I wish, somebody would have told me the following long ago:

Spurgeon is saying this on July 16, EVENING (Morning and Evening- Daily Readings):

Three powerful sentences.

“A selfish man in trouble is exceedingly hard to comfort, because the springs of his comfort lie entirely within himself, and when he is sad all his springs are dry.

But a generous man, full of Christian philanthropy, has other springs from which to supply himself with comfort beside those which lie within.

He can go to his God first of all, and there find abundant help; and he can discover arguments for consolation in things relating to the world at large, to his country, and, above all, to the church.”

I read this anecdote in a German Book:

A mocker met a child. “What are you doing?” he asked. The child answered,” I am thinking about God.” The atheist took an apple out of his pocket,” I am going to give your this apple, if you tell me where God is.” The child took two apples out of his pocket, “I am going to give you these two apples, if you tell me where God not is.”

A clever child!

I read in a leaflet about WALKING “Whoever said the best things in life are free could easily have been a walker. Walking is fun, healthy and easy on your bank balance.”

Whoever said the best things in life are free could easily have been a believer.

I would also say the best things in life are free, or rather the best thing in life is free. The very best thing in life is SALVATION and SALVATION is FREE!

Romans 6:23

” For the wages of sin is death, but the GIFT of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Ephesians 2:8

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the GIFT of God – “

I really enjoyed the seminar called “Healthy Homes” today at the Union Church in Kaitaia. I learned a lot and I hope I remember what I learned. And I enjoyed it not only because I received a concession ticket for bus rides worth $45.00. I answered half a question correctly. ( On that concession ticket I can BusaboutKaitaia – Five return trips to Mangonui or five return trips to Pukenui.)

It was all about insulating homes, insulating the ceiling, the floor and the water heater. Good insulation of a home improves the physical health of the occupants, and saves also money.

The seminar ended with afternoon tea.

After the meeting I attended to some more of my business in town. While doing that I told two people I met about the $45.00 bus ticket. All of a sudden it hit me that I told about the bus ticket without hesitation. I rejoiced about it – it was good news.

But there is greater news. The greatest news is that the Lord Jesu Christ died for sinners. Am I also so eager to tell about this Greatest News as I am keen to tell about the winning of the bus ticket?

“HEALTHY HOMES!”

Of course, we want healthy homes. Who does not want a healthy home? But I think a home is really healthy, when all the occupants can say with all their hearts ” BUT AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.” Joshua 24:15 Joshua said that.That is spiritual health!

I know a home in Kaikohe, where this Bible verse is hanging on the wall in one of the rooms.

(This needs to be more researched!)

The Lord is punishing and destroying – but finally he is restoring again. A classic exampe is JOB!

Maybe you have heard or read it also that “Know thyself” was written on the Apollo temple in Delphi. Does that not sound like humanism to you also? It sounds like humanism to me.

In fact not too long ago I talked to a man, who claims to be a humanist. He was very eager to declare, that he does not believe in God.

At the present time I have come to the prophetic books – Isaiah to Malachi – of the Bible in my daily Bible Reading and I am coming across the sentence “Then they will know that I am the Lord” again and again. Sometimes it says also “Then they will know that I am the Sovereign Lord.” Ezekiel 29:9,16,21 for example.

KNOW THE LORD!

A couple of days ago we listened to some records in our home and in one hymn they were repeating again and again this sentence: “The greatest thing in all my life is knowing you! What a message.

In fact I think it is the greatest message for all of us: KNOW THE LORD!

Do you know the Lord?

Some of us come from sweet homes. Some of us come from violent homes. (There is a post about sweet homes and violent homes on this blog!)

But we all end up one of these days in a FUNERAL home.

AND WHAT THEN?

Is it the End Station?

Not for me.

We do read about our Final HOME in the Bible, the Word of the Living God. The Lord Jesus Christ says himself in  John 14:2 “In My Father’s house there are many dwelling places (homes).” (The Amplified Bible.)

This final home is for all those , who are trusting in GOD and those who are trusting in the LORD JESUS CHRIST.

John 14:1

According to the front page of a calendar I am living in “PARADISE”!

On the calendar it says:  “FAR NORTH PARADISE – 2009 CALENDAR.”

They are still for sale and it is already July 2009!

A couple of days ago we had really bad weather.  “TORNADO HITS KAITAIA” was the headline in the local paper. Houses were damaged.

Tornado hits “Paradise”?

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