Tuesday

 

“A woman, when she is in labor,

has sorrow because her hour has come;

but as soon as she has given birth to the child,

she no longer remembers the anguish,

for joy that a human being has been born into the world.

Therefore you now have sorrow;

but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice,

and your joy no one will take from you.”

~John 16:21-22~

 

Baptist Press: http://www.bpnews.net/

 

 

Thought for the Day: In God We Trust

Having served as a police chaplain and knowing many police officers, I
especially enjoyed reading these (reportedly) actual police quotes, though
I do not know the source:

“The handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll stretch out after
you wear them awhile.”

“If you run, you’ll only go to jail tired.”

“So, you don’t know how fast you were going. I guess that means I can
write anything I want on the ticket, huh?”

“Yes sir, you can talk to the shift supervisor, but I don’t think it will
help. Oh, did I mention that I am the shift supervisor?”

“Warning! You want a warning? O.K., I’m warning you not to do that again
or I’ll give you another ticket.”

“The answer to this last question will determine whether you are drunk or
not. Was Mickey Mouse a cat or dog?”

“Yeah, we have a quota. Two more tickets and my wife gets a toaster oven.”

“Life’s tough, it’s tougher if you’re stupid.”

“No sir, we don’t have quotas anymore. We used to have quotas, but now
we’re allowed to write as many tickets as we want.”

“In God we trust, all others are suspects.”

Having associated with a lot of police officers, I know that there is some
degree of truth in that last statement. As a whole, police officers tend
to be a rather suspicious group of people and it takes quite a while to
build up a level of trust with them. It’s the very nature of their job.
They are constantly lied to, and as a result they end up not trusting
anyone.

We’ve all experienced the same thing, to some degree. Someone we looked up
to let us down. They promised something but failed to deliver. They
weren’t there when we really needed them. And, as a result, we find it
difficult to trust anyone else ever again.

Fortunately, when we feel there is no one who can be trusted, we still have
God. When others let us down, God will always keep his word. When others
fail to keep their promises, God will always keep his promises. When
others have left us, God will always be there. His faithfulness stands out
as one of his essential qualities.

“If we are faithless, He remains faithful…” (2 Tim. 2:13a)

“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” (Heb. 10:23, NIV)

The faithfulness of God is what makes us certain that we can trust our
lives to him. Praise be to the God on whom we can always count!

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Boone church of Christ
Boone, NC

 

Stand in the storm.  When it gets rough, make adjustments, but keep standing.

Today, I’m thankful for the prayer warrior who said they were  standing beside  me in the storm.

 

Still standing!

Anna Lee