From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement
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Dear Friend,
The Lord has given His Word, the Holy Bible to be our instruction manual,
our edifier and a reflection of how the Lord wishes for us to stand
complete. He has commanded that we study His Word and meditate on the
wisdom that lies therein. To know God intimately, we must know who He is
and God graciously reveals in the Bible His commands, His love and His
statutes for successful and pure living on this earth. Never become
discouraged or lackadaisical when it comes to spending time reading the
Bible and learning the lessons that are throughout its timeless pages. It
is to our benefit alone that we read the Bible every day, meditating on
God's wisdom and understanding and receiving into our hearts the revelation
of who God is. (Joshua 1:8) (Job 23:10) (James 1:25) (Exodus 3:13-15)
I hope you are encouraged and challenged by today's simple message to make
time each day to read the Bible because it has power to change your life
and make you better than you were before.
THE BASKET
The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of
eastern Kentucky with his young grandson.
Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading
from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him
tried to imitate him in any way he could.
One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you
but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I
close the book. What good does reading the Bible do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said,
"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out before he
could get back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You will
have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river
with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the
basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his
grandfather that it was "impossible to carry water in a basket," and he
went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of
water; I want a basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying
hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his
grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak
out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but
when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath,
he said, "See Papa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless"? The old man said, "Look at the basket." The
boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket
looked different. Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was clean.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not understand
or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you from the
inside out." That is the work of God in our lives. To change us from the
inside out and to slowly transform us into the image of His son.
Take time to read a portion of God's word each day, and remind a friend by sharing this story.
Author Unknown
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
2 Timothy 3:14-17 "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that
from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man
of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were
made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
James 1:25 "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and
continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the
work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but
thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way
prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
Revelation 3:8 Jesus says "I know thy works: behold, I have set before
thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little
strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name."
Psalm 34:8-10 "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man
that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want
to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but
they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing."
All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.
Today's Selected Poem: A NEW BEGINNING
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem92.htm
Today's Selected Testimony: WHO CRUCIFIED CHRIST?
Click here to read --- http://www.godswork.org/testimony192.htm
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Dear Friend,
The Lord has given His Word, the Holy Bible to be our instruction manual,
our edifier and a reflection of how the Lord wishes for us to stand
complete. He has commanded that we study His Word and meditate on the
wisdom that lies therein. To know God intimately, we must know who He is
and God graciously reveals in the Bible His commands, His love and His
statutes for successful and pure living on this earth. Never become
discouraged or lackadaisical when it comes to spending time reading the
Bible and learning the lessons that are throughout its timeless pages. It
is to our benefit alone that we read the Bible every day, meditating on
God's wisdom and understanding and receiving into our hearts the revelation
of who God is. (Joshua 1:8) (Job 23:10) (James 1:25) (Exodus 3:13-15)
I hope you are encouraged and challenged by today's simple message to make
time each day to read the Bible because it has power to change your life
and make you better than you were before.
THE BASKET
The story is told of an old man who lived on a farm in the mountains of
eastern Kentucky with his young grandson.
Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading
from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him
tried to imitate him in any way he could.
One day the grandson asked, "Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you
but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I
close the book. What good does reading the Bible do?"
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said,
"Take this coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water."
The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out before he
could get back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You will
have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river
with the basket to try again. This time the boy ran faster, but again the
basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his
grandfather that it was "impossible to carry water in a basket," and he
went to get a bucket instead. The old man said, "I don't want a bucket of
water; I want a basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying
hard enough," and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his
grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak
out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but
when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath,
he said, "See Papa, it's useless!"
"So you think it is useless"? The old man said, "Look at the basket." The
boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket
looked different. Instead of a dirty old coal basket, it was clean.
"Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not understand
or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you from the
inside out." That is the work of God in our lives. To change us from the
inside out and to slowly transform us into the image of His son.
Take time to read a portion of God's word each day, and remind a friend by sharing this story.
Author Unknown
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
2 Timothy 3:14-17 "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned
and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; And that
from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make
thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,
for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man
of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works."
John 1:1-3 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and
the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were
made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
James 1:25 "But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and
continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the
work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."
Joshua 1:8 "This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but
thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do
according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way
prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success."
Revelation 3:8 Jesus says "I know thy works: behold, I have set before
thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little
strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name."
Psalm 34:8-10 "O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man
that trusteth in him. O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want
to them that fear him. The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but
they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing."
All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.
Today's Selected Poem: A NEW BEGINNING
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem92.htm
Today's Selected Testimony: WHO CRUCIFIED CHRIST?
