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Have you ever considered how much you insult God the Father by rejecting Christ? If you were invited to a feast and you should come to the table and dash down every dish, and throw them on the ground, and trample on them, would not this be an insult? If you were a poor beggar at the door, and a rich…

A truly good soldier of Jesus Christ knows nothing about difficulties except as things to be surmounted. If his Master bids him perform exploits too hard for him, he draws upon the resources of omnipotence, and achieves impossibilities. Wellington sent word to his troops one night, “Ciudad Rodrigo must…

The man who waits until he shall find it easier to bear the yoke of obedience is like the woodman who found his bundle of wood too heavy for his idle shoulder. Placing it upon the ground, he gathered more wood and added to the bundle, then tried it. But finding it still an unpleasant load, he repeated…

The doctor feels your pulse. “I will send you some medicine,” says he, “that will be very useful, and besides that, you must take a warm bath.” He comes the next day; you say to him, “Doctor, I thought you were going to heal me. I am not a bit better.” “Why,” said he, “you do not trust me.” “I do, sir;…

When a new road is opened, it is set apart and dedicated for the public use. Sometimes a public building is opened by a king or a prince, and so is dedicated to its purpose. Beloved, the way to God through Jesus Christ is dedicated by Christ, and ordained by Christ for the use of poor believing sinners…

When we intend to do Christian service tomorrow, and do it faithfully and well, yet we sin. There is a contract for certain steamers to carry Her Majesty’s mails, and they are bound to leave Liverpool at such a time and arrive at New York so long afterwards. Suppose they leave six hours after the time.…

Obedience has to be learned experimentally. If a man is to learn a trade thoroughly, he must be apprenticed to it. A soldier, sitting at home and reading books, will not learn the deadly art of war. He must go to the barracks, and the camp, and the field of battle if he is to win victories and become…

I have known persons try to humble themselves by will-worship. I have stood in the cell of a monk, when he has been out of it, and I have seen the whip with which he flagellated himself every night before he went to bed. I thought that it was quite possible that the man deserved all he suffered, and…

When our Lord met the disciples at Emmaus and talked with them, they did not know Him while He talked with them. But when do you think they knew that they knew Him? It was not until they performed an act of obedience by offering hospitality to a stranger. Then He was known to them in the breaking of…

Old Hugh Latimer preached before Henry VIII. It was the custom of the court preacher to present the king with something on his birthday, and Latimer presented Henry VIII with a pocket handkerchief with this text in the corner: “God will judge sexually immoral people and adulterers” (Heb 13:4)—a very…

I might illustrate the willfulness of many a supplication by that of a little boy who was very diligent in saying his prayers, but was at the same time disobedient, ill-tempered, and the pest of the house. His mother told him that she thought it was mere hypocrisy for him to pretend to pray. He replied,…

Prosecutors charged Aleksey Germash with “delaying or detaining mail” when they discovered 17,000 pieces of mail in his car, apartment and locker at work. His defense was that he “made sure to deliver the important mail.” —Jim L. Wilson http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/officials-postal-worker-hoarded-17k-pieces-mail-54622326…

A United Airlines flight landed safely in Hawaii after an engine cover came off during a flight from California. Images passengers posted on social media showed an engine with the exterior cover missing. A video showed the engine shaking back and forth with pieces of the cover flapping in the wind. Passengers…

Many customers say that McDonald’s soda tastes better than soda from other fast food chains. What makes the difference? Is it the special machines? Is it the slightly larger straw? The water filtration system? The insulated and chilled tubes in the soda machine? The small additional syrup to compensate…

Two visitors to Yellowstone National Park observed a newborn bison struggling and attempted to rescue it from the cold weather. Furious that the ranger allowed the bison to suffer in this way, they packed the calf into their car and took it to the Park office. Soon after their “rescue,” the park ranger…

District Church in Jacksonville, Florida has a unique way to minister to their community at Christmas. Two nights before Christmas, the church offers a “Christmas Eve Eve” service at a local theater. The pastor Boyd Bettis says the church started in his living room and has now grown to an average attendance…

When 21-year-old Josten Bundy pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor manslaughter charge after fighting with his girlfriend’s former boyfriend, he was given a choice of marrying her or going to jail for the crime. The judge gave Bundy the choice between two years’ probation or 15 days in jail. The terms of…

In The Cost of Discipleship, Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes, “. . . only he who believes is obedient, and only he who is obedient believes.” —Jim L. Wilson Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, 63. John 14:23 (HCSB) Jesus answered, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We…

In his autobiography, Vignettes of a Wonderful Life, Ralph Palmer lists four mottos that guide his life. 1. “Remember always to talk to and obey the Lord each day. 2. Thank God for the ability to see and enjoy beauty in all things. 3. Have an adventure a day to add spice to life and keep boredom away.…

Ford says they have created a car that reads speed limit signs and slows down by itself. The company says the newest edition of its S-Max car has a technology that scans traffic signs and adjusts the throttle to help keep drivers with legal speed limits and avoid fines. The new system, called the intelligent…

New Jersey police are reinforcing good behavior by giving out tickets. They say normally when a person gets a ticket, it’s a bad thing. But with the new policy, it is sometimes a good thing. Two bicyclists were some of the first people to learn about the new policy. Sgt. Ostermueller of the Cherry Hills…

In his book, Life Coaching Skills: How to Develop Skilled Clients, Richard Nelson-Jones writes, “The Chinese proverb says l hear, I forget. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. Learning by doing is essential to successful coaching. Knowledge gained by exploring oneself, hearing and observing gets clarified…

In The Divine Commodity: Discovering a Faith Beyond Consumer Christianity, Skye Jethani writes, “What compelled Jesus was not impact but obedience. He was nourished by doing everything his Father commanded.” - The Divine Commodity, p. 164 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson 1 Samuel 15:22 (HCSB) Then Samuel…

A woman vacationing near a beach in Germany has found a message in a bottle that was set afloat more than 100 years ago. Marianne Winkler, a retired post office worker, was walking down a beach on the German North Sea island of Amrum when she found the bottle that had been sent out by British scientist…

In his book, Practicing Basic Spiritual Disciplines, Charles Stanley writes “When the Holy Spirit speaks to an obedient person’s heart, that person doesn’t even stop to consider whether he will act. He responds instantly.” -- Practicing Basic Spiritual Disciplines, 17. Deuteronomy 11:1 (NASB77) "You…