Monday, April 15
The eyes of Jehovah are toward the righteous ones, and his ears are toward their cry for help. — Ps. 34:15
We often feel the need to be comforted. Especially is this the case when we are experiencing difficult situations. Family members and friends can usually give us a degree of comfort. At times, however, conditions that cause us distress are beyond human remedies. Only God can give us comfort regardless of how distressing our situation may be. His Word assures us: “Jehovah is near to all those calling upon him, . . . and their cry for help he will hear.” (Ps. 145:18, 19) But if we are to receive God’s support and comfort, we must place our trust in him. The psalmist David made that clear when he sang: “Jehovah will become a secure height for anyone crushed, a secure height in times of distress. And those knowing your name will trust in you, for you will certainly not leave those looking for you, O Jehovah.” — Ps. 9:9, 10 w11 10/15 3:1, 2
15 April 2013
14 April 2013 - Psalms 73:13
Sunday, April 14
Surely it is in vain that I have cleansed my heart and that I wash my hands in innocence itself. — Ps. 73:13
Like Asaph, perhaps at one point you lost sight of your spiritual privileges to some extent and began to focus on what you were lacking in a material way. But by studying God’s Word and by going to Christian meetings, you came to see things Jehovah’s way. Asaph perceived what would eventually happen to the wicked. He thought about his lot and realized that Jehovah would take hold of his right hand and lead him. Asaph could thus say to Jehovah: “Besides you I do have no other delight on the earth.” (Ps. 73:23, 25) The psalmist was confident that Jehovah would remember him as a friend. His faithful service would not be forgotten. (Eccl. 7:1) How reassuring that must have been for Asaph! He sang: “As for me, the drawing near to God is good for me. In the Sovereign Lord Jehovah I have placed my refuge.” — Ps. 73:28 w11 9/15 1:8, 9
Surely it is in vain that I have cleansed my heart and that I wash my hands in innocence itself. — Ps. 73:13
Like Asaph, perhaps at one point you lost sight of your spiritual privileges to some extent and began to focus on what you were lacking in a material way. But by studying God’s Word and by going to Christian meetings, you came to see things Jehovah’s way. Asaph perceived what would eventually happen to the wicked. He thought about his lot and realized that Jehovah would take hold of his right hand and lead him. Asaph could thus say to Jehovah: “Besides you I do have no other delight on the earth.” (Ps. 73:23, 25) The psalmist was confident that Jehovah would remember him as a friend. His faithful service would not be forgotten. (Eccl. 7:1) How reassuring that must have been for Asaph! He sang: “As for me, the drawing near to God is good for me. In the Sovereign Lord Jehovah I have placed my refuge.” — Ps. 73:28 w11 9/15 1:8, 9
13 April 2013
Retiree Bathtub Test
During a visit to my doctor, I asked him, "How do you determine whether or not a retiree should be put in an old age home?"
"Well," he said, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the retiree and ask him or her to empty the bathtub"
"Oh, I understand," I said. "A normal person would use the bucket because it is bigger than the spoon or the teacup."
"No" he said. "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"
ARE YOU GOING TO PASS THIS ON, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO MINE
"Little Richard" As A Child
What a natural talent!
''Little Richard'' For those of you that are old enough to remember him(Yes! I mean you.)(or most of you)....... Little Richard when he was about 4 years old!!!
You have to see this! Watch how he uses his fists and elbows and doesn't even look at the keys when he sings!
This is amazing to see. It's Richard Wayne
Penniman (aka Little Richard) about fifteen years before "Tutti Frutti, Oh, Rudy...."
A-whop bop-a-lu bop a-whop bam boom.
Here is some very rare footage of "Little
Richard" as a child, when he was just starting out in the music biz'
... From a movie with Van Johnson ...
Senior Citizen Joke
A little silver-haired lady calls her neighbor and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get started."
Her neighbor asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"
The little silver haired lady says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster."
Her neighbor decides to go over and help with the puzzle.
She lets him in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.
He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says,
"First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these
pieces into anything resembling a rooster."
He takes her hand and says, "Secondly, I want you to relax.
Let's have a nice cup of tea, and then," he said with a deep
sigh .............
"Let's put all the Corn Flakes
back in the box."
~ Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets. So love the people who treat you right and pray for those who don't! ~
13 April 2013 - James 1: 19
Saturday, April 13
Every man must be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath. — Jas. 1:19
If a Christian senses that he is becoming angry when discussing a matter with a fellow believer, he is wise to heed this counsel. What are the benefits of following it? By taking time to calm down, pray about the matter, and consider how best to reply, a Christian allows himself to be led by God’s spirit. (Prov. 15:1, 28) Under the influence of the spirit, he can manifest mildness and long-suffering. He is thereby equipped to heed the counsel found at Ephesians 4:26, 29: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin . . . Let a rotten saying not proceed out of your mouth, but whatever saying is good for building up as the need may be, that it may impart what is favorable to the hearers.” Indeed, when we clothe ourselves with mildness and long-suffering, we contribute to the peace and unity of the congregation. w11 4/15 4:6, 7
Every man must be swift about hearing, slow about speaking, slow about wrath. — Jas. 1:19
If a Christian senses that he is becoming angry when discussing a matter with a fellow believer, he is wise to heed this counsel. What are the benefits of following it? By taking time to calm down, pray about the matter, and consider how best to reply, a Christian allows himself to be led by God’s spirit. (Prov. 15:1, 28) Under the influence of the spirit, he can manifest mildness and long-suffering. He is thereby equipped to heed the counsel found at Ephesians 4:26, 29: “Be wrathful, and yet do not sin . . . Let a rotten saying not proceed out of your mouth, but whatever saying is good for building up as the need may be, that it may impart what is favorable to the hearers.” Indeed, when we clothe ourselves with mildness and long-suffering, we contribute to the peace and unity of the congregation. w11 4/15 4:6, 7
12 April 2013
Gotta Love This Lawyer
You can relate to this if you have ever dealt with a government bureaucrat. Cheers to this lawyer!
Part of rebuilding New Orleans (after Katrina) often caused
residents to be challenged with the task of tracing titles to their
homes... back potentially hundreds of years. With a community rich
with history stretching back over two centuries, houses have been
passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it
quite difficult to establish ownership.
A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client.. He was told
the loan would be granted if he could prove "satisfactory title" to
a parcel of property being offered as collateral. It took the lawyer
three months to track down the full title to the property which
dated back to 1803. After sending the information to the FHA, he
received the following reply.
( Actual reply from FHA):
"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan
application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of
Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have
prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you
have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to
1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to
clear the title back to its origin."
Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows:
Actual response):
"Your letter regarding title in Case No.189156 has been received. I
note that you wish to have title extended further than the 206 years
covered by the present application. I was unaware that any educated
person in this country, particularly those working in the property
area, would not know that Louisiana was purchased by the United
States from France , in 1803 the year of origin identified in our
application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the
title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France ,
which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain . The land
came into the possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the
year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been
granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by the Spanish
monarch, Queen Isabella. The good Queen Isabella, being a pious
woman and almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the
precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her
jewels to finance Columbus 's expedition... Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may know,
is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted,
created this world.
Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that God also made that part of
the world called Louisiana . God, therefore, would be the owner of
origin and His origins date back to before the beginning of time,
the world as we know it, and the FHA. I hope you find God's original
claim to be satisfactory.
Now, may we have our damn loan?"
The loan was immediately approved.
Part of rebuilding New Orleans (after Katrina) often caused
residents to be challenged with the task of tracing titles to their
homes... back potentially hundreds of years. With a community rich
with history stretching back over two centuries, houses have been
passed along through generations of family, sometimes making it
quite difficult to establish ownership.
A New Orleans lawyer sought an FHA loan for a client.. He was told
the loan would be granted if he could prove "satisfactory title" to
a parcel of property being offered as collateral. It took the lawyer
three months to track down the full title to the property which
dated back to 1803. After sending the information to the FHA, he
received the following reply.
( Actual reply from FHA):
"Upon review of your letter adjoining your client's loan
application, we note that the request is supported by an Abstract of
Title. While we compliment the able manner in which you have
prepared and presented the application, we must point out that you
have only cleared title to the proposed collateral property back to
1803. Before final approval can be accorded, it will be necessary to
clear the title back to its origin."
Annoyed, the lawyer responded as follows:
Actual response):
"Your letter regarding title in Case No.189156 has been received. I
note that you wish to have title extended further than the 206 years
covered by the present application. I was unaware that any educated
person in this country, particularly those working in the property
area, would not know that Louisiana was purchased by the United
States from France , in 1803 the year of origin identified in our
application. For the edification of uninformed FHA bureaucrats, the
title to the land prior to U.S. ownership was obtained from France ,
which had acquired it by Right of Conquest from Spain . The land
came into the possession of Spain by Right of Discovery made in the
year 1492 by a sea captain named Christopher Columbus, who had been
granted the privilege of seeking a new route to India by the Spanish
monarch, Queen Isabella. The good Queen Isabella, being a pious
woman and almost as careful about titles as the FHA, took the
precaution of securing the blessing of the Pope before she sold her
jewels to finance Columbus 's expedition... Now the Pope, as I'm sure you may know,
is the emissary of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, and God, it is commonly accepted,
created this world.
