentheir anger was abated toward him, when he hadsaid that"Key Words: )hen their anger was abated towardhim, when he had said that

Thought: T$%T is the ability to make a pointwithout making an enemy.

We are told in 6ro!erbs 15:1a &a so)t ans#er t"rnetha#ay #rath+'

n o"r tet Ephrai$ #as angered that ideon had notas.ed the$ to Coin the battle against the idianites+ ideon*stact disar$ed a potential di!ision bet#een the ebre# people+,act is i$portantD

,he ne# $inister*s )a$ily #as presented #ith a pieba.ed by one o) the congregation #ho #as a rather poor coo.+


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Bible in Braille+ "ch to his dis$ay% ho#e!er% he disco!eredthat the ner!e endings in his lips had been destroyed by theeplosion+ One day% as he bro"ght one o) the Braille pages tohis lips% his tong"e happened to to"ch a )e# o) the raisedcharacters and he co"ld )eel the$+ ;i.e a )lash he tho"ght% can read the Bible "sing $y tong"e+ /t the ti$e Robert="$ner #rote his boo.% the $an had &read' thro"gh theentire Bible )o"r ti$es+

What to do:lai$ od*s great F precio"s pro$ises today+ ,hey#ill .eep yo" )ro$ )alling apart+

FaithOctober G

Bible Reading: ?a$es 2:15-2G

Key Verse: Verse 2G or as the body without thespirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also"

Key Words:faith without works is dead

Thought: Faith is taking God at &is Word inspite o! my !eelings# circumstances or

conse'uences.

n a )ar$ing co$$"nity% it hadn*t rained in a longti$e% and things #ere getting desperate+ ,he $inistersdecided they #ere going to call a prayer $eeting+ ,hey said%&oo.% #e #ant the #hole to#n to co$e to the prayer $eetingand bring their religio"s sy$bols+' =o the #hole to#n sho#ed"p )or the prayer $eeting and people bro"ght crosses% theybro"ght their Bibles% the atholics bro"ght their rosaries% andthey all cried o"t to od+ ,hey )inished the prayer $eeting+


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be)ore% #ith all the preachers and all the religio"s sy$bols%calling on od% no rain+ ,he little boy sho#s "p the net dayby hi$sel) in the to#n s8"are% and as he #ay praying% the s.ygot dar.er+ /s he #as praying% r"$bling occ"rred+ /s he #aspraying% the sho#er hit% and it #as po"ring do#n rain+

What #as it abo"t the little boy( e said the sa$ethings that all the people said the day be)ore+ ,he day be)orethey had all the $inisters they e!en bro"ght their religio"ssy$bols+ B"t the day the yo"ng boy ca$e% #hen the clo"dsgot dar.% he li)ted "p the sy$bol that he bro"ght: an "$brella+e epected it to rain+

When yo" anticipate rain% yo" ta.e an "$brella+

When a $an tells yo" it*s going to rain% #hen a $eteorologistsays it*s going to stor$ today% $ost people #ill get their"$brellas beca"se they belie!e his #ord+ eteorologists are#rong hal) the ti$e and #e still ta.e the$ at their #ord+ Whyis it% #hen it co$es to od% #ho is ne!er #rong% #e hesitate tobelie!e and act on is Word(

What to do:Re$e$ber )aith alone sa!es b"t a )aith that sa!es#ill ne!er be alone+

Remember Your YouthOctober H

Bible Reading: Ecclesiastes 12Key Verse: Verse 1 I -emember now thy Creator inthe days of thy youth, while the evil days come not,nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I haveno pleasure in them

Key Words: while the evil days come not

Thought: (i!e may begin at !orty# but e)erythingelse begins to wear out# !all out# or spread out.


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an is li.e an a"to$obile+ /s it gets older% the di))erentialstarts slipping% and the "-Coints get #orn% ca"sing the dri!esha)t to go bad+ ,he trans$ission #on*t go into high gear andso$eti$es has di))ic"lty getting o"t o) lo#+ ,he cylinders get#orn and lose co$pression% $a.ing it hard to cli$b theslightest incline+ When it is cli$bing% the tappets clatter andping to the point #here one #onders i) the old b"s #ill $a.e itto the top+ ,he carb"retor gets )o"led #ith poll"tants andother $atter% $a.ing it hard to get started in the $orning+ tis hard to .eep the radiator )illed beca"se o) the lea.ing hose+,he ther$ostat goes o"t% $a.ing it di))ic"lt to reach operatingte$perat"re+ ,he headlights gro# di$% and the horn gets

#ea.er+ ,he $e$ory chip drops a )e# bytes% and the batteryneeds constant recharging+ B"t i) the body loo.s good #ith nobangs% dents or chipping paint% #e can .eep it #ashed andpolished% gi!ing the i$pression that it can co$pete #ith thene#er $odels and $a.e one $ore trip do#n the pri$roselane be)ore the head gas.et blo#s+ entle$en% start yo"rengines+

What to do:Re$e$ber to enCoy and "se the days o) yo"r yo"th#ith odly #isdo$D

White LiesOctober

Bible Reading: Ephesians 4:1-1GKey Verse: Verse 15 - #ut speaking the truth in love,may grow up into him in all things, which is the head,even Christ:Key Words: speaking the truth in love

Thought: Those who are gi)en to *white+ liessoon become color blind.