Click here to read --- http://www.godswork.org/testimony192.htm
====================================================
From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear Friend,
We should never take for granted the blessing of having our elders alive on
the earth. We can learn so much in wisdom and in understanding if we the
younger generation invest our time sitting at the feet of those who are
high in stature concerning the wisdom they've accumulated throughout their
life. We should never assume that we know it all or that there is nothing
left to learn about life and living because if we examine our life, we will
always find room for improvement. Be encouraged to be humble in spirit and
ask those who are wiser than you the questions that can impact your life
and make you better so that your improved life can help the lives of others.
I hope you are encouraged by today's message to invest your time listening
to the older generations who have gone through what we go through and who
can encourage us to never lose heart. We will be taking advantage of the
plentiful wisdom which surrounds us.
INHERITANCE DAY
In the autumn of my grandfather's ninety-second year, he moved to a
retirement home. The decision to move had been a long time in the making.
Grandma had died two years earlier. He was afraid that closing the door to
their home one last time would make their goodbye permanent. Complicating
the decision was their dog, Babe, who was going with him no matter what.
Dispensing the family heirlooms was the final hurdle...the kitchen table
he'd built from a wind-shook cherry tree in 1941, Grandma's mahogany bed,
and the woodworking tools.
Since childhood, I had shown a penchant for tools of all types. I spent a
fair portion of my youth perched on Grandpa's workshop stool, eyeing his
implements and learning about their upkeep.
"Delta-Milwaukee drill press, built in 1939," he instructed. "Oil it once
a month. Craftsman table saw. Don't ever buy a new one; just buy another
motor when the old one goes bad. These are carving knives. Keep them sharp.
A dull knife is a dangerous knife."
Then the most beautiful words of all to my young ears: "Someday these tools will be yours."
I could scarcely wait for them to be mine, not thinking how receiving them
would signal Grandpa's final days. Whenever I visited him, I would finger
the tools, imagining them in my workshop. But as I grew older and my
affection for Grandpa increased, my yearning for his tools diminished. I
began to realize they would be bought at a heavy price.
A week before he entered the retirement home, he invited me to his house.
"Bring a truck," he said. I arrived the next morning with my friend Jim.
Grandpa hobbled out to his workshop, and I followed. Jim had the good sense
to linger in the background. Grandpa unlatched the door and we made our way inside.
He rested his hand on the drill press. "This is a 1939 Delta-Milwaukee
drill press," he told me. "You'll need to oil it once a month." He worked
his way through to the carving knives. "Remember to keep these sharp. A
dull knife is a dangerous knife." It was a sober morning.
My wife and I unloaded the tools that evening and carried them to my
basement workshop. I arranged them just so while my little boy Spencer
looked on from his perch on the workshop stool.
"This was Grandpa's drill press," I told him. "Now it belongs to me. And
these are carving knives. When you're bigger I'll show you how to use them."
He looked up at me from the stool. "Can I have them?"
"Yes, Spencer, someday a long time from now, when Daddy doesn't need them
anymore, these tools will be yours."
He grinned a shy grin. Those were beautiful words to his young ears.
Forty-five years from now, I'll totter out to my workshop with son in tow.
It will be his Inheritance Day. I will have oiled the drill press once a
month, just as Grandpa taught me to do. It will be one hundred years old
and will work just fine. My son's friend will linger in the background,
while Spencer and I go over the tools' upkeep one last time. "Don't forget,
son, a dull knife is a dangerous knife."
I wonder if on that day my son will feel the melancholy I felt on my
Inheritance Day I wonder if he'll lie awake on that distant night, wishing
his daddy was still long for this world, as I wish that now of Grandpa.
Late at night, when my sons are asleep and my wife is reading in her chair,
I go down to my workshop and think of grandpas and daddies and sons and the
faithful rhythm of it all.
By Philip Gulley
Read and meditate on these scriptures:
Proverbs 4:5-7 "Get wisdom, get understanding: forget it not; neither
decline from the words of my mouth. Forsake her not, and she shall
preserve thee: love her, and she shall keep thee. Wisdom is the principal
thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding."
1 Peter 5:5-7 "Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea,
all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God
resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves
therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you."
Philippians 1:6 "Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath
begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ."
John 14:27 Jesus declares "Peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto
you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be
troubled, neither let it be afraid."
All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible.
Today's Selected Poem: LIFE WITHOUT PURPOSE
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem57.htm
Today's Selected Testimony: STILL LEARNING
Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony16.htm
In Christ's Service,
Dwayne Savaya
Gods Work Ministry
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