Therefore, I believe it is safe to presume that God also made that part of
the world called Louisiana . God, therefore, would be the owner of
origin and His origins date back to before the beginning of time,
the world as we know it, and the FHA. I hope you find God's original
claim to be satisfactory.
Now, may we have our damn loan?"
The loan was immediately approved.
THE TRINITY
Now, when I am at a door and the house holder says I believe in the Trinity....HOW COULD I KINDLY EXPLAIN?
The trinity teaches that God asked himself to go to earth to save mankind.
Then he agreed with himself and volunteered himself to himself to offer himself.
Then God impregnated a woman as himself, with himself.
God prayed to himself and glorified himself repeatedly.
God strengthened himself and talked to himself.
Finally God forsook himself and sacrificed himself to prove his loyalty to himself.
While dead he resurrected himself so he could exalt himself above himself.
Then he sat at his own right hand and waited til he placed his enemies as a footstool
Finally with Satan's forces defeated God would turn his kingdom over to himself
That all things would become everything to himself.
'Be kinder than necessary
because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.'
Pretty Neat Conversation Stoppers
These are all good, but the last one is great.
*Field Ministry Conversation Stoppers*
****The householder said, "Only those who have accepted Jesus in their
lives will be saved." The brother responded with, "We certainly agree with
that, but where does that leave Abraham, Moses, Job, King David and all the
others in the Old Testament who never knew of Jesus?"*
*
*
****A brother was talking with a householder about being saved. The
householder said, 'I have accepted Jesus in my life, recognize that he died
for my sins and I'm now saved.' The brother responded with 'Well, if that is
the case, shouldn't the Bible be one paragraph long? What is the rest of it
for? That's why we go door to door - to offer people Bible studies to learn
about all the requirements from God.* '
*
*
**** This is from a brother in the Spanish Dover congregation in New
Jersey --- The householder usually will ask, "What religion are you?" In
most cases we would answer, "Jehovah's Witnesses," and the conversation
would normally end there with the words: "Sorry not interested!" But, reply
in this manner: "Jehovah's Witness, and you?" This mandates a reply from the
householder, thus allowing us to continue the conversation.*
*
*
**** This came from a Regular Pioneer sister in the North congregation in
Anchorage, Alaska --- I would like to relate one that our District
Overseer/Branch Overseer is known for: When the householder says, "I'm not
interested" at the beginning of the conversation, he sometimes (when the
time is right) replies: "I don't blame you, I haven't said anything
interesting yet."*
*
*
**** This came from a Sister in the Franklin, Illinois congregation ---
One circuit overseer suggests leaving a question with the householder
whether or not they are too interested in listening to us: We were asking
our neighbor's opinion of this, "If Jesus was to return to the earth, what
church would he attend?"' It is amazing how many don't automatically say
their own. I have used it occasionally and it has allowed for continued
conversations.*
*
*
**** This is said to be a modified statement of Brother Russell's: There
are over 10,000 religions in the world. If God set these up for us to learn
to worship Him properly, learn to love one another, and have useful,
peaceful lives, we can only arrive at one of two conclusions: Either he
failed miserably, or he didn't set them up in the first place and something
else is behind them. Do you agree?*
*
*
**** In a discussion with a householder, the householder made the
statement: 'The King James Bible is the only true Bible from God.' The
Brother said, 'Oh, is that the one the apostles used? Or, did the apostles
have the wrong Bible?'*
*
*
**** This is from a Circuit Overseer in pioneer school: The householder
stated that he believed in the Trinity. The Circuit Overseer then said, 'Oh,
then you have the latest information on it?' The man asked what that was,
and the Circuit Overseer brought out the Trinity brochure!*
*
*
**** This is from a Circuit Overseer: When talking with someone who
believes in the Trinity, they seem to focus on John 1:1 for some reason.
This Circuit Overseer says to them, "I'll tell you what, You take your best
Scripture for the Trinity and throw it out and I'll take my best Scripture
against it and throw it out, and then let's talk about the Trinity from the
Scriptures." Great idea!*
*
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**** From a brother in the Dominican Republic: Trinitarians usually start
off with some "proof texts" and then launch into some Greek words they know.
I have learned now instead of trying to "duke it out" with them, I bypass
all of that by saying, "Let's suppose you are right, the Trinity does exist
and we are wrong, then please show me from the Bible what I should do to
find the right religion." This usually stops them cold, as they have never
thought about guiding someone to the truth, only about stopping JW's on the
Trinity.*
*
*
**** This is from a brother in the Cortez congregation in Connecticut ---
A brother was talking with a householder about the immortality of the soul.
