In the January 11, 2014 issue of the magazine called THE PEOPLE’S FRIEND I am reading about the “Sunshine People”. Stupendous things are said about the “Sunshine people,” but I am wondering if their whole story is told.

This is said about them:

SUNSHINE

They “come into our lives like a gleam of sunshine.”

Coming in touch with them refreshes us, cheers us up, and makes us feel rested. And we cannot explain why. They are willing to hear about our worries and anxieties. (That is amazing.) They are making our cares their own. That makes our burden light and what a comfort that is. And there is no explanation for it.

I am not sure of course, but I think the whole story of the “Sunshine People” is, that they are in touch with the Sun of Righteousness, the Lord Jesus Christ. Malachi 4:2

Read also Psalm 84:11 where it says, “For the Lord God is a sun and a shield.”

June 20

WORLD REFUGEE DAY

The Collins Concise Dictionary says that a refugee is “a person who has fled from some danger or problem.”

That makes me actually a refugee!

We fled from the East to the West of Germany before I was six, but I don’t remember very much about it!

June 14

WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY

“Save Lives Give Blood”

Most of us want to be blessed and be a blessing. I mean we want to be blessed by the Lord and bless others.

Who are the people, the Lord is blessing?

1. The people the Lord is blessing are the humble people. – HUMILITY

Humble people are conscious of their failings. They don’t pretend. They are lowly.

2. They are honest people. – INTEGRITY

Honest people are unimpaired, they are sound.

“Count your blessings”

3. They are genuine people. – AUTHENTICITY

You can trust them. They are reliable.

4. They are people who love others. – LOVE

You love someone, when you feel attached to that person, when you have affections for that person.  And what does the Bible say about  love in First Corinthians 13:4-8? It begins with: “Love is patient, love is kind,” Please read the next verses!

WHAT MAKES ME SAY THAT?

There is one World Evangelist the Lord has blessed and who has been a blessing and that is Billy Graham. In the foreword of the book BILLY GRAHAM AND ME by Steve Posner & Amy Newark, the PR-expert Larry Ross summarizes the life of Billy Graham with these four words:

HUMILITY, INTEGRITY, AUTHENTICITY AND LOVE.

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I looked up the definitions in THE COLLINS CONCISE DICTIONARY.

The Cross

“But the wisdom

James 3:17,18

Intr.:

that comes from heaven is

1.  first of all pure;

2.  then peace – loving,

3.  considerate,

4.  submissive,

5.  full of mercy, and

6.  good fruit,

7.  impartial and

8.  sincere.

End:

Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.”

Sunflower

“For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.” – James 3:16

“If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep his whole body in check.” – James 3:2

“bits into the mouths of horses”

“When we put  bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.” – James 3:3

“steered by a very small rudder”

“Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot wants to go.” – James 3:4

“Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.” – James 3:5

Fire

“The tongue

James 3:6

Intr.:

also is a fire,

1.  a world of evil among the parts of the body.

2.  It corrupts the whole person,

3.  sets the whole course of his life on fire, and

4.  is itself set on fire by hell.”

End: