Today's Soul Food —March 13
 

 

GOLDEN WORDS



If a man says, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar.

1 John 4:20 KJV


All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17  NASB


All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,  so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV

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Science can make a neighborhood of the nations, but only Christ can make the nations into a Brotherhood.

John Holland: Prairie Farmer

 

Daily Meditations by  Pat Nordman ©

 


March 13

"Should I give up my fruit, so good and sweet, to go waving over the trees?" Judges 9:11.

This parable sets forth delightfully a divine truth. Promotion isn't always a good thing. We Christians are encouraged to feel that we are where we are supposed to be; we have no inclination to rise above the crowd and to be accused of waving our virtues and talents above our fellowmen. We have our own peculiar position to fulfill and God asks that we be satisfied with that. After all, we all are watered and nurtured by the same God who has put us where we are.

Inferred here are several Christian virtues: humility, obedience, a sense of responsibility, and mutual generosity. It is better to be humble and fruitful than haughty and futile.

In effect, should I give up what I am now doing, which is worthwhile and useful, to take the offer of a position in which I may not be able to harvest what I consider is a heavenly yield? The Bible gives examples of this. For one, Gideon and his sons refused to begin a hereditary monarchy; Abimelech did, and anarchy resulted (Judges 9:5) for which he was to pay dearly.

And yet, good leadership is indispensable. Responsibility is necessary in any type of administration. We may be asked sometime to accept a position of what finally is accountability which translates to ability, reliability and liability, a large package over which to say grace. In the parable, the trees wound up with the thorn bush and got burned and the people got burned with Abimelech. The point is this: lesser and more ambitious people can bring down organizations and nations. Let us beware of the person who demands subservience to his or her brambles of unholy designs. We all get cremated in the end! If we have the Godgiven talent to help, then let us pray for holy ambition.


Pat Nordman ©

 


Today's Bible Question ?



 What was the occupation of the two men that Joseph interpreted dreams for while he (Joseph) was in prison?  

Previous question and Answer:

What was King Solomon talking about when he said that "it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder."

Answer – Wine
Don't let the sparkle and smooth taste of wine deceive you. For in the end it bites like a poisonous serpent; it stings like a viper. Proverbs 23:31-32

 

 

Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions

Spurgeon's Morning for March 13

Spurgeon's Evening for March 13

 

"Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto him into the ark."

-  Genesis 8:9

 

"Why sit we here until we die?"

-  2 Kings 7:3

Fly, thou wanderer; fly thou fainting one, dove as thou art, though thou thinkest thyself to be black as the raven with the mire of sin, back, back to the Saviour. Every moment thou waitest does but increase thy misery; thine attempts to plume thyself and make thyself fit for Jesus are all vanity.

You shall not perish if you trust him; on the contrary, you shall find treasure far richer than the poor lepers gathered in Syria's deserted camp. May the Holy Spirit embolden you to go at once, and you shall not believe in vain.


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March 13 Deuteronomy 11:1 - 13:18  

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Be Happy With What You Have

Should you find it hard to get to sleep tonight; just remember the homeless family who has no bed to lie in.

Should you find yourself stuck in traffic; don't despair. There are people in this world for whom driving is an unheard of privilege.

Should you have a bad day at work; think of the man who has been out of work for years.

Should you despair over a relationship gone bad; think of the person who has never known what it's like to love and be loved in return.

Should you grieve the passing of another weekend; think of the woman in dire straits, working twelve hours a day, seven days a week to feed her children.

Should your car break down, leaving you miles away from assistance; think of the paraplegic who would love the opportunity to take that walk.

Should you notice a new gray hair in the mirror; think of the cancer patient in chemo who wishes she had hair to examine.

Should you find yourself at a loss and pondering what is life all about, asking "what is my purpose?"; be thankful. There are those who didn't live long enough to get the opportunity.

Should you find yourself the victim of other people's bitterness, ignorance, smallness or insecurities; Remember, things could be worse.

You could be them!!!!

 

 

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Today's  Devotion
 

 

Find So Doing

 

"Blessed is the servant whom the Lord of him will find so doing.... "

Matthew 24:47


The master of the house entrusts to his servant out of what is his own. In his long journey abroad, how his resources have been handled determines the verdict for the worker...when that time finally comes for his return.

How do we prepare for the return of the Lord? What does it mean in day-to-day terms? Blessed is that servant whom He finds so doing. What is doing? "Doing (poieo) signifies to make, to do, to adopt a way of expressing by act the thought and feelings..." In this parable of the faithful servant, Mt 24:45-51, the doing is giving food to his fellowservants in season.

The parable of the talents follows shortly after, Mt 25:14-30. The "man going abroad" quite clearly expects to receive back what is his own...with gain! The silver invested would increase just as surely as "all over the world this gospel is producing fruit and growing" (Col 1:6). What did the receiver of the 5 talents do? He traded. He worked, labored, performed out, ministered. He "traded" in such a way that the "eternal things" in his heart were performed out and brought gain to the master.

What are the true talents of you and I that we need to be about investing? It seems imperative that we distinguish what it is to be found "so doing." Those who are welcomed into the joy of their Master and the Kingdom prepared for them are those who showed their blessedness by feeding the thirsty, clothing the naked, taking in the stranger, visiting the prisoner...(Mt 25: 31-46). Aren't the things we are to be about are the things which invest the Kingdom into people?

Jesus was lovingly preparing us for a Day that comes. Let us keep and ever keep investing eternity into PEOPLE.

© Cathy Vinson

 
Those who are welcomed into the joy of their Master and the Kingdom prepared for them are those who showed their blessedness by feeding the thirsty, clothing the naked, taking in the stranger, visiting the prisoner....

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