Can you hear me yet? Good.

Two plus two equal four. That will never change, will it? God is unchanging, and in Him you can not lose, no never. Whether a believer lives or dies, she wins for eternity. Wow! That’s powerful but, then again, sometimes less your mind knows better prepared your spirit is to trust God’s deliverance. Can I get an Amen?

Consider this in closing. Two plus two equal four. To verify answer, I must subtract two from it. I learned this procedure when I was in second or third grade at Southside Elementary School in Broken Arrow, OK. It blew me away! Because mathematics is an absolute, I don’t have to guess at my work. I can check and verify answers immediately. In problem above, it’s one of lesser integers that becomes paramount to answer. Is there ever an advantage to lessening sum? Yes, when you have to verify sum.

Now stop me if I’m dreaming, but I’m beginning to see a pattern here. It takes “less” to verify “more?” There’s something to the, “…pressed down shaken together…” There is great benefit in pruning excess. For me, it’s “less” I’ve come to enjoy in life that measures quality of “more.” If adding something to my life affects quality of ‘less” I don’t want it. Say what? I’m saying that my life seems to get better and richer with less I have more than more I have, especially as I get older is this true. For example, I don’t need more suits and ties—I’m retired. I don’t need fancier vehicles—they cost too much to maintain. I don’t need more parties to attend—I’m finding enrichment in being quiet before God. I don’t need more money—I’m enjoying giving away excess to Kingdom of God, and God keeps giving it back to me in greater measure.

I wished I had discovered these principles of living as a young man. But, I didn’t—you guessed it—I was too busy trying to get more.

Keep faith. Jesus is coming again.

Pastor T.

Time I know is getting short Send me to preach and to exhort Show others path to true life Put an end to their conflicts and strife

Surely last days are here Maybe today You will appear To rescue Your children from all harm Let me, O Lord, sound alarm

Satan tries to keep us off straight path Deliver us, O God, from his wrath When perfect time draws nigh Come, O Lord, and split sky

Until that time is here, O Lord I pray Open wide a door today To tell someone about You With Your help, this I can do

Copyright 2005 Irvin L. Rozier