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A Good Man's Life
« on: January 21, 2011, 09:33:56 AM »
James 1:22-25
"But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass: For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed."

The Bible, “God’s Word”, big book, filled with history, prophecy, teachings, instruction, warnings, counsel, hope, love and so much more including God communicating to mankind with the Holy Spirits validation.
But what do we really believe? Notice that it is not just the READING of the Word which provides JOY, PEACE and HAPPINESS, but the actual application of the Word lives through faithful obedience.


We should pray that our life will progress to be a reflection of Christ that lives in us as believers!

Dan Clark, an actor, songwriter, recording artist, and video producer once wrote an article that can inspire us to be kind.
 
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus.  Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.  This family made a big impression on me.  There were eight children, all probably under the age of 12.  You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.  Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean.  The children were will-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands.  They were excitedly jabbering about the clowns, elephants and other acts they would see that night.  One could sense they had never been to the circus before.  It promised to be a highlight of their young lives.
 
The father and mother were at the head of the pack standing proud as could be.   The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You’re my knight in shining armor.”  He was smiling and basking in pride
 
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted.  He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” 
The ticket lady quoted the price.  The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, the man’s lip began to quiver.  The father leaned a little closer and asked, “How much did you say?”  The ticket lady again quoted the price.  The man didn’t have enough money.
 
How was he supposed to turn and tell his eight kids that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus?
 
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.  (We were not wealthy in any sense of the word).  My father reached down, picked up the bill, tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.”
 
The man knew what was going on.  He wasn’t begging for a handout but certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking, embarrassing situation.  He looked straight into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill, and with his lip quivering and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, “Thank you, thank you, sir.  This really means a lot to me and my family.”
 
My father and I went back to our car and drove home.  We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without

William Wordsworth once wrote: The best portion of a good man’s life, is his little, nameless, unremembered acts of kindness and of love.
Rom 1:17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.