Challenges Today

With the challenges we have today, it takes a whole lot of faith to just make it through the week. So where can we find the faith we need to meet those challenges?

Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God. If we use that faith wisely, we will find there's enough to handle the challenges we face today.

Ed Unruh

Delays

Have you ever been delayed on a commercial airline flight? Maybe you haven't, but in all likelihood it will happen to you sometime. Delays can happen when you least expect them.

When you pray, you don't expect delays to happen, but, sometimes they do. If God delays His answer, accept it. After all, He knows what is best for you.

Ed Unruh

The Truth

When you go into a court of law you are expected to tell the truth. If you don't, you will be held in contempt. In The Bible, we read in John 14:6 where Jesus said, "I am the Truth." And He spoke only the truth while He was on this earth. Yes, Jesus the Son of God was the only person in the world who spoke the truth.

Have you ever thought what it would be like to live in a world where every person spoke the truth all the time? Just think what a wonderful world this would be!

Ed Unruh

Be Inspired

There are several ways you can be inspired. Those ways can come from something you've read, from a conversation with a friend or an acquaintance, and another way is to be inspired by God.

When inspirations come to us from God He does it by indwelling in our thoughts. In other words His thoughts become our thoughts to be inspired. And we then are able to inspire others with whom we come in contact. Have you been inspired by God lately? If not, open your heart to Him and listen to what He wants you to say to the next person you meet.

Ed Unruh

Eight Hours

During our daily schedule we have a total of 24 hours. We have eight hours of work. We have eight hours to sleep. And we have eight hours to eat and enjoy ourselves in whatever way we choose. If we run out of time, there's always tomorrow.

When we're young, we have all the time in the world to do what we want to do. Then all of a sudden the eight hours we are awake seem to go by faster than we want them to. No matter how much planning we do, it seems like we will never get caught up.

In the book of Ecclesiastes Solomon reminds us that there is a time for every purpose under heaven. He tells us that there is a time for us to be born and a time for us to die. The most important time, however, is to take the time to accept Christ as your Saviour and Lord and it doesn't take eight hours to do it. In fact, we are told that now is the accepted time (II Cor 6:2), So don't wait, do it now.

Ed Unruh

Don't Be Afraid

There are so many disasters that plague us today. Natural disasters, such as lightning strikes, tornadoes, fires and floods.

Lightning strikes are the cause of wild fires. Tornadoes can wipe out mobile home parks in a matter of minutes. Disasters of this kind, make newspaper headlines and breaking news on television programs.

In the Bible, God told Joshua, "be strong and of good courage; be not afraid, be not dismayed; for the Lord thy God is with thee wherever you go" (Joshua 1:9). God is with us today just as He was with Joshua years ago. So don't be afraid if disaster strikes.

Ed Unruh