We have hope...

“The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.”  John 1:14

This statement of historical fact gives us hope for the future regardless of the problems of the day.

The “Word” in this reading is the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  He came into our world in the flesh to be one of us.  He came to pioneer the way to life for us in this world and in the one to come.

THEREFORE:

He understands us…He cares for us…He will help us…He paid the price for our sins that we might know forgiveness…He has made eternal victory possible for us. 

Do you talk to yourself or just say "Huh?" to the question?

One good think about talking to yourself is that you always have an attentive audience.

Each ought to ask:

SELF, WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE?

SELF, ARE YOU MAKING YOUR CORNER OF THE WORLD BETTER?

SELF, ARE YOU BEING AS PART OF THE SOLUTION OR A PART OF THE PROBLEM?

SELF, ARE YOU GROWING THROUGH LIFE OR MERELY GOING THOUGH LIFE?

SELF, ARE YOU MORE CONCERNED ABOUT ADDING YEARS TO YOUR LIFE THAN YOU ARE OF ADDING LIFE TO YOUR YEARS?

SELF, ARE YOU WILLING TO EXAMINE YOUR PRIORITIES?

"What Attitude Characterizes Your Life?"

                        Methuseiah lived 969 years; Abraham’s age was 

                        175 years.  Of Methuseiah little is known while 

                        Abraham’s influence directed the mainstream 

                        of history pointing to the coming of Jesus, 

                        the Messiah.

Question for both of us:  What attitude is 

going to characterize my life:  mere existence 

or genuine accomplishment?

I must be honest with myself.  I must examine 

my life style in relation to God and to those 

about me.

I must be willing to demand something of 

myself instead of being indifferent or a 

chronic complainer.

I must not allow the calendar to fool me.  

I have only as many days as I choose to use.

REMEMBER WHAT THE WORLD IS 

COMING TO…DEPENDS UPON WHEN, 

IF EVER, YOU AND I COME TO!