Anyway
People are unreasonable, illogical and self-centred Love them anyway If you do good, people will accuse you of selfish ulterior motives. Do good anyway. If you are successful, you win false friends and true enemies. Succeed anyway The good you do today will be...
The Praying Hands
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Phil 2:3,4 The “Praying Hands” are much, much more than just a work of art,They...
No Time
"Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you." Matt 7:23 I knelt to pray but not for long,I had too much to do.I had to hurry and get to workFor bills would soon be due.So I knelt and said a hurried prayer,And jumped up off my knees.My Christian duty was now...
The Greatest Friend
A minister passing through his church in the middle of the day,Decided to pause by the altar and see who had come to pray.Just then the back door opened, a man came down the aisle,The minister frowned as he saw the man hadn't shaved in a while.His shirt was...
There he comes
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” Rev 21:4 I am standing upon the seashore. A ship at my side spreads its white sails to the morning breeze and starts for...
Little deeds
"Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much" Luke 16:10 Little drops of water, little grains of sand,Make the mighty ocean, and the pleasant land:So the little...
I asked God
"Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done." I asked God to take away my habit.God said, No, it is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up. I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.God said, No, his spirit...
A vessel for the master’s use
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 2 Cor 4:7 The Master was searching for a Vessel to use Before Him were many, which one would He choose? “Take me”, cried the Gold One, “I am shiny and...
When You Thought I wasn’t Looking
"In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness" Titus 2:7 (Written by a former child) When you thought I wasn't looking, I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint...
Your Child and You
Train up a child in the way he should go, even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6 If you always speak correctlyAnd in accents soft and mildYour speech will be reflectedIn the language of your child If you always act uprightlyAnd your deeds are...
The 23rd Psalm – A New Perspective
“The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want” Psalm 23:1 The Lord is my Shepherd --- THAT'S RELATIONSHIP!I shall not want --- THAT'S SUPPLY!He maketh me to lie down in green pastures --- THAT'S REST!He leadeth me beside still waters --- THAT'S REFRESHMENT!He restoreth...
Whose Hands?
“My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand.” John 28:29 A rod in my hands will keep away a wild animal.A rod in Moses’ hands will part the mighty sea.It depends whose hands it’s in. A sling...
Interview with God
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.” Isaiah 55:8 I dreamed I had an interview with God“So you would like to interview me?” God asked.“If you have the time,” I said.God smiled. “My time is eternity;What questions...
The Rose
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans” Proverbs 16:3 A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was inquiring of the...
The Holy Alphabet
“Your eyes will see the king in his beauty and view a land that stretches afar”. Isaiah 33:17 Although things are not perfectBecause of trial or painContinue in thanksgivingDo not begin to blameEven when the times are hardFierce winds are bound to blowGod is forever...
He Giveth More Grace
“But he gives us more grace” James 4:6 He giveth more grace when the burdens grow greater,He sendeth more strength when the labors increase;To added affliction He addeth His mercyTo multiplied trials, His multiplied peaceHis love has no limit; His grace has not...
I Refuse to be Discouraged
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” Gal 6:9 I refuse to be discouraged, to be sad or even cry.I refuse to be down hearted and here’s the reason why;I have a God who is mighty, who’s sovereign and supreme,I...
Don’t Quit
“Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” James 1:2-4 When things go wrong as...
My Cup is Overflowing
"You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows." Psalm 23":5 I've never made a fortune, and it's probably too late now.But I don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow.And as I go along life's way, I'm reaping better than I sowed.I'm drinking from my saucer, 'Cause...