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ATM’s, Modern Idols

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I know I’m not a good writer.  And if I can’t write well about simple things, how can I possibly expect to write well about the best of things.  But I’ve given this a reasonable shot (as meager as my tiny mind seems to be).   I can only hope that the reader will think it through for himself.  

Yes, that was an apology.  Have mercy on yourself.  I’m just a gate.  Walk through me and see if what I write about is true.  If it’s not, you’ve wasted no time at all.  You would’ve spent that time investigating something else that’s just as fruitless.  But what if I write about the best of possible worlds? Then if you don’t investigate, you’ve lost absolutely everything.  

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Standing in front of an ATM, asking it to have mercy, then expecting it to pump out $400 for you, is rather ridiculous. You’re going to walk away confused and broke.  

There are people who have figured it out: Read the directions. Get a job. Start an account. Deposit your money. Ask the bank for a debit card. Then ask how to use the ATM.   Relatively simple.  I’m sure the bank is eager to help you.  


Isn’t false religion and superstition just that ridiculous, when the Lord’s people are so eager to help anyone learn. Not to mention that the Bible is so easy to understand. The Gospel is preached in every corner of the world. And the Lord Jesus himself promises to guide his people into understanding and profitability.  


But don’t be like those people who read the directions on the ATM alone. If you simply stand in front of the bank, you still can’t get what you want. Success requires continual and faithful work,  a face-to-face encounter, and a live agreement.   


Most people think they will wait to the last minute. Somehow they believe all their sins will be forgiven and they will become glorious creatures. How misguided and sad. There’s a life to be led. There are gifts from God to receive. There is glory to be generated for the Lord of Mercy.  


“Without me you can do nothing.”


The Lord may very well have mercy on deathbed confessions, or awareness instilled by imminent death. But think about all the days that are lost in worthlessness forever. Selfishness may gain you what you want. But it gains the Lord nothing. If your life is not fruitful for God, you have nothing, and are nothing.  


“Many are called but few are chosen.”

Have We Forgotten Something?

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A man went to the town’s banker.  He had known that this man was willing to help men start businesses.  The two sat down at the desk and bantered the man’s ideas for a business.  Having been part of thousands of successful businesses, the banker listened and gave advice to the business man.  Later, in that encounter, the banker pulled out two bundles of money.  One bundle was small and the other was much larger.  He placed the smaller bundle on the desk in front of the business man.  The larger bundle was placed on the right side of the desk near the banker’s elbow.

The business man smiled with a smile that belongs to a man of hope.  When they finally stood to end the conference, they shook hands and the banker watched the business man leave.  Reaching out, the banker took the larger bundle and put it back where he had gotten it from.  5 years passed and the business man had lost his business.  Through no fault of his own, the economy and society had changed.  His business no longer found a welcome at the wallets of the people.

One day, while having lunch with a friend, the business man saw the banker sitting by himself with his meal.  The business man went over to the table and thanked the banker for having helped him experience 5 years of profitability.  “Without you I would never have purchased my house.  Though I eventually lost the business, I am happy with what you were kind enough to help me start.”  The banker just smiled at the business man.  “I’m glad to have been of assistance”, the banker said. ” But you would still be in business had you asked me about the other bundle of money I had drawn out when you came to me.”  The business man looked at the banker with a puzzled look.  “What are you talking about?”  The banker told the business man that he was ready to supply far more money if he had only been asked.

We come to God and receive answers to our prayers.  And we go out and accomplish a great deal.  How much blessing was there left on the table?