Ja$o"s /$erican lies:


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,he chec. is in the $ail+*ll start $y diet to$orro#+We ser!ice #hat #e sell+i!e $e yo"r n"$ber and the doctor #ill call yo" rightbac.+oney cheer)"lly re)"nded+One si0e )its all+,his o))er li$ited to the )irst 1 people #ho call in+o"r l"ggage isn*t lost it*s only $isplaced+;ea!e yo"r res"$e and #e*ll .eep it on )ile+,his h"rts $e $ore than it h"rts yo"+

C"st need )i!e $in"tes o) yo"r ti$e+o"r table #ill be ready in a )e# $in"tes+Open #ide% it #on*t h"rt a bit+;et*s ha!e l"nch so$eti$e+t*s not the $oney it*s the principle+

/ t#el!e-year-old boy #as a .ey #itness in a cr"cial la#s"it+One o) the la#yers had p"t hi$ thro"gh a rigoro"s cross-

ea$ination and had been "nable to sha.e his clear%da$aging testi$ony+ n a stern !oice% the la#yer said% &o"r)ather has been telling yo" ho# to testi)y% hasnLt he(' &es%'said the boy+ &


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Key Verse: Verse H #ut the L&-. said unto/amuel, Look not on his countenance, or on theheight of his stature because I have refused him: forthe L&-. seeth not as man seeth for man looketh onthe outward appearance, but the L&-. looketh onthe heart"Key Words: the Lord looketh on the heart

Thought: When God measures a man# &e puts atape measure around his heart# not his head.

Wo$en ta.e a lot o) ti$e and attention to $a.e s"re

they loo. glorio"s+ ,hey are a lot li.e $y #i)e+ ) tell her #eha!e to go so$e#here at H:% at G: she &goeth' be)ore the$irror o) her glory+ =he goes to #or.+ =he p"lls o"t eye$ascara% eye-liner% )o"ndation% rollers% c"rlers% a hot iron% andst")) canLt e!en prono"nce+ n one ho"r she is trans)or$edbe)ore $y !ery eyes+

We go to the car the car is in the garage% so she

doesnLt ha!e to go o"tside )irst to $ess "p her glory+ =he cango straight to the car% and .eep all her glory intact+ ,he )irstthing she does is to p"ll o"t the !isor to chec. the glory sheC"st p"t on+ When #e get to the b"ilding #e are tra!eling to%#e go in and co$e to the ele!ator+ "ess #hat( ,hereLs a$irror in the ele!ator% to do"ble-chec. her glory+ When #earri!e at o"r )loor and get o)) the ele!ator% $y #i)e #ill $a.e abeeline )or the po#der roo$+


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What to do:/s. yo"rsel) and ans#er honestly: #hich$eas"re$ent is greater% $y head or $y heart(

TemptationOctober 1

Bible Reading: atthe# G:5-15Key Verse: Verse 13 I 0nd lead us not intotemptation, but deliver us from evil: or thine is the

kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever"0men.Key Words:0nd lead us not into temptation

Thought: Temptations# unlike opportunities#will always gi)e you a second chance.

/ b"siness$an #as on a diet and eperienced acra!ing )or don"ts+ e dro!e to the don"t shop and C"st .eptcircling the bloc.+ ,hen he prayed% &ord% .no# o" donLt#ant $e to eat don"ts+ .no# that thatLs not o"r #ill% b"t need o" to con)ir$ it+ ,here are no par.ing spaces at thisdon"t shop% so i) o" donLt open a par.ing space% Lll acceptthis as o"r #ill+ ,he $an had to dri!e aro"nd the bloc. eightti$es be)ore it #as odLs #ill+

What the #or$ is designed to do is entice the )ish sothat the )ish can beco$e )ood )or the )isher$an+ t is anentice$ent+


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it+ =o% #e spent $oney #e didnLt ha!e% )or things #e didnLtneed% to i$press people #e donLt .no#+ We #ere not thin.ingat the $o$ent that this decision #o"ld ta.e "s the rest o) o"rli!es to pay o))% at 1M interest+ &ead "s not into te$ptation%b"t deli!er "s )ro$ e!il+'

What to do:Re$e$ber% te$ptation #ill al#ays .noc. at yo"rheartLs door+

TearsOctober 11

Bible Reading: ?ohn 11:31-4G

Key Verse: Verse 35 I1esus wept.Key Words:1esus wept

Thought: *Tears are a li'uid pain.+ , &erbert(ockyer. Golda -eir said# *Those who dont

know how to weep with their whole heart# dontknow how to laugh either.+

/ little girl #as once late co$ing ho$e )ro$ play+When her $other as.ed her #here she had been% sheeplained that her )riend had )allen and bro.en her !ery

special doll+ N/nd%N said the little girl% N stayed to help her+NNo# did yo" help her%N as.ed the $other+ N C"st sat do#nand helped her cryN+

