Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, was asked, “What would you say is worse than being blind?” She replied,“Having sight without vision”.
Solomon says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he”.
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Someone once said, “When it comes to helping others, some people stop at nothing”. Do we jump in to help when needed? Doing nothing can never be right. James tells us, “Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin”. Jesus commends the actions of those who, “When I was hungry…gave me food”. We need to do more than just think of others; we need to act, to do them good, to be known for our kindness to others, as Solomon reminds us, “Even a child is known by his actions, by whether his conduct is pure and right”. Nehemiah over and over asked God to remember him for good.
We’ve all heard the saying about being up a creek without a paddle. It refers to being caught in a predicament with no resources with which to extricate ourselves. But even with a paddle, the paddle has to be used, and used properly, before the goal is reached.
Think of your life as a ri…
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Without involvement, there is no commitment. Mark it down, asterisk it, circle it, underline it. “No involvement, no commitment”—Stephen Covey.
Just how involved are we in the Lord’s work? Remember that at the age of twelve the Lord Jesus asked his mother, “Why did you seek me? Did you not…
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There is a story about two men riding together, the one a believer in the Bible and the other a travelling salesman whose product was soap. The soap salesman said, “The gospel you preach has not done much good, for there is still a lot of wickedness in the world and a lot of wicked people too”. …
If we were sitting at the breakfast table sipping a cup of coffee and preparing to butter a piece of toast, and smelling smoke, looked up to see the kitchen curtains near the stove in flames, what would be the best use of our time? (1) Butter the toast and finish the cup of coffee, or (2) do somethi…
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It has been said, “Never argue with a fool. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience”. Comparable advice can be found in the book of Proverbs: “Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself”. It means that when tempted to argue a point with so…
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A third-grade student gave this definition of salt: “Salt is what you don’t notice until someone forgets to put it in”.
We tend to take many things for granted until they are missing, just as this student did with the salt. We are wise to notice and appreciate the many unseen things in our …
It has been said that the thought is the father of the deed. This is so. No one ever robbed a bank without first thinking, “I’m going to rob a bank.” Every act, every crime, every good deed is first a thought and then a fact.
It may sound over simplified but all we have to do in order to do…
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When George Gershwin was a struggling musician, he applied for a job at the office of the famous and well established composer, Irving Berlin.
Berlin looked over the qualifications of his young applicant and said to him, I’ll pay you double the salary that you are now making if you come and wor…
