Spiritual Thoughts

  Friday Tale ~ Worthless, or Honorable?  I t was almost as if they didn't believe God existed. Hophni and Phineas were priests of the Living God. Their job was to serve God in the tabernacle, to supervise the offerings of the worshipers and teach the people to love, honor and obey the LORD their God. But instead Hophni and Phineas despised the offerings, blatantly disobeyed God, and encouraged (and even forced) others to do the same. They got fat serving a God they should have honored when they loved themselves more. The Bible describes them as "worthless men," and says that "they did not know the LORD." (1 Samuel 2 v 12 ESV).   We might look on in horror at Hophni and Phineas, but we also need to examine our own lives. Do we act in a similar way? Are there parts of our lives we would rather God didn't see? Are there times when we think he is not watching? Do we honor him in ALL we do, or do we speak or serve for our own glory and fulfillment? Do we ...

  I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, BUT I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God. ~ Abraham Lincoln O nly a fool would say,  "There is no God!" People like that are worthless. ~ Psalm 14:1 (CEV)

Friday Tale: Unqualified: I f you've ever failed to qualify for something -  or been disqualified from something -  you know how discouraging it is to not be good enough.  Romans 3:12 says we're all unqualified,  or "worthless" on our own . Thankfully, "the Lord never calls the qualified,"  as Henry Blackaby noted; instead  "God qualifies the called." God chooses and appoints us to go bear fruit for Him (Eph. 2:10), and then empowers us to do it. What impeccable qualifications! ~ Unknown  N ow may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus,.... equip you with everything good that you may do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen. ~ Hebrews 13:20-21