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A long time ago, as man records time, there was a man named Matthew and as we might say in modern vernacular Matthew had it made.
He had a first class social security plan.
As an official tax collector for the Roman government it was a guarantee that his purse would always be heavy with gold. The people paid their taxes and he got a rake-off. Some, looking at the life of Matthew, might surely have said, “Man, that’s really living.”
Then, there was that man named Saul, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, which in his day was the same as being a member of the 400 set.
He came from wealth and position and after the crucifixion, he ran with the majority whose agreed-upon-opinion at that moment was to persecute the Christians.
“Don’t mind if I do,” said Saul and became one of the best at persecution
. Some, looking at him and his lifestyle, might well have said, “Man, that’s really living.”
It all seems pretty cut and dried, doesn’t it? Some have it. Some don’t. Count your blessings and the devil take the hindmost.
But then something happened. A man named Jesus appeared on the scene. Walking up to Matthew He said, “Follow me.” And he followed.
One day on the road to Damascus Christ appeared to Saul and Saul changed - both his lifestyle and his name.
And then, beyond the shadow of a doubt, it could finally be said about both of these men and their new way of being, “Man, that’s really living.”
But what is living?
The doctor says you haven’t got it if you haven’t got a pulse. The preacher says you aren’t doing it if you deny your soul.
However, after living there comes the dying part, and therefore another question.
When you are buried, what symbol would best describe your living before this final day?
A knife in your hand? Symbolic of all the times you stabbed other people in the back.
Buried with an oversized soft pillow beneath your head to symbolize all the times you spent relaxing when the world was in such need of those willing to serve?
Or, a Bible in your hand? Symbolic of all the times you sought your God.
There was a man named Blutcher who as he walked through the City of London exclaimed, “What a city to loot!” Another man, a great Christian minister named Booth walked the same streets and commented, “What a city to save.”
Life, for each of us, is a wheel and every wheel has a hub. That hub is what we know and what we believe in. It is what gives direction to where we are going while the wheels are turning.
Would you make your life worthwhile? Then “Give it to something that will outlast you.” (William James) Jesus succinctly put it, “He who looseth his life for Me shall find it.”
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
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(Scroll down to read previous thoughts)
(Use in your personal or church newsletters)
A long time ago, as man records time, there was a man named Matthew and as we might say in modern vernacular Matthew had it made.
He had a first class social security plan.
As an official tax collector for the Roman government it was a guarantee that his purse would always be heavy with gold. The people paid their taxes and he got a rake-off. Some, looking at the life of Matthew, might surely have said, “Man, that’s really living.”
Then, there was that man named Saul, a member of the tribe of Benjamin, which in his day was the same as being a member of the 400 set.
He came from wealth and position and after the crucifixion, he ran with the majority whose agreed-upon-opinion at that moment was to persecute the Christians.
“Don’t mind if I do,” said Saul and became one of the best at persecution
. Some, looking at him and his lifestyle, might well have said, “Man, that’s really living.”
It all seems pretty cut and dried, doesn’t it? Some have it. Some don’t. Count your blessings and the devil take the hindmost.
But then something happened. A man named Jesus appeared on the scene. Walking up to Matthew He said, “Follow me.” And he followed.
One day on the road to Damascus Christ appeared to Saul and Saul changed - both his lifestyle and his name.
And then, beyond the shadow of a doubt, it could finally be said about both of these men and their new way of being, “Man, that’s really living.”
But what is living?
The doctor says you haven’t got it if you haven’t got a pulse. The preacher says you aren’t doing it if you deny your soul.
However, after living there comes the dying part, and therefore another question.
When you are buried, what symbol would best describe your living before this final day?
A knife in your hand? Symbolic of all the times you stabbed other people in the back.
Buried with an oversized soft pillow beneath your head to symbolize all the times you spent relaxing when the world was in such need of those willing to serve?
Or, a Bible in your hand? Symbolic of all the times you sought your God.
There was a man named Blutcher who as he walked through the City of London exclaimed, “What a city to loot!” Another man, a great Christian minister named Booth walked the same streets and commented, “What a city to save.”
Life, for each of us, is a wheel and every wheel has a hub. That hub is what we know and what we believe in. It is what gives direction to where we are going while the wheels are turning.
Would you make your life worthwhile? Then “Give it to something that will outlast you.” (William James) Jesus succinctly put it, “He who looseth his life for Me shall find it.”
And, yes, if this site or the One A Day site has met any of your needs share it with a friend. Just have them go to “Google Search” and type in “Wyrick’s Writings”
Or type in the URL http://wyrickswritings.blogspot.com/
And, yes, maybe they will back track a few weeks to read other of my musings.
DO YOU HAVE A BLOG OR FACEBOOK? IF YOU ENJOY THESE WRITINGS COULD YOU
CALL ATTENTION TO THIS BLOG? IF YOU DO, THANKS IN ADVANCE
CLICK ON THE TO RIGHT SIDE TOP OF THIS SCREEN WHERE IT READS “CLICK HERE TO WATCH NEIL AS WESLEY, LUTHER, FRANKLIN & LINCOLN”…His presentations have been called equal to Hal Holbrook and were presented all over the world.
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