The Proof of the Harvest
“Verily, verily, I ay unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” -John 5:24 A young Christian man stood for hours in front of a breathtakingly beautiful picture in a Chicago art gallery. He was oblivious to everything around him except the artwork that enthralled him. The picture presented a wondrous autumn scene that depicted a large field of stitched with stately shocks of gathered grain. The late afternoon...
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“He that findeth his life shall lose it: and he that loseth his life for my sake shall find it.” -Matt. 10:39 A young Scotsman sat at his loom weaving when he heard the call. An Englishman was working in the cobbler’ shop when he felt the tug from another world. The famed cricketer heard about the roar of the crowd the still small voice saying, “Who will go?” One Sunday morning while walking by the seashore, another lad from Great Britain heard these words in his soul: “If you will let Me, I will walk all...
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“By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you.” -Judg. 7:7 “And ye shall compass the city, all ye men of war, and go round about the city once. Thou shalt thou do six days. “…and the seventh day ye shall compass the city seven times.” -Josh. 6:3, 4 Margaret Thatcher, the great Iron Lady of Great Britain, said, “Consensus is the negation of leadership.” Do you think all the military advisors of Gideon and Joshua agreed on the tactics or maneuverings of these two great generals? What about...
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“Nebuchadnezzar…was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen…his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.” -Dan. 4:33 I am not saying that Nebuchadnezzar suffered from lycanthropy for seven years, but I would like to point out some similarities and make a modern-day application. Clinical lycanthropy is a rare psychiatric syndrome where the affected person believes he has become an animal and acts like one. In contrast, there is a mythical lycanthropy that has supposedly...
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“I am the rose of Sharon.” -Song of Sol. 2:1 “And to know the love of Christ.” -Eph. 3:19 A young radio comedian fell in love with a young woman named Mary. He was very shy and could not bring himself to convey his feelings for the girl he loved. One day Jack’s courage mounted to the point that he sent her one red rose with those words “To Mary-with Love” on the accompanying card. She said, “Jack, are you sending me flowers? Are you trying to ask me something? Are you trying to ask me...
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