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  Today's Soul Food —March 12
 

 

GOLDEN WORDS



All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

2 Timothy 3:16-17  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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The Bible is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men. – It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth without any mixture for its matter. – It is all pure, all sincere; nothing too much; nothing wanting.

John Locke

 

Daily Meditations by  Pat Nordman ©

 


March 12

"The fool says in his heart, `There is no God.'" Psalm 14:1.

Just think if there were no God! Divine Providence would not exist at all.

No God! Then all God said is fiction and we would have no foundation. We would have no hope, no belief, and no expectations. What a terrible world this would be without a God who keeps the heavens in order and the earth replenished.

No God! Then no prayer, for why pray? Who would we pray to or for, and what reasons would we have, if we haven't a more excellent Person to take our petitions to and know they would be granted?

No God! There would be no forgiveness of our sins; what a load to carry around all the time. If we would not be forgiven, then we would not know to forgive others. Can we begin to imagine the chaos and spiritual carnage?

No God! Then there would be no comfort and oh! how could we survive without nurture from someone who would understand because He has suffered it all first? We would have to carry around broken hearts until we died, and then our hope would be buried.

No God! There would be no reaching for a higher wisdom than our own; man would be the final arbitrator and administrator of decisions. What a depressing and degrading thought.

No God! Then there would be no Son who died for us and who intercedes for us. There would be no Sermon on the Mount to give us a standard whereby we love and relate to each other. No God! The fool's creed is crude in every possible way.

Pat Nordman ©

 


Today's Bible Question ?



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

Previous question and Answer:

Who asked that her two sons could have places of priority in Jesus' kingdom?
 
The mother of John and James. (Matthew 20:21)

 

 

Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions

Spurgeon's Morning for March 12

Spurgeon's Evening for March 12

 

"To whom belongest thou?"

-  1 Samuel 30:13
 

"Thou shalt love thy neighbour."

-  Matthew 5:43

No neutralities can exist in religion. We are either ranked under the banner of Prince Immanuel, to serve and fight his battles, or we are vassals of the black prince, Satan. "To whom belongest thou?"

Be content with thine own lot, if thou canst not better it, but do not look upon thy neighbour, and wish that he were as thyself. Love him, and then thou wilt not envy him.


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March 12  Deuteronomy 8:1 - 10:22   

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Strength and Courage

It takes strength to be firm.
It takes courage to be gentle.
It takes strength to stand guard.
It takes courage to let down your guard.
It takes strength to conquer.
It takes courage to surrender.
It takes strength to be certain.
It takes courage to have doubt.
It takes strength to fit in.
It takes courage to stand out.
It takes strength to feel a friend's pain.
It takes courage to feel your own pain.
It takes strength to hide feelings.
It takes courage to show them.
It takes strength to endure abuse.
It takes courage to stop it.
It takes strength to stand alone.
It takes courage to lean on another.
It takes strength to love.
It takes courage to be loved.
It takes strength to survive.
It takes courage to live.

(author unknown).

 

 

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Today's  Devotion
 

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Always Right

 

"Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision!"

Joel 3:14 NKJV


Many relationships falter on stubbornness. Graves have been dug with the words, "I'm right." I had a relative who was always right – absolutely, retroactively right, even when she wasn't there and you were! She also died at a young age, poor soul. Bless her, she spent her short, insecure life proving every nit-picking point. It would have been the end of her warped world to have been proven wrong.

Perhaps definitions are in order here: 1. decisiveness; 2. positiveness; and 3. stubbornness.

  1. Decisiveness is the ability to come to a decision, make an effective choice and mentally resolve a conflict. The indecisive person lives in constant fear of consequences and is unable to handle his problems efficiently. The decisive person takes responsibility for his or her actions. Mr. or Ms. Indecisive points to others as the source of his/her unhappiness, too.

  2. Positiveness is an extension of decisiveness: the person takes a firm stand on a decision and rules out mistakes and doubts. This person is often accused of being stubborn when in effect he has simply made up his mind on a conviction he feels is legitimate after he has thoroughly researched and thought out the problem. This person's convictions are firm, confident and, to him, logical. Of course if the person is strong-willed and narrow-minded and ungenerous, then he will be accused of being stubborn, justly so at times, too.

  3. But the stubborn person! These folks are right come high water, the Bible, the Encyclopedia, and 50 million lawyers to prove them wrong. This person resists, whether his or her reasons are valid or not. The adamant person can't stand to lose face; ergo, s/he is always right, which is ludicrous, for who can be always absolutely right? The last I checked, Jesus was/is the only perfect Person.

On the other hand, the healthily positive person is willing to listen to reason and change his/her mind. This person is willing to change thoughts and feelings if, upon reanalysis of the situation, basic convictions are not compromised. The really confident person will concede a point to common sense, whereas the obstinate person concedes nothing. This person does not possess an opinion – it possesses him/her!

Unfortunately the "always-right" person dies by degrees from loneliness. After all, who wants to be proven wrong all the time?

© Pat Nordman

 
The really confident person will concede a point to common sense, whereas the obstinate person concedes nothing.

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