Tuesday, April 24, 2012
The Good Samaritan
I'm sure you've all heard this before but I thought we all could use a reminder. . .
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[a]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[b]”
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”
But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[c] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”
Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”
Adversity and Prosperity
"Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters."
Adversity makes us stronger, wiser, tougher, more mature. . . When a hard time comes, fight through it and we can conquer all!! I let us all have faith!
Adversity makes us stronger, wiser, tougher, more mature. . . When a hard time comes, fight through it and we can conquer all!! I let us all have faith!
Monday, April 23, 2012
Confidence
"A man who has confidence in himself gains the confidence of others."
I think a huge part of gaining confidence is finding something we are particularly good at. Finding talents and increasing them through practice is a great way to increase self worth. After gaining self worth, we are more likely to give service and use our talents to help others, in which we gain their confidence. So I challenge all of us to find our talents :)
I think a huge part of gaining confidence is finding something we are particularly good at. Finding talents and increasing them through practice is a great way to increase self worth. After gaining self worth, we are more likely to give service and use our talents to help others, in which we gain their confidence. So I challenge all of us to find our talents :)
Parable of the Talents
Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had received the five talents went at once and put his money to work and gained five more. So also, the one with the two talents gained two more. But the man who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.
After a long time, the master of those servants returned and settled accounts with them. The man who had received the five talents brought the other five. “Master,” he said, “you entrusted me with five talents. See, I have gained five more.”
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
The man with the two talents also came. “Master,” he said, “you entrusted me with two talents; see, I have gained two more.”
His master replied, “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!”
Then the man who had received the one talent came. “Master,” he said, “I knew that you are a hard man, harvesting where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.”
His master replied, “You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed? Well then, you should have put my money on deposit with the bankers, so that when I returned I would have received it back with interest.
“Take the talent from him and give it to the one who has the ten talents. For everyone who has will be given more, and he will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what he has will be taken from him. And throw that worthless servant outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Matthew 25:14-30 (NIV)
(Credit doesn't go to me)
Truth and Lies
"A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while truth is still lacing up her boots"
I absolutely love this quote! It's so true!!! Little lies always make it around so quick and by the time the truth comes around, the lie is spread so wide and far that it's too late!! So the moral of the story is. . .tell the truth :)
I absolutely love this quote! It's so true!!! Little lies always make it around so quick and by the time the truth comes around, the lie is spread so wide and far that it's too late!! So the moral of the story is. . .tell the truth :)
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Be A Blessing
Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry!
We all should be living a life that the second we wake up, everyone can sense we what are capable of and what we will conquer!! The undertaker won't even be able to reach us :)
I believe most of this is due to how we treat other people and how to keep them on the right path. That way not only will the undertaker not be able to reach us but he will tremble because he is scared! Wouldn't that be perfect??
We all should be living a life that the second we wake up, everyone can sense we what are capable of and what we will conquer!! The undertaker won't even be able to reach us :)
I believe most of this is due to how we treat other people and how to keep them on the right path. That way not only will the undertaker not be able to reach us but he will tremble because he is scared! Wouldn't that be perfect??
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