?oseph is said to ha!e #ept ti$es+ 7a!id% H ti$es+ 6a"l% 4 ti$es+ e described hi$sel) as ser!ing the;ord #ith all h"$ility% #ith $any tears+ P/cts 2:1AQ

?ere$iah co$pared his #eeping to both a )o"ntainand a ri!er o) tears+ P?ere$iah A:1 ;a$entations 3:4Q 7a!id*s $en #ept "ntil they had no $ore po#er to#eep+ P1 =a$"el 3:4Q


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,he 6sal$ist #ept "ntil he drenched his co"ch and$ade his &bed s#i$+' P6sal$ G:GQ 6eter #ept &bitterly+' Patthe# 2G:H5Q ,here are three records o) ?es"s* tears: O!er adoo$ed city% o!er a )riend*s death% and o!er a pain)"lsacri)ice+ P;".e 1A:41% ?ohn 11:33I35% and ebre#s5:HQ ell is described as a place o) #eeping and gnashingo) teeth+ Patthe# 13:42Q ,he last $ention o) tears is in Re!elation 21:4% thepro$ise that od shall #ipe a#ay all tears )ro$ theeyes o) his redee$ed+

,ears -- a lang"age od "nderstandsD

What to do:Re$e$ber% e!en ?es"s #ept+

Negative TalkOctober 12

Bible Reading:


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Norporations occasionally as. $e to #or. #ith theirlo#-prod"cing $anagers and salespersons% the people #hoare )ailing% b"t #ho$ theyLd li.e to reclai$+ /s sit #ith these$en and #o$en and listen to their con!ersation% L$ al#aysstr"c. by ho# pessi$istic and cynical their tal. is+ One $ightsay% O) co"rse theyLre negati!e they .no# theyLre in tro"blein their co$pany+L B"t s"spect it $ay ha!e #or.ed the other#ay -- the reason they beca$e losers #as their habit o)negati!e tal.+ /t so$e point they e!idently got into the habito) co$$enting on bad circ"$stances% the bad #or.ingconditions% and the bad state o) their b"siness+ aybe itoriginally got the$ so$e sy$pathy and attention% or $aybe

they pic.ed "p the habit )ro$ other #or.ers+ n any e!ent%they beca$e negati!e% and their #or. s"))ered+Ncinnis s"ggests se!eral #ays to re!erse this% b"t

one o) the $ost po#er)"l is to $onitor and change the #ay #etal.+ When people begin tal.ing $ore positi!ely% they beginthin.ing or acting $ore so+ e s"ggests #atching e!erycon!ersation to see the direction o) the co$$ents andattit"des it contains+

Nn al$ost e!ery sit"ation%N he #rites% Nit is possible togi!e the con!ersation an opti$istic spin+N

What to do:

ha!e disco!ered that e!eryone is doing one o) three

things+ 1Q Ro#ing the boat% 2Q Roc.ing the boat% or 3Q

?"st si$ply riding in the boat+ Which one are yo"(

Your AutographOctober 13

Bible Reading: /cts G

Key Verse: Verse 3 *herefore, brethren, look yeout among you seven men of honest report, full of the3oly !host and wisdom, whom we may appoint overthis business"


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Key Words: of honest report

Thought: (i)e your li!e so that your autographwill be wanted instead o! your /ngerprints.

7e!otional #riter enry + Bosch once #rote in &ur.aily #read that #hen he #as a boy he #o"ld o)ten #or. #ithhis )ather d"ring the s"$$er $onths+ ;ea!ing ho$e each$orning% they #o"ld stop at a partic"lar store )or ane#spaper% #hich they read at co))ee brea.+ One day%arri!ing at #or.% enryLs dad disco!ered that he had ta.ent#o papers by $ista.e beca"se they #ere so thin+ /)ter a

$o$entLs tho"ght% he decided to ret"rn to the storei$$ediately to pay )or the etra paper+ N donLt #ant theo#ner% #ho isnLt a hristian% to thin. L$ dishonest%N said r+Bosch+

/bo"t a #ee. later% so$e epensi!e ite$s #ereshopli)ted )ro$ the sa$e store+ ,he police calc"lated that atthe ti$e o) the robbery only t#o $en had been shopping inthe store I r+ Bosch and another $an+ N .no# ?ohn is

honest%N said the store.eeper+ N?"st last #ee. he ca$e all the#ay bac. here to ret"rn a ne#spaper heLd ta.en by $ista.e+N,he police 8"estioned the other $an instead and% in so doing%apprehended the c"lprit #ho $ade a )"ll con)ession+

NJatherLs honesty and hristian character9not only$ade a deep i$pression on the store.eeper%N enry later#rote% Nb"t his actions also le)t an indelible $ar. "pon $yyo"ng and pliable $ind+N

What to do:Be honest it #ill co$e bac. to &sa!e' yo" so$eday+

People an !arsOctober 14

Bible Reading: /cts 11:1H-2G


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Key Verse: Verse 2G I0nd when he had found him,he brought him unto 0ntioch" 0nd it came to pass,that a whole year they assembled themselves with thechurch, and taught much people" 0nd the discipleswere called Christians first in 0ntioch"

Key Words: they assembled themselves with thechurch

Thought: 0eople are a lot like cars when itcome to church attendance. They generallystart missing be!ore they go out altogether.

