Murder rates go down, right? Or so the anti’s claim… There was one interviewed on Fox last night who, predictably, said words to the effect that we need to ban only some guns, e.g. ‘assault weapons’. His pedigree, if you will was that his daddy was a gun dealer, and he’s shot more guns than most people, and doesn’t see any use for ‘assault weapons’…
Well, Mexico has one, count ’em, ONE legal gun shop in the entire country. So their murder rate should be negligible, right?
Well, not so much…
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No One’s Slaves
Pretty much it appears..
“Enforced helplessness” is currently public policy in the UK!
Source: No One’s Slaves
I’m Offended…
Three Things
Three Things
June 24
“I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe” (Eph 1:18-19).
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians exhorts believers to experience three important things in their spiritual lives that he experienced personally. As a good mentor, he desires those he is leading to follow his example.
First, God wants you to have the eyes of your heart enlightened in order to know the hope to which He has called you. God has called each of us to a future and a hope. Some do not ever realize the dreams they envision for their lives. Paul prays they will experience this.
Second, God wants you to know there is an inheritance for each believer in Jesus Christ. There are riches to be had – not financial riches – but spiritual riches that are laid up for every saint. As you are faithful to His calling in your life, there will be a reward for your faithfulness.
Third, God desires you to tap into the power that is available to every believer. Paul often exhorted believers not to look at his persuasive words, but the demonstration of the power of God in his life. He wants you to know this same power is available to you. After all, Jesus said we would do even greater works than He did after He sent the Holy Spirit to us.
Pray that God reveals the hope that exists inside of you, be encouraged that there is an inheritance awaiting you, and know that you have power that resides in you that awaits those who exercise their faith to release it.
Giving with a warm hand
June 24
Giving with a warm hand
For reading & meditation: Proverbs 22:1-9
“A generous man will himself be blessed ‘” (v.9)
Does being a generous person mean you will always have plenty to give away? Not necessarily. This would be a naive interpretation of the principle we are discussing. Certain other texts of Scripture have to be laid against these verses in Proverbs if we are to get a more complete picture of the truth under discussion. Some Christians cannot be trusted with a lot of money or earthly goods; they just would not know how to manage them. That said, it needs to be noted that you do not have to be rich to be generous. A pauper can give like a prince, providing he or she has the right spirit. An old Jewish saying puts it like this: “The man who gives with a smile gives more than the man who gives with a frown.” It is the spirit of generosity that the Bible focuses on first of all – the spirit that gives, not because it wants to get but because it simply delights to give. Someone has defined generosity as “giving with a warm hand.” I like that. Who likes to receive anything from a cold hand? As you know, the opposite of generosity is selfishness, and just as generosity is a facet of wisdom, so selfishness is a facet of foolishness. A teacher said to a class: “Unselfishness means voluntarily going without something you need. Can anyone give me an example?” A little boy raised his hand and said: “Yes, sometimes I go without a bath even though I need one.” We smile, but how many of us do the same thing and turn a truth on its head to take the pressure off ourselves?
Prayer:
O God, help me to be a person who gives “with a warm hand.” Melt any coldness and iciness there may be in my spirit and make me a magnanimous and generous person. Fire me with a passion to give. In Jesus’ Name I ask it. Amen.
For further study:
1. What did Jesus teach about giving?
2. What is the principle of sowing and reaping?
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