MAKIN’ THE LIST

In case you missed these thoughts on GUNS (please take note that this is meant as SATIRE):

All you gun-ownin' Christians, you know that ain't spiritual.  You're not pendin' on God.  You should be the first on the publicly published gun owner's list.  We should tell everybody who and where you are, so everyone will know where all the armed hypocrites live (bet you ride Harleys too)!

We might have also missed these few encouraging thoughts:

THE SEED

            For many years I adamantly contended that the Lord Jesus Christ never mentioned His birthday, much less did He instruct us in any way to remember or celebrate it.  And, besides, how could the eternal Son of God, being very Lord Himself, have a birthday?   Thank God for time, growth and revelation!

            While it is true that Emmanuel, the LORD, the eternal Son of God, could not possibly

YOU DIDN’T BUILD THAT!

          Our president has been sharply criticized for his statement: “You didn’t build that!”  Although I might adamantly insist that “I did,” I am persuaded of the facts that I did not without the help of others build anything.  Educationally, others provided rudimentary knowledge which I used in what I built.  Materially, others furnished parts of what I built.  Elementally, the One provided everything I and the others used to build what I built.

          How disgustingly arrogant I am!  And, at once, how naively puny!  If not for my educators, my life span would never afford the time required to discover the intricacies of building a bicycle, let alone a multi-billion dollar business.  If not for parts providers - assuming I had the expertise - I would require three hundred years to manufacture an automobile.  If not for the One there would be nothing to build with, nor would I be here to think I built it.