=o$eone has p"t together an analogy o) a sold-o"t)ootball ga$e and a less-than-sold-o"t ch"rch+ tLs called&,en Reasons )or


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?"st sayinLDD

What to do:Re$e$ber% donLt $iss too $"ch or yo"Lll go o"taltogether+

"uccessOctober 15

Bible Reading: ?osh"a 1:1-A

Key Verse: Verse I )his book of the law shall notdepart out of thy mouth but thou shalt meditatetherein day and night, that thou mayest observe to doaccording to all that is written therein: for then thoushalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalthave good success"

Key Words: good success

Thought: There is no place where successcomes be!ore hard work e1cept in the

dictionary.

n 1AH2% athy Rigby #as deter$ined to #in a gold$edal at the Oly$pic ga$es in "nich+ =he had trained !eryhard )or $any years and did not #ant to disappoint hersel) orthe >nited =tates y$nastics tea$+ /s she began hergr"eling regi$en o) per)or$ing "nder Oly$pic press"re% sheprayed )or the strength and control to get thro"gh herro"tines #itho"t $a.ing $ista.es+ =he per)or$ed #ell b"tdid not #in+ athy #as cr"shed by the de)eat+ When she laterCoined her parents in the stands% she b"rst into tears and said%NL$ sorry% did $y best+N er $other ga!e her these #ise#ords o) consolation% No" .no# that% and .no# that% andL$ s"re od .no#s that too+ 7OR BE=, = ORE6OR,/


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o)ten tell parents that it isnLt the st"dent that $a.esthe &/Ls' #ith no e))ort that co"nts% b"t the &' st"dent #ho#or.s hard and does the best that co"ntsDD ,here isso$ething to be said )or a 1M e))ort+

What to do:

Re$e$ber% s"ccess is s#eet% b"t "s"ally it has thescent o) s#eat abo"t it+

!ircumstancesOctober 1G

Bible Reading: =a$"el 1:1-11Key Verse: Verse I 0nd /aul was very wroth, andthe saying displeased him and he said, )hey haveascribed unto .avid ten thousands, and to me theyhave ascribed but thousands: and what can he havemore but the kingdom(

Key Words: what can he have more but the

kingdom(

Thought: (i!e is 234 what happens to me and534 what attitude 6 ha)e toward it.

t #asnLt yo"r ideal #edding+ When Victoria ;eelleand Roger o$pton tied the .not on ay 2% 1AA2% their#edding #as #ell-planned% b"t they didnLt co"nt on the riotsthat bro.e o"t in =o"th-entral ;os /ngeles+ ,he brideLsdress #as stolen% the groo$Ls t" #as looted% and both theca$era$an and the li$o ser!ice canceled at the last $in"te+Only the caterer and )lo#ers ca$e thro"gh+


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ad!ersities #hich bo$bard "s each #ee.+ We $"st not allo#Nless than idealN circ"$stances to rob "s o) o"r Coy and peaceas odLs children+

/l#ays re$e$ber% a bad attit"de )ro$ circ"$stancesco$es #hen #e ha!e li)e &abo"t $eD'

What to do:Re$e$ber% li)e is not abo"t yo" and li)e is not

abo"t $e% b"t li)e is all abo"t ?es"s hrist+

Wrong PlaceOctober 1H

Bible Reading: Ro$ans 12:A-21

Key Verse: Verse 1G I Be of the same mind one

toward another" %ind not high things, butcondescend to men of low estate" #e not wise in yourown conceits"

Key Words: be not wise in your own conceits

Thought: The person who ne)er sees himsel! asbeing wrong# is wrong again.

,here is nothing #orse than a person #ho ne!er seehi$sel) as being #rong+ ,hey% in their eyes% are ne!er theproble$+ ,hey si$ply #or. #ith people #ho are the proble$+

,he proble$ is these people C"st ne!er really seethe$sel!es as they really are: #orthlessD

/ little boy #as acc"sto$ed to being praised by hisdoting grand$other+ On one partic"lar !isit she .ept tellinghi$ that he #as &priceless+' When he )inished a dra#ing o)#hich he #as !ery pro"d% he ecitedly ran to hisgrand$otherLs side and yelled% &oo.% rand$a% L$#orthlessD'


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>ntil od can get a hold o) the &conceited' personLsheart% they #ill ne!er be #rong in their o#n eyes+ ay odhelp the$% )or they are #rong againDD

What to do:7on*t be rong again+'

Po#er of Pra$erOctober 1

Bible Reading: atthe#G:5-15Key Verse: Verse 1 I &)hy kingdom come" )hy willbe done in earth, as it is in heaven"

