A man was talking to an older brother about a certain desire to do a certain thing: "I would go ahead if I werecertain I could succeed." That older brother looked at him a moment then gave him ten words of advice that changed his life --"BE bold--and mighty forces will come to your aid.
Boldness is not a foolhardy state--boldness mean deliberate decision, from time to time you bite off more than you can chew. The mighty forces are things we mostly posess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas and physical endurance beyond what most of us suspect we possess. Boldness creates a state of emergency within us. Not only that, it sets in motion cosmic forces that come to our aid. When God is convinced we are going to give our everything, then, if our cause is just and right, we have obligated Him to be our guide and our good energy.
Boldness has its hero stories all though history. Centrifugal force in a slingshot hurled a pebble that killed Goliath. But it was courage that enabled David to be the champion. He was willing to risk failure.
It is curious how spiritual laws often have their counterpart in the physical world. Small football players often are the most feroucious fellers of the large men. They know that the- have to hit very hard so that velocity will make up for mass. The harder they hit, the less likely they are to get hurt. So, if you are bold enough, even the laws of motion come to your aid.
Confidence is a cumulative thing that is built up by constantly stretching ourselves beyond our normal powers and succeeding
Fear is the opposite of boldness. If boldness electrifies, fear stupefies. Boldness stems from faith. "Be it unto you according to your faith." Mat. 9:29
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Untitled (3/20/1983)
"Every day they wrest my words: all their thoughts are against me for evil."
(Psalm 56:5)
One Saturday this month this writer was down at Lubbock at a preaching seminar and heard Roy Osborne say of the critics of Jesus, "They never let Jesus' words mean what he intended them to say."
That triggered a flashback! It sounded like the president of the United States--any president--complaining about what the reporters do to his words. The mind of David reminds us that the twisting of words is not a new thing! It is not only disturbing but dangerous--conspiratorial, if you will--for the presidtnt's words to be so oft twisted.
Here in Potter county, one of the county commissioners complained to this preacher a few weeks ago, "if I had to depend upon what is printed and otherwise reported on what goes on in our sessions in order to know what was siad, I would not know it was the same meeting I had been in." THOSE ARE CONDEMNING WORDS.
Jesus encountered the same thing everywhere he turned. Oft reported were these words: "But when the Pharisees heard it, they said: "
If he healed a blind and dumb man, they
said: "He does it by the power of Satan."
Matthew 12.
If he claimed to be the Son of God they called it blasphemy.
If he preached about the coming of the new Kingdom, they represented it to the authorities as an advocacy of overthrowing the governfment. Word perversion is not new, so Jerry Falwell, or Billy G, nor this preacher for that matter, should be surprised when misinformation is spread about us. WHEN PEOPLE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MEDIA, MEDIA SHOULD TAKE HEED. BL
(Psalm 56:5)
One Saturday this month this writer was down at Lubbock at a preaching seminar and heard Roy Osborne say of the critics of Jesus, "They never let Jesus' words mean what he intended them to say."
That triggered a flashback! It sounded like the president of the United States--any president--complaining about what the reporters do to his words. The mind of David reminds us that the twisting of words is not a new thing! It is not only disturbing but dangerous--conspiratorial, if you will--for the presidtnt's words to be so oft twisted.
Here in Potter county, one of the county commissioners complained to this preacher a few weeks ago, "if I had to depend upon what is printed and otherwise reported on what goes on in our sessions in order to know what was siad, I would not know it was the same meeting I had been in." THOSE ARE CONDEMNING WORDS.
Jesus encountered the same thing everywhere he turned. Oft reported were these words: "But when the Pharisees heard it, they said: "
If he healed a blind and dumb man, they
said: "He does it by the power of Satan."
Matthew 12.
If he claimed to be the Son of God they called it blasphemy.
If he preached about the coming of the new Kingdom, they represented it to the authorities as an advocacy of overthrowing the governfment. Word perversion is not new, so Jerry Falwell, or Billy G, nor this preacher for that matter, should be surprised when misinformation is spread about us. WHEN PEOPLE HAVE NO CONFIDENCE IN MEDIA, MEDIA SHOULD TAKE HEED. BL
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