When a young man has his head on right and priorities in check, he can go a long way in life. Such promise can be found in the Bible, the book of Ephesians 6:1–4, where obedience to parent's good counsel is a fact. Yes, how wonderful it is to have parental advise based upon God's word. When a young person has his priorities right, he will seek education in order to get a good job. He will shun drugs and alcohol because he recognizes that only losers get high on that. He will not get girls pregnant because he knows that is irresponsible. He will not hang with the young toughs in the street because he recognizes that they aren't going anywhere but to jail or the graveyard, and evidently hell fire.
He will work and pay his own way and not leech off others, nor will he rob, lie, or cheat to get things from others. He will have great respect for his elders and others. He will be a man of his word and take responsibility for his future actions, thereby completing his own business. Hope to hear from you or see you at the services Do you want to live beside good neighbors? If so, you understand the value in having good neighbors. These values are the comfort and safety of knowing if you forget to lock a door, need a package delivered while not home, house sitting while away on vacation, baby sitting, checking on you when ill, a neat lawn with no overgrown grass or trash blowing over into your yard, no loud music, fighting, drunkenness, cursing, or drug use, that your neighbors have your interest in mind. However, these kind of neighbors don't just happen without guidance, for people must be taught that "no man is an island." People must learn that they are indeed "their brother's keepers," and live to prove it. In this fast paced world, apathy and selfishness creates bad neighbors because people become concerned only for themselves. These evil traits must disappear from neighbors' hearts and be replaced with acts on love, concern, and responsibility toward others. The Bible, the word of God, is where man learns how to treat neighbors because God said long ago that a man must love his neighbor (Exodus 20:15–17, Leviticus 19:13–18, Deuteronomy 19:14, Deut. 23:24–25, Proverbs 3:27–29, Prov. 25:17–18, Romans 13:9–10, Rom. 15:2, Ephesians 4:25, Luke 6:31, Colossians 3:12–14). If people begin doing what the Bible teaches, there would be better neighbors everywhere.
Hope to hear from you or see you at the services "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature," was a slogan used in a television commercial years ago. In some places of the world that commercial might still be shown, but that is besides the point. The point right now is, there is no such thing as "Mother Nature." I know that because there is only God and no one else (Isaiah 43:10–11, Isa. 44:6–8, Isa. 45:5–18). God is in charge of everything, and He sends what He wishes upon this earth. The main point is the Bible has identified God as "HE," not she (Matthew 5:45, Job 26:6–14, Job 26:6–14, Numbers 23:19, Genesis 1:27, 31; Gen. 2:3, Exodus 15:1–21. So remember, there is no such thing as "Mother Nature."
In order for evil to triumph, good men must do nothing. However we cannot accept that, therefore we will cry out against evil (Isaiah 58:1).
Some practice the evil of no respect for others. They will steal from others, use others, cheat others, lie to others, slander others, and walk all over others. Respect means trating other people the way you wish to be treated. No one wants to be mistreated, so why not refrain from mistreating others? Do good to other people and don't stab them in the back or use and abuse them, and then cast them to the wayside. Be honest with others and love them as much as you love yourself. Only by living this way, can humans really be humane (Luke 6:31, Romans 13:8–14, 1 Peter 2:17, Philippians 4:8, 2 Corinthians 8:21, 3 John 11, 1 Thessalonians 5:14–15, Romans 16:19). Hope to hear from you or to see you at the services. |