Just Continue That Thought...

A thought by Max Lucado (2015-09-15) from his book, Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now (p. 33). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) That’s a good thought that will get our attention. By the way, what is it that we are to do?   Just k eep reading and you'll find out. Max says, “God promised Joshua, ‘You will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success’ (Josh. 1:8). This is the only place in the Old Testament where the two words prosperous and success are found together. This is an emphasized promise. Align yourself with God’s Word and expect prosperity and success.” That sounds good.   Max goes on, “Don’t cringe. Joshua 1:8 isn’t a guarantee of early retirement. In the United States we often associate prosperity and success with money. The Bible is not so narrow. Its promise of prosperity occasionally includes money, but it far more often refers to a wealthy spirit, mind, and

A thought by Max Lucado (2015-09-15) from his book, Glory Days: Living Your Promised Land Life Now (p. 33). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.) Have you ever stopped and wondered if reading the Bible can make a difference in your life, does it really work?   Does its teaching really change us? Max puts those questions to us that people ask and then says, “There is only one way to find out. Click the Save button.” He goes on, “We all know what the Save button is. I do, and I am a remedial computer student. What great satisfaction occurs when, having created a document, we reach up and press the Save button. “The click reshapes the landscape of the hard drive. Words on the screen descend into the core of the machine. As long as the words are limited to the screen, they are vulnerable and exposed to the irascible cursor. It earns its name. We curse the little monster as it gobbles up our hard work. But once we save i