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Thought for the Day (Page 170)

Commander-in-Chief vs. Creator-in-Chief

Who would have ever thought it?  The highest leader in our nation, holding a position that many people call “The Most Powerful Office in the World,” has come out of the closet on his favorable views regarding homosexual marriage (not only voicing his opinion but seeking to capitalize on it).  His exacts words were, “For me personally, it is important for me…

Still using training wheels?

Do you remember when you (or your child) needed training wheels on the bike to learn how to ride and to keep from falling over?  How long did you use them?  Did you take one wheel off, but leave one for safety and balance?  At what point did you finally remove both training wheels and go without them?  What if you were…

“If you’ve got a problem with me…”

How would you finish that statement?  “If you’ve got a problem with me…” Then what?  Some people would finish it by saying, “Deal with it!” or “Welcome to the club!” or “Take a number!” or “That’s your problem!” or something pleasant along those lines. How about this?  “If you’ve got a problem with me, chances are that I don’t know it.” That’s…

Who’s your brother?

The Bible tells us that Joseph and Mary had more children after Jesus was born—at least four more boys (James, Jose, Simon and Jude) and at least two girls (Matt. 13:55-56).  These sons were called the “brothers” of Jesus (Acts 1:14; Gal. 1:19; Jude 1), because they were family. That same Greek word for “brother” (adelphos) is used well over 300 times…

God will protect His holy name!

There comes a point at which God will no longer allow His name to be maligned and profaned and He must act.  Ezekiel prophesied to the Israelites how and why they were in captivity.  In Ezekiel 20, God reminded Israel of how they had rejected Him and rebelled against His ways. “They rebelled against Me and would not obey Me…But I acted…

Enough Junk Mail already!

With the increase of technology has come the increase of Junk Mail!  It used to be that your mailbox (the one in front of your house) was the only depository for Junk Mail (advertisements, solicitations, etc.).  However, with the more technology we have today, the more Junk Mail we receive.  Our email inboxes fill up with Junk Mail!  Some text message services…

“Please, help me please!”

Depending on where you place the comma, this sentence could have different meanings:  “Please, help me, please!” or “Please, help me please!”  Our daily prayer to God should not only be to plead for help (cf. Psa. 46:1; Heb. 13:5-6), but we should constantly have on our heart the plea for Him to help us to please!  Now, who are we to…

Even heroes need a wake-up call!

Can you imagine being the prophet Nathan in the Old Testament?  David was not just any old king, he was a celebrity and a hero.  David was the one who killed the giant Goliath with a sling – everyone would have known that story.  David was the great captain and warrior of whom the women sang, “Saul has slain his thousands, and…