THINK ABOUT IT ...

"Even if God never answered another prayer, 

what was done on the cross would be enough."

- RL Keller -

THE BRIEF JOURNEY OF LIFE

"He who 'lives forever' has placed himself at the head of a band of pilgrims who mutter, 'How long, O Lord? How long?'" - 

                                                                                Psalm 89:46 NIV

     "How long must I endure this sickness?"

     "How long must I endure this spouse?"

     "How long must I endure this paycheck?"

     Do you really want God to answer? He could, you know. He could answer in terms of the here and now with time increments we know. "Two more years on the illness." "The rest of your life in the marriage." "Ten more years for the bills."

     But he seldom does that. He usually opts to measure the here and now against the there and then. And when you compare this life to that life, this life ain't long. - [May 22 entry from Grace for the Moment by Max Lucado.]

WHO IS GOOD?

"Who determines who is good and who is bad? Like the question of who is qualified to set a universal standard of living, who would be qualified to establish what is good and/or bad behavior? According to scripture no one is good enough. Romans 3:23 tells us that all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. In Mark 10:18, Jesus tells the disciples that no one is good except Almighty God. We cannot work our way to heaven by doing good because we have no idea what being good is. Submit to God's will for you and find out what good truly is. God is good; he is righteous, holy, just, truthful, loving, merciful, gracious and kind. Man is not. Man flip flops emotionally based on his currant situation and vacillates as his situation changes. God remains the same, unchanged by the winds of change." rlkeller

Choices

We all make hundreds of choices each day. As followers of Christ we must imitate his life in thoughts, words and deeds. When you make a decision that impacts more than just yourself, do you consider what the Lord would do in that situation? You should, because non-believers are watching. They want to see what is so different about you. Keep that in mind when you start each day. The whole world is watching ... show them Jesus. rlkeller

AN OPPORTUNITY ...

Dear faithful followers of Christ,

I feel impressed to extend an opportunity to all those who have been an important part of Bread of Life Ministries. The opportunity is to be a part of the publishing of my 4th book, STARK RAVING OBEDIENCE, which I am in the midst of writing at this time. I have 6 chapters complete but have much more to say on the topic so I don’t have a clear idea when it will be finished. Once completed, I will be confronted with a financial obstacle I know the Lord will remedy when the time is right.

My offer to you is that you become partners in this endeavor by making donations to Bread of Life Ministries. Any monies I receive as donations will be placed in this simple interest bearing savings account. When the time comes to publish my book I trust that enough money will have been accrued to pay for the publishing of my book. At that point it will not be my book alone, but our book and most importantly, God's book. 

All I am asking is that you lay this before the Lord and ask if you should be involved. If you feel the answer is yes, then ask him how much and how often. Any size donation is humbly and gratefully received and appreciated. When I am putting the finishing touches on the manuscript I will have on a separate page the names of all those who contributed to the publication of this work. This would be a collaborative effort that we can all be very proud of. 

So think about it, pray about it and if you don't wish to be involved then that's perfectly fine. I don't know anyone’s personal situation and only offer this as an opportunity to be a part of this ministry endeavor.  

You will notice on top of the upper right hand column on my devotional blog, ministry blog and author’s blog a PayPal button so your donation can be done quickly and easily.

Thank you for your time and may God continue to bless you and your family so that you might be a blessing!

RL Keller

Author & Founder of Bread of Life Ministries

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