The brother turned to Genesis 2:17 and read it to the householder and said,
'Here God states that you will positively die.' Then he turned to Genesis
3:4 and read it to the householder and said, 'Here Satan said you will
positively **not** die. Which do you choose to believe**?'*
12 April 2013 - Romans 4: 13
Friday, April 12
It was not through law that Abraham or his seed had the promise that he should be heir of a world, but it was through the righteousness by faith. — Rom. 4:13
God counted faithful Abraham as righteous. (Rom. 4:20-22; Jas. 2:23, 24) That cannot mean that Abraham was sinless while serving Jehovah over the decades. No, he was not righteous in that sense. (Rom. 3:10, 23) However, in his limitless wisdom, Jehovah took into account Abraham’s exceptional faith and his works resulting therefrom. In particular, Abraham exercised faith in the promised “seed” to come in his line. That Seed proved to be the Messiah, or Christ. (Gen. 15:6; 22:15-18) Accordingly, on the basis of “the ransom paid by Christ Jesus,” the divine Judge is able to forgive sins that occurred in the past. Thus, Abraham and other men of faith in pre-Christian times are in line for a resurrection. — Rom. 3:24, 25; Ps.32:1, 2 w11 6/15 2:17, 18
It was not through law that Abraham or his seed had the promise that he should be heir of a world, but it was through the righteousness by faith. — Rom. 4:13
God counted faithful Abraham as righteous. (Rom. 4:20-22; Jas. 2:23, 24) That cannot mean that Abraham was sinless while serving Jehovah over the decades. No, he was not righteous in that sense. (Rom. 3:10, 23) However, in his limitless wisdom, Jehovah took into account Abraham’s exceptional faith and his works resulting therefrom. In particular, Abraham exercised faith in the promised “seed” to come in his line. That Seed proved to be the Messiah, or Christ. (Gen. 15:6; 22:15-18) Accordingly, on the basis of “the ransom paid by Christ Jesus,” the divine Judge is able to forgive sins that occurred in the past. Thus, Abraham and other men of faith in pre-Christian times are in line for a resurrection. — Rom. 3:24, 25; Ps.32:1, 2 w11 6/15 2:17, 18
11 April 2013
11 April 2013 - Genesis 3: 5
Thursday, April 11
You are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad. — Gen. 3:5
Although speaking only to Eve, Satan used the plural form of the pronoun “you.” In so doing, he may have tried to appeal to her pride, endeavoring to make her feel important—as if she were the spokesperson for herself and her husband. The result? Eve evidently took it upon herself to speak for both of them by saying to the serpent: “Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.” Satan also distorted the facts. He implied that God was unfair in demanding that Adam and Eve “must not eat from every tree of the garden.” Next, Satan got Eve to think about herself and how she could supposedly improve her lot in life, becoming “like God.” Eventually, he got her to focus on the tree and its fruit rather than on her relationship with the One who had given her everything. (Gen. 3:1-6) Sadly, by eating of the fruit, Eve showed that Jehovah was not the most important Person in her life. w11 5/15 3:4, 5
You are bound to be like God, knowing good and bad. — Gen. 3:5
Although speaking only to Eve, Satan used the plural form of the pronoun “you.” In so doing, he may have tried to appeal to her pride, endeavoring to make her feel important—as if she were the spokesperson for herself and her husband. The result? Eve evidently took it upon herself to speak for both of them by saying to the serpent: “Of the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.” Satan also distorted the facts. He implied that God was unfair in demanding that Adam and Eve “must not eat from every tree of the garden.” Next, Satan got Eve to think about herself and how she could supposedly improve her lot in life, becoming “like God.” Eventually, he got her to focus on the tree and its fruit rather than on her relationship with the One who had given her everything. (Gen. 3:1-6) Sadly, by eating of the fruit, Eve showed that Jehovah was not the most important Person in her life. w11 5/15 3:4, 5
10 April 2013
Navaho Indian Blanket at Auction
WOW!!!! This is quite the story. Don't delete it without watching it. Don't toss it out just because it's old.
A touching story that's hard to believe!!
In case you ever come across one of these!!
Incredible! Those early Navajo weavers knew how to obtain
the best thread! This man lost half of his leg and because he
needed the money he thought he would sell an old Indian
blanket that he inherited from his family.
Watch the guy’s face when the bidding starts.
***Anthony Warren***
"In a despotic government, the only principle by which the tyrant who is to move the whole machine means to regulate and manage the people is fear, by the servile dread of his power. But a free government, which of all others is far the most preferable, cannot be supported without virtue."
~~Samuel Williams, A Discourse on the Love of our Country, 1774~~
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