The word “remember” is one that appears often in the Bible. If you look at Psalm 77, for example, you will find a form of the word five times. “I remembered God, and was troubled.”—Vs. 3. “I call to remembrance my song in the night.”—Vs. 6. “And I said, This is my infirmity: but I will remember the years of the right hand of the most High. “I will remember the works of the LORD: surely I will remember thy wonders of old.”—Vss. 10,11. In each case, it has to do with recalling something from the past. So often in our day-to-day conversations we will describe an event from the past. Then someone else relives another story and we all remember it well and can add to it a few details. These are ab
Just a Thought! Jack Shuler As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.”—Prov. 23:7. Modern psychology dresses an ancient truth in modern garments when it declares, “Thoughts running over the same mental track repeatedly, groove themselves to permanency.” Psychology only reiterates a fact voiced centuries ago when Israel’s king, under divine inspiration, said of man, “As he thinketh in his heart, so is he.” Scientific research has often sought out its own way; but invariably it finds that its way finally converges with the ways of God, whose ways are of old, changeless and everlasting. Every thought we think leaves its impression on the cortex (the thinking matter) of the brain. If we think the s
When you have the Savior, you are saved, forgiven, redeemed, justified, propitiated, blood washed, born again, secure, regenerated, and Heavenbound. Even the casual contemplation of such wonderful considerations fills the soul with joy and sparks a flood tide of rejoicing. No vocabulary is sufficient to express fully the absolute thrill of such a great salvation. Now add to that the daily walk with the Lord, living victoriously for Him, serving with His people and witnessing for Him. The fact that we get to be His servants and His ambassadors here on this earth is absolutely amazing. Whether we preach, teach, sing, go soul winning, or work in some other way in church, we are on His team work
When it comes to the Great Commission of our Lord (Matt. 28:19,20), it is often viewed in general terms without any real personal responsibility assumed. Talking about world evangelism can be a cover story masking the fact that no real attention is being given to winning the individuals in that world. The greatest motivators in soul winning are the mandates so clearly given in Scripture (Matt. 4:19; Luke 14–16; John 4:35; Rom. 9:1–3; 10:1–4; Acts 1:8). Surely if we get real about what we read in these passages, it will stir us to action. But let’s also consider that the people we meet today are real people with a real need and a real future. Real People! The people who jam our freeways at al