Key Words: )hy will be done

Thought: *-en may spurn our appeals# re7ect

our message# oppose our arguments# despiseour person8 but they are helpless against our

prayers.+ , "idlow Ba1ter

ost o) "s .no# the &ordLs 6rayer' by heart+ Weha!e p"t it to $e$ory+ B"t the !erse that sho#s "s the po#ero) od: odLs #ill be done+++and it al#ays #ill be+

4ou know the /upreme Court is the highest court ofappeals+ ,heyL!e got all .ind o) co"rts that lead "p to the="pre$e o"rt+ ,he lo#er co"rts $ay $a.e all .inds o)decisions b"t i) the ="pre$e o"rt decides to hear a case% it isirrele!ant #hat other co"rts ha!e decided+ ) the ="pre$eo"rt decides it #ill hear an iss"e% it doesnLt $atter #hat thelo#er co"rts ha!e decided+ Only #hat the ="pre$e o"rtr"les stic.s% all other co"rts% no $atter ho# po#er)"l% C"st or

"nC"st% $"st pale in signi)icance #hen the ="pre$e o"rtr"les+ donLt .no# #ho has $ade a decision )or yo"r li)e+

donLt .no# #hat co"rt has r"led on yo"r circ"$stances+ t$ay ha!e been the co"rt o) yo"r e$ployer #ho has r"led that


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yo" #ill ne!er lea!e this position+ t $ay be the co"rt o) yo"r)inances has decided yo" #ill ne!er better yo"r li)estyle+ t$ay be the co"rt o) the doctor that said #e canLt )i thisdisease+ B"t at least% appeal it to the ="pre$e o"rt+ /t least%place it on the doc.et "p there so that od can decide #hatthe )inal rendering is+ ) e ta.es the case% it doesnLt $atter#hat the co"rt o) yo"r e$ployer has said% or the co"rt o) yo"rdoctor has said% beca"se #hen that co"rt spea.s all otherco"rts beco$e irrele!ant+ o" can be happy today beca"seeLs so!ereign and e sits on the throne+

,hy #ill be doneDD

What to do:S When yo" are tired o) being sp"rned% reCected%opposed% and despised% try praying+

Reasons For FailureOctober 1A

Bible Reading: 6sal$ 13Key Verse: Verse 12 I 0s far as the east is from thewest, so far hath he removed our transgressions fromus"Key Words: so far hath he removed ourtransgressions from us

Thought: $ dirty diamond is still a diamond8 it7ust needs to be cleaned.

E!ery #ee.% people ha!e the habit o) ta.ing clothes tothe cleaners that ha!e been soiled+ ,he Cob o) the cleaners is to)reshen the$ "p and get the$ s$elling good again+ ?es"s hasa pic. "p cleaning ser!ice+ e pic.s "p dirty people I people#ho ha!e allo#ed their li!es to sin. into the $"d )or onereason or another I and cleanses the$+

7id yo" .no# that the biggest b"lldo0er in the #orld isthe 75H5/( tLs 1G )eet long% 25 )eet #ide% and 41 )eet high+ t


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#eighs 225% po"nds+ tLs a h"ge $achine to b"lldo0e dirt+/ co"ple o) years ago it ca$e to a co"nty #here there #as ano!erload o) garbage% and the b"lldo0er #as bro"ght in to dig abig hole that #o"ld collect the garbage and re$o!e it )ro$ theli!es o) the citi0ens+

On the cross% od d"g a hole so big e co"ld collectthe sins o) the #hole #orld -- past% present% and )"t"re+ On thecross% e gathered all the sin and too. o"t is eternal #rathon ?es"s hrist )or yo" and )or $e+ Nod $ade hi$ #ho hadno sin to be sin )or "s+'

,o od be the gloryD

What to do:o" are still a dia$ond so let od cleanse yo" soyo" can be a clean dia$ond+

The BibleOctober 2

Bible Reading: 6sal$ 1AKey Verse: Verse I )he statutes of the L&-. areright, re5oicing the heart: the commandment of theL&-. is pure, enlightening the eyes"

Key Words: )he statutes of the Lord are right,re5oicing the heart

Thought: $ Bible that is !alling apart usuallybelongs to someone who isnt.

,here #as a co$$ercial not too long ago )or 6rego

spaghetti sa"ce+ / $other is coo.ing the spaghetti and thepot is )"ll o) #hat loo.s li.e a !ibrant% red spaghetti sa"ce+,he aro$a appears to be )illing the ho"se+ ,he son co$es "pand loo.s at his $other coo.ing the sa"ce and as.s% &o$%#here are the $"shroo$s('


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=he says% &t*s in there+'&B"t #hat abo"t the sa"sage('&Why% it*s in there+'&What abo"t the ripe to$atoes('&t*s in there+'6rego*s spaghetti sa"ce had .ic. and )la!or% beca"se o)

#hat #as inside+ E!ery ti$e the boy loo.ed )or so$ething toeplain #hat he s$elled% his $other #o"ld reply% &t*s inthere+'

