The Word of the Day for Friday, September 11, 2009, was “puissant” which is a fancy and difficult to pronounce { \PWISS-uhnt; PYOO-uh-suhnt; pyoo-ISS-uhnt\,} word for “Powerful; strong; mighty; as, a puissant prince or empire.”
Now true as it may be that you and I are most unlikely to ever use, let alone pronounce puissant properly, the word did inspire in me the opening question of our title. Yes, are we mighty or powerful for God?
True, we may be a powerful or mighty source in our families, our Jobs, or even our communities, but does that powerfulness extend past ourselves and into our Christian walk with our Lord?
Again I only have the question and not the answer. That is for you to decide now, if you will!
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Are you more a bibliophile or a bibelot?
This question was /is inspired by the Word of the Day for Thursday, January 21, 2010, which, surprise, surprise, was “bibelot”. Which, if you didn’t know (Like me) is “a small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket.” Yes, it doesn’t mean a lot of Bibles as some might have jokingly implied! Nor of one who has lots of Bibles! (Who is looking at me now?) The word for one who is a lover of Books in General (and not just the Bible) is Bibliophile.
Again, Bibelot has absolutely nothing what soever to do with the Bible (as I had first and mistakenly thought,) but in fact is derived from the Old French beubelot, or beubelet, "a small jewel, a trinket," from a reduplication of bel, "beautiful," from Latin bellus, "pretty, handsome." It is related to bauble.”
So once again what looks like on paper, (but pronounced “bibelot \BEE-buh-loh\,) had absolutely nothing to do with Bibles. Just once again showing the need for us always to check out what we think we know with an authoritative source, doesn’t it? For words, this will mean checking out our Dictionaries more often before we voice our opinions, won’t it?
For life in general, and particularly for Christians however, it will mean checking out our Bibles more often too! Otherwise, instead of speaking authoritatively on the subject, we will simply become small decorative objects without any practical use! Yes, just mere trinkets!
Is that what you really want to be, a mere useless trinket or bibelot? Or a useful and effective child of god and a genuine Bibliophile?
Again, Bibelot has absolutely nothing what soever to do with the Bible (as I had first and mistakenly thought,) but in fact is derived from the Old French beubelot, or beubelet, "a small jewel, a trinket," from a reduplication of bel, "beautiful," from Latin bellus, "pretty, handsome." It is related to bauble.”
So once again what looks like on paper, (but pronounced “bibelot \BEE-buh-loh\,) had absolutely nothing to do with Bibles. Just once again showing the need for us always to check out what we think we know with an authoritative source, doesn’t it? For words, this will mean checking out our Dictionaries more often before we voice our opinions, won’t it?
For life in general, and particularly for Christians however, it will mean checking out our Bibles more often too! Otherwise, instead of speaking authoritatively on the subject, we will simply become small decorative objects without any practical use! Yes, just mere trinkets!
Is that what you really want to be, a mere useless trinket or bibelot? Or a useful and effective child of god and a genuine Bibliophile?
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Are You Preparing For Success?
Here is some wisdom from the “Wise Words” selection that I receive daily. This one from 01/09/08 and called: “Are you preparing yourself?”
It says: “It's wise to have 'safety nets' such as savings, insurance and investments. Rainy days come unexpectedly. But - what are you doing to prepare for success? God says He can "Open the windows of Heaven and pour out blessings so great, you won't have enough room to take them in" (See Mal 3:10). If God pours out His blessings on you, will you be ready to handle them? Are you preparing yourself for greater things, or just settling for the status quo?
After fishing all night without success, Jesus told Peter, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets" (Luke 5:4). Explaining that the fish weren't biting, Peter says, "Nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net" (Luke 5:5). Observe; Jesus said, "Let down your nets" (plural). Peter responded, "I will let down the net" (singular). Clearly, Jesus was thinking bigger than Peter! That night they caught so many fish, "their net was breaking." Next we read, "They beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees" (Luke 5:7-8). Peter needed more than one net and one boat to handle what God had in mind. Getting the idea?
If you're praying for greater success, are you taking steps to prepare yourself for it? Are you furthering your education? Are you sharpening your skills and developing new ways of doing things? Are you open to working with others? Are you willing to fall at the feet of Jesus, acknowledging Him as the source of all blessing, and sovereign Lord of your life?”
This is one of those articles where I feel there is little left for me to say than, “Are you?”
So are you preparing yourself and others for success, and if not will you? Yes, how much longer will you still hang on to your safety nets?
It says: “It's wise to have 'safety nets' such as savings, insurance and investments. Rainy days come unexpectedly. But - what are you doing to prepare for success? God says He can "Open the windows of Heaven and pour out blessings so great, you won't have enough room to take them in" (See Mal 3:10). If God pours out His blessings on you, will you be ready to handle them? Are you preparing yourself for greater things, or just settling for the status quo?
After fishing all night without success, Jesus told Peter, "Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets" (Luke 5:4). Explaining that the fish weren't biting, Peter says, "Nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net" (Luke 5:5). Observe; Jesus said, "Let down your nets" (plural). Peter responded, "I will let down the net" (singular). Clearly, Jesus was thinking bigger than Peter! That night they caught so many fish, "their net was breaking." Next we read, "They beckoned unto their partners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus' knees" (Luke 5:7-8). Peter needed more than one net and one boat to handle what God had in mind. Getting the idea?
If you're praying for greater success, are you taking steps to prepare yourself for it? Are you furthering your education? Are you sharpening your skills and developing new ways of doing things? Are you open to working with others? Are you willing to fall at the feet of Jesus, acknowledging Him as the source of all blessing, and sovereign Lord of your life?”
This is one of those articles where I feel there is little left for me to say than, “Are you?”
So are you preparing yourself and others for success, and if not will you? Yes, how much longer will you still hang on to your safety nets?
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