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I was looking for a ring just a few minutes ago. No not a gold ring. Not my wedding ring. That never leaves my finger. It was just a metal ring. A “tool” ring. Metric and United States customary units are different if you didn’t know. We’re used to two liters of pop and a ten k run but not so much with centimeters, millimeters, kilos and such. My ring was to jury rig a Black and Decker grinder to a metric measure disk. I had a small, “washer” type ring made up that fits into the grinder disk hole so that it fits just right. Slick when you can find the dumb thing! I knew that I had seen it just a while ago. I had handled it, I had looked upon it. I had put it in a safe place so that I wouldn't forget where it was. That was my problem, the place was so safe that I forgot where it was. I looked for nearly half an hour. I took tools out of my tool box that hadn't been moved in years. I put them back. I took tools out of my tool pouch. I put them back. I took tools out o...

Asa was a king who soared to victory as he followed God with his life and kingdom. In 2 Chronicles 14 Abijah’s son takes the throne and builds on his father’s tradition of following God. Look what he did: “Asa pleased the LORD, his God, by doing what was right and good. He removed the foreign altars and the pagan places of worship, broke down the sacred stone columns, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah. He commanded the people of Judah to do the will of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his teachings and commands. Because he abolished the pagan places of worship and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, the kingdom was at peace under his rule.” He was dedicated to the God of his fathers. All seemed to be going very well. And then it happened. A one million man army descended on Judah from, of all places, Ethiopia. Zerah and his troops came with 300 chariots; the drones of his day. Doom was certain. Why when someone is ...

Abijah was the new king of Judah. He sat on the throne of his departed father Rehoboam. Jeroboam was still king of Israel. Trouble was ahead as a million two hundred thousand mighty men of war would soon engage in a terrible battle near Mount Zemarim, northwest of the Dead Sea. The odds were against Judah two to one. There were 800,000 warriors of Israel facing 400,000 chosen men of Judah. What happened next demonstrated the personal courage and Godward confidence of king Abijah. He mustered his troops and went to the mountainside to warn his brothers from Israel. His shout echoed, not only in the valley but through time. Judah’s actions proved that their confidence was in the LORD, God of Israel. Abijah shouted Judah’s obedience and Israel’s disobedience: You have cast out the real priests With your gold calf idols you have displaced the True God The LORD is our God We have not forsaken him We have real priests from Aaron and Levi They sacrifice to God morning a...

I had a neat experience with Brandon this morning. He is my five-year-old grandson. You can learn a lot by working with a five-year-old! Why, just a few minutes ago while cutting down a hedge the lessons were flowing. I was straining my old guts out trying to cut through a 40-year-old plant with a bow saw. I had been at it for about half an hour when up walks Brandon. He grabbed one of my fresh cuts and jerks it out of the chorus line of shrubs. As he does he lets out a war whoop and says, “Grandpa, look what I just did!” My thoughts went carnal, “You little runt! I’ve been straining and grunting for half an hour and you just come up and give a yank on a twig and yell, ‘Look what I did?’”. Then it hit me. That is so often what I do with my Father. He has worked, toiled and detailed every aspect of a particular situation. Then I step in and hoist a twig and say, “LOOK WHAT I JUST DID!” thumping my chest at my great accomplishment. A few seconds passed and Brandon chortled anot...

'Twas battered and scarred, And the auctioneer thought it hardly worth his while To waste his time on the old violin, but he held it up with a smile. "What am I bid, good people", he cried, "Who starts the bidding for me?" "One dollar, one dollar, Do I hear two?" "Two dollars, who makes it three?" "Three dollars once, three dollars twice, going for three," More than likely you have heard this poem by Myra Brooks Welch. It is a tearjerker. You can learn more about her at  this link . I felt a bit like this Tuesday as I went to the Salvation Army store to make a clothes purchase. The SA is the missionary’s friend. While there I remembered that just a year ago, at this same location, I had found an old clarinet. I didn’t buy it because I felt that it was too expensive. But that thought sparked curiosity and I headed over to the “Jewelry Counter” again. Sounds extravagant... its not.   The, “ Ring the...

I don’t know about you but I love my family. It is perfect. We are all happy, believe in Jesus and have jobs. We have relatives who believe. We have a good church, houses and cars. We live, in the best country in the world and in general love being who we are. That was a bunch of fluff wasn't it? In my mind it is often the way i think. All things are perfect and wonderful. Everything will turn out good and God is pleased. I wonder how God sees my family? I wonder how many of us are really living for Him and His cause? I wonder how our days are working together for our good and His praise? I wonder. I tend to prejudice my circumstances and situations in my favor. I do this a lot! I see many faults in others that I overlook in me. I see families who are headed for destruction and can tell way in advance what they need to do to avoid God's judgment. The wayward teen, the loud-mouthed husband and the jealous wife stick out like the proverbial sore thumbs. How can they be ...

In Psalm 62:11 and 12 David speaks of the perfect blend, Power and mercy. Power without mercy leads to tyranny. Mercy without power is worthless. In this short psalm David sings of God’s character. He uses strong words like: rock, salvation, strength, glory and refuge to describe him. In  the last two verses he says, “God has spoken once, twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God. Also to you, O Lord, belongs mercy ....” David’s God, The God of the Bible is a powerful and merciful God. Salvation is about both these. Breaking God’s law launched an impassable barrier, an eternally deep abyss and an impossible problem. Man was severed from God’s perfection and from intimate intercourse with his Creator. Man who was made to commune with eternal God was now impossibly outside His sphere and cast from His realm. Disobedience had wreaked havoc on the perfect relationship. Man still reels from that act. Yet God’s power guided by His mercy worked a plan, His plan. God Him...