Symphony in “F” major

Symphony in “F”

Feeling foot-loose and frisky, a feather-brained fellow forced his fond father to fork over the farthings, and flew to foreign fields, and fettered his fortune feasting fabulously with faithless friends.

Fleeced by his fellows in folly, and facing famine he found himself a feed flinger in a filthy farmyard. Fairly famishing, he fain would have filled his frame with foraged food from fodder fragments.

“Fooey, my father’s flunkies fare far finer,” the frazzled fugitive forlornly fumed, frankly facing the facts. Frustrated by failure, and filled with foreboding, he fled forthwith to find his family.

Falling at his father’s feet, he forlornly fumbled, “Father, I’ve flunked, and fruitlessly forfeited future family favor.” Finally, finding faith in the Father, “Freddy” forsook his foolishness and found favor with God.

The far-sighted father, forestalling further flinchings, frantically flagged the flunkies to fetch a fatling from the flock, and fix a favorable feast.

The fugitives’ fault finding brother frowned on the fickle forgiveness of former folderol, but the faithful father figured “Filial fidelity is fine, but the fugitive is found! What forbids further fervent festivities? Let the flags be unfurled, let the fanfares flare!”

And the Fathers forgiveness formed the foundation for the former fugitives’ future fortitude.
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“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.” (Jn. 4:35)

“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” (Mt. 9:37, 38)

“Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” (1 Cor. 15:58)

“I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” (Jn. 9: 4)

Bible Math

Bible algebra: Can you figure out this equation?

3 (3) (three days and nights)
+ MT (tomb)
A Risen Savior

Written correctly:

3 (3) + M T tomb = A Risen Savior.

This equation shows us that there is math in the Bible. In fact, the Christian life is a life of addition and subtraction. We are to add to our faith (2 Peter 1: 5-7), and we are to subtract, or take away some things from our life (example: Gal. 5: 19-21). It is a life of multiplication (such as multiplying ourselves by winning others to Christ) and division (separation from the world and from the carnality of the flesh). Yes, there is math in the Bible, and we are to be master mathematicians in application of it, and we can be, by the grace of God. We can do all things through Christ which strengthen us. If it makes us stronger in our service, we can do it; if it makes us “stronger” in love for Christ, we can do it; if it makes us stronger in faith, we can do it, all through Christ who also is our strength.

I have always liked math—basic math, that is, and nothing is more basic than this Bible math. We need to apply these to our lives, and see that God is good in prospering us.

Jesus + you = others;
God + 1 = anything good;
God + Jesus + the Holy Spirit = security for me.

Man -- worldliness = purity;
Man – self = humility;
Man – sin = forgiveness;

1 God x 1 man = soul winning;
1 Savior x 1 man = salvation;

Man / faith = separation

Little Things

Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.” (Son 2:15)

Thank God that He is the God of “little things” also. He blesses us in little ways, that many would laugh at, or be amused that we even mention it, but God takes care of the minor details before they become a major defeat. You see, we are alert to the important things, and we prioritize them and keep our guard up against them the best we can, but the little things, the seemingly insignificant things that go unnoticed and unattended seem to pass us by, and they amass themselves into mountains in our life. The “Little things” of life that seem to have no bearing on our service for the Lord, or have no connection with the spiritual realm, often pile up against us, and seek to destroy either our testimony or our attitude toward the Heavenly things. Take time to thank God for the “Little things” that He attends to on our behalf, and He will gladly see to the bigger and more destructive things that come our way.

Christ, our all

Christ our all and in all.

He is:
Our strength (Neh. 8:10);
Our rejoicing (Phil. 4:4);
Our help (Psa. 46:1);
A great peace )Psa. 119:165);
Our provision (Prov. 3:5,6);
Our sustenance (Mt. 6:28-34);
Our Father (Mt. 6:9);
Our Shepherd (Psa. 23:1);
Our armor (Eph. 6:11);
Our counselor (isa. 9:6);
Our Comforter (John 14: 16-18);
Our refuge (Psa. 46:1);
Our everything, and more!

Now, who/what do you run to when trials come? Does the Government meet your financial needs? Does sleeping with a gun under the pillow bring you security against crime? Do you go to friends or family when needs arise, or do you run to God? These questions are imperative to your faith.
In whom do you trust?