Following Greatness

Deuteronomy 31:7

"And Moses called unto Joshua, and said unto him in the sight of all Israel, Be strong and of a good courage: for thou must go with this people unto the land which the LORD hath sworn unto their fathers to give them; and thou shalt cause them to inherit it."

Imagine trying to be the next president after George Washington. After all he did for America, it would be hard to fill his shoes. The comparisons of how he led could have easily been frustrating for the next president. Following a great person cannot be easy for anyone.

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Pure Words

Proverbs 30:5

"Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him."

Your word is your character. There used to be a day in America when if a man said something it was good. If a man said he was going to do something and they shook hands, then that would be as good as a contract. Now, people sign contracts and then hire an attorney to get them out of the contract. A person's word is no longer something upon which you can depend.

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How to Deal with Fear

Deuteronomy 7:19

"Thou shalt not be afraid of them: but shalt well remember what the LORD thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt;"

Fear is an incredible emotion. Fear will cause the strongest to become weak. Fear will cause the staunchest to become unreliable. Fear will cause the best Christian to cower. Fear will cause you to do the opposite of what you would normally do.

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God's paintbrush

We just finished visiting our Sunday School class and stopped off at Walmart to get supplies for class tomorrow and God treated us to a spectacular sunset. The picture does not begin to do it justice!

  

Bible Thoughts by Terry Hedderman

Sunday, 8/10/14  Ps 119:102 I have not departed from thy judgments: for thou hast taught me. Don’t settle to just have the pastor or SS teacher or the Bible class instructor teach you. Let GOD teach you...it’ll stick better.            Pro 7:1-4 My son, keep my words and lay up my commandments with thee. Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy finger, write them upon the tables of thine heart. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman. It sounds like we have to really work at keep the Bible close and having a relationship with It that is profitable.  *For most believers, I’m guessing that consuming about 20x as much Bible as you are currently might put you up to about “a minimum level” to prevent spiritual starvation. “But I’ve tried reading it! I’ve been in church for years!!” Well, the problem isn’t with God...so it is either President Obama’s fault or it’s yours. Change HOW you read; WHERE you read; and/or WHEN you read the Bible.

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Spiritual Leadership

Numbers 27:21

"And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the LORD: at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation."

There is none better to define spiritual leadership than God Himself. In the verse above, God was telling Moses what he was to teach Joshua about leading the children of Israel. Moses knew that his days on this Earth were numbered. God had told Moses to go to the top of Mount Abarim, for it was there where God planned on taking him to Heaven. Because of this, Moses pleaded with God to give him more time to train the next man to lead Israel. God agreed, and appointed Joshua as the next leader.

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Another Spirit

Number 14:24

"But my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and hath followed me fully, him will I bring into the land whereinto he went; and his seed shall possess it."

There are people in life who make a difference in their world, and one of the reasons they make a difference is because of their spirit. Their spirit is not like the average that is controlled by outside circumstances, but they have another spirit that is vibrant and inspiring to those whom they are around. You can't miss these people. When they walk in the room there is something different about them. Their spirit causes the spirit of the room to lighten up. Their spirit brightens the day of those whom they encounter. This world is in need of people with another spirit.

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Cloud Christianity

Numbers 9:17

"And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents."

We hear much about everything being in the cloud. Technology is now storing data in the cloud. Whenever you turn your phone on and update something, it is updated on your computer through the cloud. Cloud computing is certainly the technology of the day.

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