PAY ATTENTION TO THE SIGNS

I read recently of a truck driver that was so involved in trying to make sure he didn't missed his exit off of the expressway that he overlooked one of the signs. While he was looking for the exit sign he failed to notice the sign "Low Bridge Ahead". Needless to say, he came to a brutal stop when his truck got stuck under the bridge. Fortunately for him and others no one was injured in this incident.

God started in the beginning of time giving us signs.

"Then God said, 'Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years'" (Genesis 1:14).

The Word of God is full of signs mentioned, too many to list. The angel spoke to the Shepherds in the field of a sign, so they could identify the Christ Child that is born.

"For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be a sign to you. you will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger (Luke 2:11,12)."

The Shepherds went looking for a Savior, paying attention to the sign that the angel mentioned.

Life if full of signs! The signs that God divinely provides for us help us to navigate life. Signs that help us to know when to stop, go, slow down and when to beware of potential danger ahead. Without the signs God give us in His Word we would truly be loss.

So during this Christmas season I encourage you to look for the sign of a Savior. He is no longer wrapped in cloth lying in a manger, nor wrapped in cloth lying in a tomb. He is risen and is at the right hand of the Father praying for me and for you.

When we look around we see the signs of a Savior. We see the signs of one that came and endured life on earth so that we can enjoy life in heaven. There is way too many signs that God gives us, for us to have any excuse to miss our exit from earth, and our road to heaven. In fact, the signs God gives us not only helps us to know where to exit but helps us to know how to navigate life itself. Following God's road signs will make our journey better, often missing "pot holes" in the road and enjoying the scenery along the way.

My "Life Lesson" for today is:

"Stay on the right road, pay attention to all of the signs, enjoy life, and be ready to exit when the time comes."

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

Blessings,
Tim Lamb

What Goes Around Comes Around

Galatians 6:7 NLT states "Don't be misled - you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant." This week, repeatedly I have been reminded of the simple words "God is not mocked."

My parents always taught me the life principle that we "reap what we sow". If we sow evil, we reap evil. If we sow good seed, we reap a good harvest. The Word of God is still true today, as it were when the Apostle Paul penned these words in Galatians 6:7.

The Message Paraphrase reads in Romans 2:9-11 "If you go against the grain, you get splinters, regardless of which neighborhood you're from, what your parents taught you, what schools you attended. But if you embrace the way God does things, there are wonderful payoffs, again without regard to where you are from or how you were brought up. Being a Jew won't give you an automatic stamp of approval. God pays no attention to what others say (or what you think) about you. He makes up his own own mind."

While we are not saved because of our works, and it is only God's grace that any of us are saved, God is not mocked. If we do evil we reap the consequence. But if we sow good seed we will reap the benefits.

So the Apostle Paul sums it up in Galatians 6:9 (NLT) when he says, "So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up."

What goes around comes around, what goes up must come down, and what we sow we will also reap.