Signs are everywhere these days and you can’t always believe what
you read. Check out the following examples:
In an office: TOILET OUT OF ORDER, PLEASE USE THE FLOOR
BELOW!
In a Laundromat: AUTOMATIC WASHING MACHINES; PLEASE
REMOVE YOUR CLOTHES WHEN THE LIGHT GOES OUT!
Outside a second hand shop: WE EXCHANGE ANYTHING-
BICYCLES, WASHING MACHINES, ETC. WHY NOT BRING YOUR WIFE ALONG AND GET A
WONDERFUL BARGAIN?
Notice in a health food shop window: CLOSED DUE TO
ILLNESS!
Spotted in a Safari park: ELEPHANTS PLEASE STAY IN YOUR
CAR!
Notice in a farmer’s field: THE FARMER ALLOWS WALKERS TO
CROSS THE FIELD FOR FREE, BUT THE BULL CHARGES!
On a repair shop window: WE CAN REPAIR ANYTHING!!!
(Please knock hard on the door- the bell doesn’t work).
Signs, signs and more signs ….they are everywhere; cluttering up
the roadsides with their messages to eat here, buy this or that and go here or
there for a better deal. We are bombarded with signs that too often are set
before us just to lead us down the wrong path; a path that leads to
destruction. Yes, our adversary, the Devil, wants us to heed the signs and to
do what they request, even if they don’t seem to make perfect sense. He tells
us that just a little of this will be okay or we can compromise our values in
this particular situation since it's not really going to harm anyone....IT'S
JUST ONE LIE AFTER ANOTHER....And before we know it, we have lost our way
because we paid attention to the wrong signs.
God’s word has something to say about signs. In Deuteronomy 6:5-9,
God instructs us to love Him with all our heart, body, mind and soul and to
take this command to heart. Then He says, “You
shall teach them diligently to your children, and you shall talk of them when
you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down and
when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign
on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets before your eyes. You shall
write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.” So in our
world today, our lives should be a sign for all to see so that they will know
that we belong to HIM....and that sign should point them toward the loving arms
of Jesus.
Do you have his word written on your heart? What sign hangs on
your doorpost or your gate that reminds you and tells others that you serve a
risen Lord? What signs are you heeding in your daily walk with Jesus…and maybe
even more importantly, is your life a sign of what God can and will do when
someone surrenders completely to Him? I just thought we should think about this
today and determine to be a sign of the times..a sign that tells everyone that Jesus died to set men free and one day…very,
very soon, He’s coming back to take us home before the Great Tribulation. Now,
that’s one sign I can’t wait to see!
Signing off ….Blessed Beyond Measure,
WPQ
Poem for the
day....
Traveling down life's highway
Heading who knows where...
Unsure of the road we've taken
With hearts in deep despair.
Seeking to go where the Savior
leads
But when the devil wins the day;
We end up broken; lost; forlorn
Because we let him have his way.
So remember on this road called
life
There's one sign you must obey...
To trust the Father with every
step
And let Jesus lead the way!
WPQ © July 2018
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