Category Archives: Constructive Thought

My Shining Light

  Psalm 119:105 (ESV) Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.   God’s Word — not my cellphone — lights my way. The Bible always points me in the right direction (my cellphone … Continue reading

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A Shining Light

Apparently, I need to ponder letting my light shine: Matthew 5:16 (NLT) Let your good deeds shine out for all to see. The Sunday sermon reminded me “to radiate Christ in a dark world.” A friend shared a similar message … Continue reading

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Prospering Work

  This familiar passage from Isaiah looked forward to Jesus Christ:     Isaiah 53:10 (NLT) The Lord’s good plan will prosper in his hands. What about you and me? Does God’s good plan prosper in our hands?

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Good at Bad Work

  The prophet Jeremiah has a thus-says-the-Lord moment (it’s what prophets do). I like the way this contemporary version of the Bible puts it:   Jeremiah 4:22 (MSG) What fools my people are! . . . Experts at evil but … Continue reading

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Good Work

  The Apostle Peter said this about Jesus:     Acts 10:38 (NIRV) You know how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Jesus went around doing good. The same Spirit and power lives in … Continue reading

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Know God (not “No, God”)

  The better you know God, the easier it is to say yes when He calls. Take Isaiah, for example:   Isaiah 6:1, 8 (NLT)  It was in the year King Uzziah died that I saw the Lord. He was … Continue reading

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God’s Calling, No Excuses

  When God calls, do you offer excuses? I do.   Don’t know how Ain’t got no time for that Somebody else would be better I’m in good company: Moses – I’m not very good with words (Exodus 4:10 – … Continue reading

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Just Say Yes

Do you remember the story of Peter and Cornelius? You can read about in the book of Acts, chapter 10. God used a vision to get Peter’s attention. Three times a sheet filled with forbidden food came down from heaven. … Continue reading

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God Is Calling

  Our Sunday sermon, “Honoring God’s Call,” was taken from the book of Jeremiah. It got me thinking: What should I say when God calls?   Jeremiah 1:5 (ERV) Before I made you in your mother’s womb, I knew you. … Continue reading

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Students, Studies and Prayer

I memorized this verse when I was a college student (back then, it was the King James Version): 2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word … Continue reading

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