) yo" are loo.ing )or !ictory% it*s in the Bible+ ) yo"*reloo.ing )or trans)or$ation% it*s already in there+ ) yo"*reloo.ing )or po#er% it*s in there+ ) yo"*re loo.ing )or

deli!erance% it*s in there+ ) yo"*re loo.ing )or a brand-ne#yo"% it*s already there+ ,he di!ine nat"re has gi!en yo"e!erything yo" need and yo" can learn abo"t #hat*s a!ailableto yo" by st"dying the Word o) od+

What to do:

7onLt )all apart+ ?"st co$e apart and let od gi!eyo" rest thro"gh is Word+

The WorOctober 21

Bible Reading: ?ere$iah 5:1-24

Key Verse: Verse 13 0nd the prophets shall becomewind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it bedone unto them"

Key Words: and the word is not in them

Thought: The de)il is not a!raid o! the Bible withdust on it.

,ony E!ans #rites:&+ a$pbell organ had gro#n "p in a hristian

ho$e% ne!er 8"estioning that the Bible #as the Word o) od+B"t in college% his )aith #as se!erely challenged and he began


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to entertain do"bts+ &,he #hole intellect"al #orld #as "nderthe $astery o) the physical scientists%' he later said% &and o) a$aterialistic and rationalistic philosophy+ 7ar#in% "ley%,yndall% =pencer% Bain+ ,here ca$e a $o$ent #hen #ass"re o) nothing+'

n those days% opponents o) the Bible appeared e!ery="nday in great lect"re and concert halls across England%attac.ing hristianity and the Bible% and these brilliantatheists and agnostics tro"bled the yo"ng st"dent+ e reade!ery boo. he co"ld )ind% both )or and against the Bible% both)or and against hristianity% "ntil he #as con)"sed% so riddled#ith do"bt that he )elt he co"ldn*t go on+

n desperation% he closed his boo.s% p"t the$ in hisc"pboard and t"rned the loc.+ oing do#n to a boo.shop% hebo"ght a ne# Bible% ret"rned to his roo$% sat do#n at hisdes.% and opened it+ e said% a$ no longer s"re that this is#hat $y )ather clai$s it to be I the Word o) od+ B"t o) this a$ s"re% it #ill bring ass"rance to $y so"l o) itsel)+ /s heloo.ed into the boo. be)ore hi$% st"dying its )or$ andstr"ct"re and "nity and $essage% he #as a$a0ed+ e later

said% &,hat Bible )o"nd $e+ began to read and st"dy it then%in 13% and ha!e been a st"dent e!er since+'

What to do:

S ;et the Word o) od be in yo"+

%iving

October 22

Bible Reading: /cts 4:32 I 5:11Key Verse: Verse 4:34 I 6either was there anyamong them that lacked: for as many as werepossessors of lands or houses sold them, and broughtthe prices of the things that were sold,Key Words: and brought the prices of the thingsthat were sold


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Thought: "tealing !rom God is like robbing thepolice station 9 not a good idea.

,ony E!ans tells the )ollo#ing+

re$e$ber #hen #as teaching $y oldest son%/nthony% abo"t gi!ing+ /t the ti$e% he #as getting one dollara #ee. )or an allo#ance+ eplained to hi$ that he no# had togi!e ten cents to od be)ore he spent the other ninety+ alsoeplained that ten cents #as the $ini$"$ and that he co"ldgi!e $ore based on his grate)"lness+ y son "nderstood thathe had to tithe be)ore he co"ld b"y candy+ /nthony #as not ahappy ca$per+

Jirst% he eplained to $e that one dollar #asnLt eno"ghto b"y anything+ e started 8"oting the prices o) all his)a!orite candies+ =econd% he co"ldnLt belie!e that he had toc"t into his too-little allo#ance to share #ith od+

=o% had to teach hi$+ said% &


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What to do:Re$e$ber the #ords o) alachi% &Will a $an rob

od( et ye ha!e robbed $e% B"t ye say% Whereinha!e #e robbed thee( n tithes and o))erings'alachi 3:+

Your FaceOctober 23

Bible Reading: 6ro!erbs 15:1-14Key Verse: Verse 13 I 0 merry heart maketh acheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart thespirit is broken"

Key Words: 0 merry heart maketh a cheerfulcountenance

Thought: $ persons !ace is the signature o! hissoul.

