Frank’s Random Thoughts for the Week
Keep what you like as your own. Discard the rest.
- Biblical authority doesn’t make a verse true, but because it is true, we should accept its authority.
- The Gospel brings a lifesaving message to some, but condemnation to those who choose not to listen.
- In accepting Jesus, we must accept his way, his truth, and his life.
- One day, the future will be greater than anything we can imagine, but in the meantime, we have work to do for the Lord.
- God’s smallest gifts are huge blessings when put to good use.
- If the rich man had given up everything to follow Jesus, he’d have sacrificed a treasure in exchange for an abundance in life that is priceless.
- Seldom is complacency recognized as a threat, because it just sits there, doing nothing.
- People say dying takes believers to a better place, but actually, each arriving saint makes Heaven a better place.
- We can give up on God, but his love won’t give up on us.
- In the flesh, Abraham fathered stiff-necked, hard-hearted, Godless people, but in the spirit, he fathered a family of faith who hear God’s voice, believe, and follow his direction.
- Planting seeds is wasted effort without water of the Word and Son light.
- Jesus humbled himself in human flesh so the small percentage who received him could be made perfect and live with him forever.
- Stop or go is what we need to do whenever he says one or the other.
- When discouraged, we must first want encouragement. Then we can embrace God’s encouraging words.
- Counting time is good, but making time count is better.
- When we say we have no time, what we actually lack is desire to cut the unimportant so we can do what’s important.
- Getting away isn’t always good—unless we’re sure God will walk with us.
- Confession is what Judas did before hanging himself. Repentance is what Peter had when bitterly weeping after denying the Lord.
- When the strain and pain seems so great, we need God’s grace to set us straight.
- Waiting on God should be about serving others, because he’s not likely to equip us for work we’re not doing.
- With our eyes focused on the Lord, mountains can look like molehills.
- We’re getting smarter when we know we need help, and genius comes when God is our topmost resource.
- Praise with heartfelt passion will reach the throne of God.
- We should know that loving people is important, because Jesus said it’s as important as loving God.
- Obedience would be meaningless if it didn’t come at great cost.
- “All have sinned” says we all are foreigners—until we become sinless members of God’s family.