Thinking

Hello Everyone,
The proud father brought home a backyard swing set for his children and immediately started to assemble it with all the neighborhood children anxiously waiting to play on it.  After several hours of reading the directions, attempting to fit bolt A into slot B, etc., he finally gave up and called upon an old handyman working in a neighboring yard. The old-timer came over, threw the directions away, and in a short while had the set completely assembled. It's beyond me," said the father, "how you got it together without even reading instructions." The old-timer replied, “There are time when reading just doesn’t since, it is then you have to think.”

“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which ye have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”  Philippians 4:8,9


Remember Always, "God does all things well."
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Joy Unspeakable

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Revival always begins when people begin to confess their faults to one another, pray for one another, and forgive one another. Revival isn’t raising the roof with a lot of emotion. It is getting the walls down. It is not just saying, “I am going to get right with God.” It is saying, “I want to get right with my brothers and sisters.” When we are reconciled, revival will come. And rejoicing will surely follow. And not any kind of rejoicing, there will be Holy Spirit joy when you know there is nothing between your soul and the Savior and nothing between your soul and a brother! Joy unspeakable!

“Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” Psalm 133:1

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

That's Why

Hello Everyone,  
As a parent, you’ve probably told your children to do something and then they would asked why. And what did you say? “Because I told you that’s why. Period.” I believe there are times when parents want their children to do things and they need to explain their rationale. It’s important to teach principles for living instead of mere commands and rules. But sometimes children are not able to understand, so the answer I just mentioned is one that simply communicates parental authority to a child.
Leviticus is a book full of laws that no one completely understands. And yet did God stop to explain the law? No. He simply said, “I am the Lord your God.” Sometimes you just have to trust God with full obedience.

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD."
Isaiah 55:8

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Not Now

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I was sharing with a fellow once about his need to be saved and he told me “Not Now.“ I asked why not now. What is more important?  “Don’t you realize that if you don’t receive Him, that you may die and go to hell? He said, “I know.” I said, “But there’s no middle ground.” And yet he still refused.  Every person has a choice. There is no neutral ground. You are either choosing the blessing of God or the curse of hell.

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live.” 
Deuteronomy 30:19

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Shake Hands

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There was a preacher who kept a painting of a shipwreck, in his study. There were sailors in lifeboats reaching out their hands to people floating on debris from the ship. A little boy looked at the painting and asked his daddy, “Are those in the lifeboats trying to save those people or are they just shaking hands?”
Wouldn’t it be a shame if all you did was shake the hands of those around you, when you could be serving and showing them the way to God through Jesus Christ?  If folks are dying and going to hell every day, then we need to do more that just shake hands.

“For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.”  1 Corinthians 1:17

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

A Jump Start

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Fall jump right into our lap in a hurry. Saturday it was 102 and then Monday it was 60. Then this morning it was 54 degrees. Only God can change the thermostat that quickly. My sinus and bones are feeling the changing of seasons. Praise the Lord, one day soon the Lord shall come quickly and I will be apart of that change too. I pray that you can say the same, Amen!

“But of the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need that I write unto you. For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.”  1 Thessalonians 5:1,2

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

House Cleaning

Hello Everyone,  
Everyone has a meaning for the term, “house cleaning“. Keeping a clean house is no small chore. But it is a necessary chore that must needs be done. Homes are in need of being kept clean to provide a good atmosphere, clean surroundings and healthy enjoinment. It is wise to maintain a clean house as much as you keep a clean heart. You never know who will show up!

“All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.”  
Proverbs 16:2

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Watching the Scoreboard

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While watching a baseball game one is reminded how well things are going just be looking at the scoreboard. Many times I am told by someone, wouldn’t it be nice if we knew what was coming? My reply is still the same, “NO” If you knew what was coming it down the road, it would drive you nuts in a short time. It is best to leave all that in God’ hands. For God can handle it.

“(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days upon earth are a shadow)” 
Job 8:9 

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Yea and Amen

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We can be certain that God’s Word is always faithful and true, because He is none other than the Creator of all things, and thus He is our eternal "Amen." The Bible reminds us, of every promise of God in Christ is "yea and amen.” To God be the glory Amen.

"For all the promises of God in Him are yea, and in Him Amen, unto the glory of God by us" 
2 Corinthians 1:20

Remember Always, "God does all things well."
 Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Excuses

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Jacob was a cheater, Peter had a temper, David had an affair, Noah got drunk, Jonah ran from God, Paul was a murderer, Gideon was insecure, Miriam was a gossip, Mary was a worrier, Thomas was a doubter, Sarah was impatient, Elijah was moody, Moses stuttered, Zaccheus was short, Abraham was old and Lazarus was dead. Now..... what's YOUR reason for thinking God can't use you?

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service”   Romans 12:1


Remember Always, "God does all things well."
 Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Trust God

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Well there is a race going on here at my office that you know nothing about. I have this new computer, that I have been in need of for many years,  and this new computer and I are trying to see who can drive the other nuts first. I must say, it has been a real battle and at times I have given in to a temporary defeat. But I am glad to proclaim to you today, the computer has won. I am not nearly as smart as it continues to be. Good thing I have all my trust in God and not leaning on this computer. Amen!

“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”   Proverbs 3:5,6

Remember Always, "God does all things well."

Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Sharp Stuff

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How sharp can sharp be? Shaving razors blade are sharp but you can’t keep selling razor blades if they stay sharp. So, what do you do, add more blades and proclaim it to be sharpest of all. Now give this a thought, suppose that over a period of time they produce these same razor blades but they just aren’t as sharp as they were when they first came out! Well, I guess you would have to just have try something new so that you can continue to get that smooth shave that you used to get from the single edge blade. Thank God is the same.

“Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.”   Hebrew 13:8

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Rich But Poor

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It has been reported that  John D. Rockefeller had an income of approximately a million dollars a week toward the end of his life. Yet his doctors allowed him to eat only a bare minimum. One of his biographers said he lived on a diet a pauper would have hated. Rockefeller was the richest man in the world, but he didn't have the ability to enjoy even his food.

“For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?”  Luke 9:25

Remember Always, "God does all things well."
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Amusement

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When it comes to all-out, world-class, real stupidity, there may never be a dumber creature than a human being in search of amusement. Human beings are the only creatures who will voluntarily leave an air-conditioned home and drive 500 miles to spend a week with spiders in a musty cabin, wearing damp bathing suits and eating food that tastes like charcoal lighter. They are the only ones who will get out of a perfectly comfortable bed at four o'clock in the morning, load $600 worth of equipment into a $12,000 boat and tow it to a lake so they can spend an entire day trying to catch a fish. Now I feel better about myself, don’t you?

“I was dumb, I opened not my mouth; because thou didst it.”  Psalms 39:9

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Pleasing Everyone

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       An old fable that has been passed down for generations tells about an elderly man who was traveling with a boy and a donkey. As they walked through a village, the man was leading the donkey and the boy was walking behind. The townspeople said the old man was a fool for not riding, so to please them he climbed up on the animal's back. When they came to the next village, the people said the old man was cruel to let the child walk while he enjoyed the ride. So, to please them, he got off and set the boy on the animal's back and continued on his way. In the third village, people accused the child of being lazy for making the old man walk, and the suggestion was made that they both ride. So the man climbed on and they set off again. In the fourth village, the townspeople were indignant at the cruelty to the donkey because he was made to carry two people. The frustrated man was last seen carrying the donkey down the road. The saying is true, you can’t please everyone.

“For do I now persuade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not be the servant of Christ.”  Galatians 1:10

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Conforming

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      There is no slave like the man free to do as he pleases - because many times what he pleases is self-destructive. A California psychiatrist recently complained that four out of every ten teenagers and young adults who visited his medical center have a psychological sickness he can do nothing about. According to him, each of these teenagers demands that this world conform to his uncontrolled desires. Society today, has provided teens with so many escape routes that they will never have to stand their ground against disappointment, postponement of pleasure and the weight of responsibility -- all forces which shape character. The psychiatrist goes on to say that If the personality disorder persists into adulthood there will be a society of pleasure-driven people hopelessly insecure and dependent.

 

“This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”  

2 Timothy 3:1,2

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
 Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Too Much

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Have you ever had the case of “Too Much.” You know it is time when you say unto yourself that you have too much to do, too much to remember, too much to finish, and too much is expected.  You want to escape to a place where there is no more pressures, no more deadlines, no more practices and no more expectations. Then life would be at peace. Thank God for the things you have to do, if it were not for these things, there would be no need of you.

“And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.”  James 3:18

Remember Always, "God does all things well."
 Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 ww.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Demanding

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     There was this little fellow who was demanding his mother get something for him. His mother replied that he did not need that. He yelled, “But I want it!” Many times children have trouble with what is needed and what is wanted. So often our needs get confused with our wants and that is why so many suffer financially. We expect this of children, as adults there is need to keep it in check.

“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”  Romans  7:7

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Something to do

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One should thank God every morning when you get up, that you have something to do that day which must be done. Being force to work and forced to do your best will breed in you temperance and self-control, diligence and strength of will, cheerfulness and content, and a hundred virtues which the idle will never know. Thank God you have something to do.

“If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.”  2 Timothy 3:1,2

Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
 Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Goals and Plans

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I read this and it really caught me attention. Goals and plans are the magic keys to happiness and success! Only 3 percent of all people have goals and plans and write them down. Ten percent more have goals and plans, but keep them in their heads. The rest -- 87 percent -- drift through life without definite goals or plans. They do not know where they are going and others dictate to them. It went on to say the 3 percent who have goals and plans that are written down accomplish from fifty to one hundred times more during their life than the 10 percent who have goals and plans and merely keep them in their heads. These statistics should motivate you to set definite personal goals and establish a plan and then commit both your goals and plans to writing. Please note, the Creator committed his goals and plans to writing in the Holy Bible!

“Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday.”  Psalms 37:5,6

Remember Always, "God does all things well."

Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com

Going to Quit

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How often have you though of quitting? How many times have you heard yourself say “I'm going to quit.” I am ashamed to tell you that I have quit many times while trying to stay the course for Jesus Christ. I talked to young man and he too was discouraged and ready to quit. At least that is what he thinks he wants to do. When we began our service, we said the Lord Jesus Christ was calling us to tell others about Him. I think we had better present our resignation to the One who called you. So get down on your knees here, and you tell Him that you are going to quit. Let Him hear what you've just said -- that it's too hard, that too many people criticize you. Tell the Lord -- after all He's the One who sent you. For the Lord knows how hard it is to finish the course.

“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9


Remember Always, "God does all things well." 
Until Jesus Comes
Bro. Gary Proverbs 3:5,6
 www.beulahlandbiblebaptistchurch.com