, William (. "tidger

On one occasion artin ;"ther had been brooding )orse!eral days+ Reports had been and still #ere co$ing o)

gro"ps o) peasants in re!olt% and o) increased papal press"reon the nobles to reno"nce their stand )or ;"ther+ ,heseconspired to $a.e hi$ )eel that he had "nderta.en a hopelesstas.+

On the $orning #hen he #as $ost deeply$elancholic% he ca$e into the dining roo$ )or brea.)ast+ is#i)e% Katie% greeted hi$ attired in a blac. dress #hich #as as)"neral in appearance as the cost"$e she had #orn as a n"n+

artin glanced at her 8"i00ically+ =he "s"ally greetedhi$ #ith a cheer)"l% &"ten $orgen% err 7o.ter%' b"t this$orning she said not a #ord+

&What is #rong% Katie(' artin in8"ired+&od is dead%' she anno"nced sadly+


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&Wo$an that is a terrible heresy+ od is not dead% nordoth e sleep+


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t C"st goes #ith the territory+/braha$ ;incoln once said: &) tried to ans#er all

the criticis$s o) $e and all the attac.s le!eled at $e% thiso))ice #o"ld be closed to all other b"siness+ y Cob is notpleasing $en% b"t doing the best can+ ) in the end a$)o"nd to be #rong% ten legions o) angels s#earing #as right#ill not help $e b"t i) the end pro!es $e to ha!e been right%then all that is said abo"t $e no# #ill a$o"nt to nothing+'

/n irritated editor: &) yo" )ind errors in thisp"blication% please consider they are there )or a p"rpose+ Wep"blish so$ething )or e!eryone% and so$e people are al#aysloo.ing )or $ista.es+'

=o let $e say to all o) yo" odly leaders% #hether yo"are a parent% boss% s"per!isor% teacher% principal% and yes%e!en a pastor: &/ny )ool can critici0e% conde$n% and co$plainand $ost do+' T BenCa$in Jran.lin

Keep on )or the glory o) od+

What to do:Re$e$ber% &) e!il be said o) thee and it be tr"e%correct thysel) and i) it be a lie% la"gh at it+' TEpictet"s

AngerOctober 25

Bible Reading: atthe# 5:21-3Key Verse: Verse 22 I #ut I say unto you, )hatwhosoever is angry with his brother without a causeshall be in danger of the 5udgment: and whosoevershall say to his brother, -aca, shall be in danger ofthe council: but whosoever shall say, )hou fool, shallbe in danger of hell fire"

Key Words: without a cause

Thought: The person who !eels no angertoward e)il is a person who lacks enthusiasm


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!or good.

Whene!er tell people that not all anger is bad% getthis loo. as i) a$ a heretic+ ,hen ha!e to re$ind the$ that?es"s beca$e angry #ith the $oney-changers in thete$ple+++and oses beca$e angry #ith the st"bbornsraelites+++and


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Key Words:6ot forsaking the assembling ofourselves together

Thought: "ome people dont go to church

because o! hypocrites# but they still go tomo)ies# ballgames# and Wal=-art with them.

/ )ar$er once said to a )riend% N ha!e so$e delicio"sapples gro#ing in $y orchard+ ) yo" co$e o!er% Lll gi!e yo"a b"shel+N e repeated the o))er% b"t his )riend ne!er ca$e+Jinally% he as.ed% &?ohn% #hy didnLt yo" accept $y o))er('&Well% to tell yo" the tr"th%' said the other% & ha!e tasted

the$+ /s #ent along the road a )e# #ee.s ago% pic.ed one"p that had )allen o!er the #all and )ran.ly% ha!e ne!ereaten anything so so"rD' &Oh%' la"ghed the )ar$er+ &tho"ght that $ight be the case+ ,hose apples aro"nd theo"tside #ere placed there beca"se #e ha!e so $any boys inthe neighborhood+ n order to protect $y crop% selected theso"rest !arieties to plant aro"nd the o"ter edge o) $yorchard+ When the boys tasted these% they ga!e "p stealing%

thin.ing all the )r"it #as C"st as bad+ o#e!er% i) yo" #illco$e #ith $e% yo"Lll )ind that gro# a !ery di))erent 8"alityon the inside+ o"Lll really enCoy the$+ ,heyLre as s#eet ashoney+'

,hose #ho C"dge the ch"rch by its so"r $e$bers $a.ethe sa$e $ista.e #hen they allo# the &so"r apple hypocrites'to .eep the$ a#ay )ro$ the &orchard o) )ello#ship' they$ight enCoy #ith odLs saints+

Why conde$n the ch"rch beca"se all its $e$bersarenLt )ine saints( o" donLt tear do#n the hospital beca"senot all the patients reco!er+

?"st sayinLDD

What to do:S Re$e$ber% hypocrites need to go to ch"rch as #ell+t $ay help o!erco$e the hypocrisy+


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The !onscienceOctober 2

Bible Reading: /cts 23:1-AKey Verse: Verse 1 0nd 2aul, earnestly beholding

the council, said, %en and brethren, I have lived in allgood conscience before !od until this day"

Key Words: I have lived in all good consciencebefore !od

Thought: The greatest tormentor o! the humansoul is a guilty conscience.

