Heaven’s Grocery Store: I was walking down life’s highway some time ago; I saw a sign that read, “Heaven’s Grocery Store” as I got closer the door opened wide, and when I came to myself I was standing inside. I saw a host of Angels; they were everywhere. One handed me a basket and said, “My child, shop with care.”
Everything a Christian needed was in that grocery store and all that you couldn’t carry you could come back the next day for more.
First I picked some Patience, Longsuffering and Gentleness. Love and Goodness were in the next row. Further down the aisle on a shelf was plenty of Understanding, I knew that I would need it everywhere I go.
I got two boxes of God’s Wisdom and two bags of Faith; I picked up some Temperance too. I just couldn’t miss the Holy Spirit for it was all over the place. I stopped to get some Strength and Courage to help me run this race.
By then my basket was getting full, but I remembered that I needed more of God’s mighty Grace. I’m glad that I didn’t forget Salvation for Salvation is free and I wanted to get enough of it for you and me.
I started to the counter to pay my grocery bill; I thought I had everything to do my Master’s Will. As I went up the aisle I saw The Power of Prayer; I simply had to put that in the basket for I knew that when I stepped outside, I would run right into sin.
Joy, Peace and Meekness were all plentiful; they were on the last shelf. Songs and Praises were hanging near so I helped myself. Then I said to the Angel, “How much do I owe?” The Angel smiled and said, “Not a thing, just take them everywhere you go.”
I smiled at the Angel and said, “Really, how much do I owe?” The Angel smiled again and said, “My Child, Jesus Paid Your Bill A Long Time Ago!” –Author Unknown.
In Disguise: It’s often difficult to understand why people give in to certain temptations. From our vantage point, their problems should be easy to handle.
We may even wonder how Adam and Eve could have been so foolish as to have thrown aside all that God had given them in the dawn of their existence. We wouldn’t have fallen so easily—or would we?
Part of the problem is that Satan wears a disguise when he slithers into our lives. People do not know the devil is there even when he has them by the throat.” The Bible tells us that the serpent was, “More cunning than any beast of the field.” Genesis 3:1. There was no ominous hissing or rattling that warned of danger. Satan didn’t ask, “Pardon me, may I have 20 minutes to destroy your life?”
Our “Public Enemy No. 1” uses the same tactics today as he did back then. He appeals to our sinful desires, 1 John 2:15-16. Satan even disguises himself as an angel of light, and his cohort appear as ministers of righteousness 2 Corinthians 11:14-15.
To resist temptation and to detect Satan’s deceptions, we must live in close fellowship with Christ, 1 John 2:28.
When sin entices and allures, its lies must be ignored; the strength to gain the victory comes when we trust God.
Hello Nice Person: Hello nice person, did anyone ever tell you, just how special you are? The light that you emit might even light a star.
Did anyone ever tell you how important you make others feel? Somebody out here is smiling about love that is so real.
Did anyone ever tell you, many times, when they were sad, your smile made them smile a bit, in fact, it made them glad?
For the time you spend sending things and sharing whatever you find; there are no words to “Thank you.” But somebody thinks that you are fine.
Did anyone ever tell you just how much they like you? Well my friend, today I am telling you, I believe that without a friend, you are missing out on a lot!
–Author Unknown.
