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"Think Right™"
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Today let us
strive to have
a
non-congested
mind.
let us keep
our head on
straight and
have a clear
mind!
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"But
you, keep your
head in all
situations" (2
Timothy 4:5a).
"The end of
all things is
near.
Therefore be
clear-minded
and
self-controlled
so that you
can pray" (1
Peter 4:7).
I (Stephen)
deal regularly
with nasal
congestion due
to asthma and
allergies.
While many
take for
granted the
blessing of
being able to
breathe in and
out without
obstruction,
those who deal
with asthma
and allergies
know just what
I'm talking
about.
Sometimes it
would be no
different if I
just put a
clothespin on
my nose!
VapoRub helps
some, I
suppose due to
the menthol.
But many years
ago I tried
the Breathe
Right™ nasal
strips and
found they
helped me
breathe much
better at
night. Nasal
strips are
shaped like
band-aids, but
when they're
placed on the
exterior of
the nose they
open up the
nasal passage
to relieve
congestion.
These nasal
strips are now
seen on many
football
players and
other
athletes,
presumably to
help them as
they
physically
exert
themselves
making it
easier for
them to
breathe.
But
there's
another type
of congestion
most all our
readers will
readily
identify with.
If I were to
describe this
as a medical
term it would
be mind
congestion.
People need
their thoughts
to be
clear-minded
and
non-congested.
It would be
great to have
something like
a Think Right™
to help us
think clearly.
Rubbing
VapoRub on our
heads won't
help with this
type of
congestion
although it
might smell
good to some
(me); but for
some it's an
unpleasant
medicinal
smell!
We need Think
Right™ in
light of the
increasing
evil that
permeates our
society along
with the
prevailing
philosophies
and confusion
(or should I
say delusion)
of our day.
Increasingly,
it seems that
wrong is
endorsed as
right and
right is
denounced as
wrong. I've
written about
this theme
many times,
but it seems
everyday there
are more and
more examples
that we come
across.
We
must be on our
guard lest we
be seduced
into this
topsy-turvy,
touchy-feely
system of
beliefs based
on popular and
politically
correct
notions of
morality,
especially to
the exclusion
of critical or
sound
judgment. To
hold to
ancient,
proven truths
is being
viewed more
and more as
old fashioned
and will
likely bar you
from the
“cool, hip or
cutting edge”
in-crowd (not
that I’m
really trying
to get in that
setting in the
first place.)
Here in
America and
around the
world a battle
for the heart,
soul and mind
rages.
I believe
among the
greatest
challenges for
us as
believers in
any age is
keeping a
non-congested
mind. We live
in a time of
moral
confusion and
I believe Greg
Nelson and
Phil McHugh
got it right
when they
wrote: “We are
called to take
His light to a
world where
wrong seems
right....” in
the inspiring
song, “People
Need the Lord”
written in
1983.
In Paul’s
final letter
to Timothy he
writes, "Keep
your head in
all
situations".
Other versions
translate the
phrase "always
be
sober-minded"
(ESV), "control
yourself at
all times"
(NCV), "keep
a clear mind"
(NLT).
Greek scholar
Fritz
Rienecker
points out
that in this
passage
Timothy is
called "to be
in a vigilant,
wakeful,
considerate
frame of mind,
taking heed of
what is
happening and
pursuing a
course with
calm and
steady aim."
In a similar
way Peter
wrote, "The
end of all
things is
near.
Therefore be
clear-minded
and
self-controlled
so that you
can pray" (1
Peter 4:7).
Today let us
strive to have
a clear and
non-congested
mind!
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13
Stephen and Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, we
seek to be
clear-minded
in this
generation
where many
seek to
confuse,
delude, and
undermine that
which we learn
from Your holy
Scriptures.
Instead of
feeling
despair help
us to see it
as a challenge
to more deeply
embrace the
ancient Holy
Word. Its
truth does not
change
according to
the whim of
society nor
the ills of
the day. We
resolve not to
interpret
Scripture in
light of our
generation,
but we
interpret our
generation in
light of
Scripture,
clearly
defining right
and wrong,
good and bad
as taught in
Scripture not
in the
“scholarly”
academia of
our time. We
must keep our
head in all
situations on
a personal
level and that
which affects
our society at
large. We
desire a clear
mind, trusting
spirit, and a
steady aim at
following You
no matter the
cost. In the
name of Jesus
we pray. Amen.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Made Up Mind" Watch on YouTube Praise Worship
"Abide" Watch on YouTube Aaron Williams and Cain
Smile: “A joyful heart does good like medicine!”
- Perhaps they would be helpful for the preacher and give greater liberty and power in preaching. Some may even determine the use of the nasal strip leads to a greater anointing.
- Musicians may use the strips and the church’s music ministry would improve. Perhaps purchase color-coordinated ones to match the choir robes.
- Encourage those who tend to fall asleep in church to use the strips, particularly those that are prone to snoring, especially the double snort type.
- Include the nasal strip in the visitor’s packet. People may very well appreciate it more than the customary pen that is so often given. Due to volume buying you may be able to purchase the strips with your church name on them and this will remind your guests that your church really does care.
- Encourage using the strips as a witnessing aid using the WWJD theme. Why hide your faith on a sissified bracelet under your sleeve when you can boldly proclaim it right on your nose!
- For a more humorous use, in very small letters, proclaim on the strip, “In case of rapture this nose will disappear.”
- Those of us with larger noses may actually have ones with Scripture verses on them upside down so that we can read them through the day and as an aid to memorizing Scripture.
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