;eslie B+ Jlynn says% N=ince 111 >ncle =a$ has beenrecei!ing anony$o"s s"$s o) $oney as sel)-i$posed )ines )ora !ariety o) reasons% s"ch as )or ta.ing /r$y blan.ets )orso"!enirs or )or deliberately )ailing to p"t eno"gh postage ona letter+ One #ido#% chec.ing her late h"sbandLs boo.s%disco!ered he had cheated the go!ern$ent% so she pro$ptly$ailed a chec. )or U5 to the ,reas"ry+ /ll these $onies ha!ebeen placed in an acco"nt na$ed the Jederal onscience

J"nd #hich no# totals o!er three $illion dollars+'/ )ar$er #as on his #ay ho$e a)ter pic.ing "p his

ne# car+ /s he approached his )ar$% he decided to test theacceleration+ e passed the side road that led to his ho"se


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and dro!e on )or a $ile or so+ ,hen% a)ter $a.ing a sharp >-t"rn% he sped bac. to#ard the side road+ / $an dri!ing astation #agon obser!ed the >-t"rn and the )ar$er*s )ast rateo) speed% and he tho"ght the a"to$obile #as an "n$ar.edpolice car+ ,rying to a!oid detection% he 8"ic.ly headed do#nthe road leading to the )ar$+

O) co"rse% it #as C"st his l"c. that the road hehappened to t"rn do#n #as the road leading to the )ar$er*sho"se% so the )ar$er t"rned in too+ When the second dri!ersa# #hat he tho"ght #as the patrol$an t"rn in behind hi$%he #as alar$ed and dro!e at a high speed to escape% only toco$e to a dead end+ e C"$ped o"t and ran% abandoning the

station #agon+ ;ater it #as )o"nd to be )illed #ith stolenco))ee% cigarettes% and a$$"nition+ is conscience had $ade

hi$ )lee% e!en tho"gh no one #as p"rs"ing hi$+

What to do:;i!e by yo"r conscience "nless yo"r conscienceopposes the Word o) od+

Assuming You&re RightOctober 2A

Bible Reading: ar. H:1-13Key Verse: Verse 5 I )hen the 2harisees and scribesasked him, *hy walk not thy disciples according tothe tradition of the elders, but eat bread withunwashen hands(

Key Words: but eat bread with unwashen hands(

Thought: 6! the only way 6 can make mysel! lookgood is to criticie you# then something is

seriously wrong with me.


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riticis$: #e ha!e all )aced it% and it "s"ally co$es)ro$ those #ho do not ha!e all the )acts and C"st eno"ghin)or$ation to $a.e the$ as dangero"s as an in)ant #ith aloaded +3 re!ol!er+ n other #ords% so$eone is abo"t to geth"rt+

ha!e disco!ered in $y 42 years o) $inistry that those#ho belie!e they .no# the tr"th are ass"$ing the one #hotold the$ is &in the .no#+' /s a res"lt% they $a.e "n#isedecisions+ /ss"$ing can get yo" into tro"ble+

?ohn #as dri!ing ho$e late one night #hen he pic.ed"p a hitchhi.er+ /s they rode along% he began to be s"spicio"so) his passenger+ ?ohn chec.ed to see i) his #allet #as sa)e in

the poc.et o) his coat that #as on the seat bet#een the$% b"tit #asnLt thereD =o he sla$$ed on the bra.es% ordered thehitchhi.er o"t% and said% Nand o!er the #allet i$$ediatelyDN,he )rightened hitchhi.er handed o!er a bill)old% and ?ohndro!e o))+ When he arri!ed ho$e% he started to tell his #i)eabo"t the eperience% b"t she interr"pted hi$% saying% NBe)ore )orget% ?ohn% do yo" .no# that yo" le)t yo"r #allet at ho$ethis $orning(N

6oor ?ohn is li.e so $any% he belie!ed he #as so right#hen he really #as so #rong+

What to do:Be care)"l #ho yo" listen to beca"se yo" sin. ors#i$ based "pon #hat in)or$ation they gi!e yo"+

La$ Me 'o#n in PeaceOctober 3

Bible Reading: 6sal$ 4Key Verse: Verse I I will both lay me down inpeace, and sleep: for thou, L&-., only makest me

dwell in safety"Key Words: lay me down in peace


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Thought: 0eace rules the day when %hrist rulesthe heart.

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Bible Reading: orinthians 15:1-1AKey Verse: Verse 1A I If in this life only we have hopein Christ, we are of all men most miserable"

Key Words: If in this life only we have hope inChrist, we are of all men most miserable"

Thought: (i!e is not about you# and its notabout me8 li!e is all about >esus %hrist.

t is beca"se o) ?es"s hrist that #e ha!e hope beyondthis li)e+

n Valladolid% =pain% #here hristopher ol"$b"sdied in 15G% stands a $on"$ent co$$e$orating the greatdisco!erer+ 6erhaps the $ost interesting )eat"re o) the$e$orial is a stat"e o) a lion destroying one o) the ;atin#ords that had been part o) =painLs $otto )or cent"ries+Be)ore ol"$b"s $ade his !oyages% the =paniards tho"ghtthey had reached the o"ter li$its o) earth+ ,h"s their $otto#as Nltra+N ol"$b"s had pro!en that there #asindeed N$ore beyond+N

=o it is in li)e I there is $ore beyond+

What to do:S ;i!e as tho"gh this #ere yo"r last day on earth Ibeca"se one day it #ill beD


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I deeply appreciatethe help of

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have been possible.Dr. Mike Rouse

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