Just Think ...Written by Joyce C. Lock
If you are a salesperson (not only because it is your job but, you actually happen to be good at it), just think. How many sales did you make last year? Last month? Last week? A lot? Probably, you would have sold more in a better economy. Though still, you likely sold way more than you can readily remember. Was that 100 customers? 1,000? 100,000? More? Imagine if you were to use that same great charm to sell Jesus? Wow, what an impact!!! Now, multiply that by a few years and that is really a lot of changed lives!!! Ok, so maybe you are not a salesperson. How are you at advertising? Isn't it fun to continually have more ideas of ways to reach just one more customer and often thousands!? Just think how world would view differently if you were to use all that creativity to say ... advertise God. Can't you just see it, now, a neon light in every public restroom? Oh, we could have so much fun! Soon, idea would catch on and God's name would be on every pair of tennis shoes, on every bath robe. There is no place people couldn't go without being reminded of God and, wherever He's included, that is that much less room for Satan. Is that too active for you? Ok, let us say you are a writer, an artist, a musician. You have wares to share, so do it. If you haven't been discovered already, odds are that you are not going to win Mr. or Miss America pageant by keeping your gift hidden. Just think of thousands and hundred thousands your gift could already be ministering to. And, when you give to God, He gives you more! Why not go for world title!? What is your gift? I am about certain that you have at least one. So, your health isn't cooperating. That is pretty common, these days. In fact, Satan gets his jollies at ways he convinces us that we can not serve. Are you not about tired of it, too? You do have a telephone, don't you? How about a computer? And, there is, still, old fashioned snail mail. Ask God to show you something you can do. That will teach old fart a lesson! If you use gift God gives you, He will give you another one, too! Then, when you use both gifts for Lord, He will double it again, and again! There is no longer any reason to whine about how others are more gifted than you. Get going! One gift is a good place to start; at just your speed. How do you think I ended up with so many different gifts!? It really works!
| | The Reward of ObedienceWritten by Joyce C. Lock
In thy seed shall all nations of earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all earth is mine: Ye shall walk after Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him. That thou mayest love Lord thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in land which Lord sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. For children of Israel walked forty years in wilderness, till all people that were men of war, which came out of Egypt, were consumed, because they obeyed not voice of Lord: unto whom Lord sware that he would not shew them land, which Lord sware unto their fathers that he would give us, a land that floweth with milk and honey. If ye will fear Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against commandment of Lord, then shall both ye and also king that reigneth over you continue following Lord your God: But if ye will not obey voice of Lord, but rebel against commandment of Lord, then shall hand of Lord be against you, as it was against your fathers. If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat good of land: But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you. Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey voice of Lord our God, to whom we send thee; that it may be well with us, when we obey voice of Lord our God. And kingdom and dominion, and greatness of kingdom under whole heaven, shall be given to people of saints of most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him. And they that are far off shall come and build in temple of Lord, and ye shall know that Lord of hosts hath sent me unto you. And this shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey voice of Lord your God. But men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even winds and sea obey him! And they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves, saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with authority commandeth he even unclean spirits, and they do obey him.
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