Entry #32: 4-Letter Word

GOD IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD

God Is PURE
God Is HOLY
God Is VAST
God Is DEEP
God Is SURE
God Is ABLE
God Is CALM
God Is REST
God Is JUST
God Is FAIR
God Is KIND
God Is KING
God Is GOOD
God Is WISE
God Is COOL
God Is WARM
God Is LIFE
God Is MINE
God Is HELP
God Is REAL
God Is HERE
God Is NEAR
God Is DEAR
God Is LOVE  

Entry #31: Children of The King

CHILDREN OF THE KING

We are all unique, but not totally so.
There’s a God we all share that only some of us know.
Fearfully and wonderfully made are we.
With ears for to hear and eyes meant to see.
Marvelous works of the Potter, formed from dust.
Each called to obedience, love, truth and trust.
Born innocent of woman, conceived in Adam’s sin.
We are more than conquerors; predestinated to win.
Humble and meek, yet confident and bold.
Gospel-armored warriors wearing crowns of gold.
Edifying the body and harvesting souls.
United together to reach heavenly goals.
Heads held high without a trace of pride
Well-ordered steps with a sure, steady stride.
Souls without darkness, allowing our lights to shine.
Blessed by a foretaste of glory divine.
The precious blood of Jesus washes us clean.
We walk by faith, believing things unseen.
Rejoicing evermore with thanks for every thing.
Sharing the joy of being children of the King. 

Entry #30: The Bible in 50 Words

Too busy to read the entire Bible?  Now you’ve got no excuse.  Here is an extremely brief synopsis of the Word of God.  See how many times you can read your Bible through with this:

THE BIBLE IN 50 WORDS 

        God made
        Adam bit
        Noah arked
        Abraham split
        Joseph ruled
        Jacob fooled
        Bush talked
        Moses balked
        Pharaoh plagued
        People walked
        Sea divided
        Tablets guided
        Promise landed
        Saul freaked
        David peeked
        Prophets warn
        Jesus born
        God walked
        Love talked
        Anger crucified
        Hope dead
        Love rose
        Spirit flamed
        Word spread
        God remained.

– Author Unknown

In all honesty, there’s NO SUBSTITUTION for reading the entire Word of God.  This is just a “fun entry.”  May this “pique” your interest and “provoke” you to read your entire Bible.

Entry #29: A Lesson From the World of Nature

 When I was a child, I didn’t mind “stepping on ants,” swatting flies.  Nowadays, I’m a little more circumspect in the ant department.  It doesn’t mean that all ants are good, but I think of this verse: 

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise;
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Provideth her meat in the summer,
and gathereth her food in the harvest. 
- Proverbs 6:6-8

On the opposite end of the spectrum, Beelzebub (commonly known as ‘”Lord of the Flies”) is a term known to be used for the devil himself (as is “that old serpent”).  I don’t mind so much now swatting a fly or two (though I don’t spend all day doing it). 

I wanted to focus on the ant and a spiritual application:

 The encouragement to “go to the ant” points man toward one of the purest examples of initiative.  (See Proverbs 6:6-11.)  Without a guide, an overseer, or a ruler, the ant provides her meat in the summer and gathers her food in the harvest.

In other words, the ant has no one to command her to do what needs to be done (ruler), she has no one to force her to do the commands of a ruler (overseer), and she has no one to show her what should be done (guide).  Yet without these external assists, the ant does what needs to be done.  She anticipates future needs and prepares for them well in advance.  Here, in one of the smallest of God’s creation, is a trace of that attribute demonstrated by God in making the heavens and the earth.

Initiative is a by-product of wisdom, a lofty quality which is nevertheless achieved by the lowly ant.  “There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:  the ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer” (Proverbs 30:24-25).