A group of students were asked to list what they thought were the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following got the most votes:

  1. Egypt’s Great Pyramids
  2. Taj Mahal
  3. Grand Canyon
  4. Panama Canal
  5. Empire State Building
  6. St. Peter’s Basilica
  7. China’s Great Wall

While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one quiet student hadn’t turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The girl replied, “Yes, a little. I couldn’t quite make up my mind because there were so many.”  The teacher said, “Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help.” The girl hesitated, then read, “I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:

  1. to see
  2. to taste
  3. to touch
  4. to hear

She hesitated a little,  then added,

  5. to feel
  6. to laugh
  7. and to love.”

Those things we overlook as simple and “ordinary” are wondrous. Let this serve as a gentle reminder the most precious things in life cannot be bought or made by man; God gave them to us (Jas. 1:17).

Epitaph Humor  —with a point:

Stranger, stop as you pass by;
As you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, you soon will be,
And so prepare to follow me.

Someone reading this sentiment on a tombstone, and evidently seriously considering the matter, wisely added two lines:

To follow you I’m not content,
Until I know which way you went!

“...the way, which leadeth unto life...few there be that find it” —Matthew 7:14

Moses and His Followers

What Moses did is almost overwhelming when you think about it. Moses and the people were in the desert, but what was he going to do with them? They had to be fed, and feeding two or three million people requires a lot of food.

  According to the Quartermaster General in the Army, it is reported that Moses would have to have had 1,500 tons of food each day. Do you know that to bring that much food each day would require two freight trains, each at least a mile long?

Remember, too, that they were out in the desert, so they needed firewood to use in cooking this food. This would take 4,000 tons of wood and a few more freight trains, each a mile long, just for one day.

And just think, they were forty years in transit.

And oh yes! They would have to have water. If they only had enough to drink and wash a few dishes, it would take 11,000,000 gallons each day and a freight train with tank cars, 1,800 miles long, just to bring it!

And then another thing! They had to get across the Red Sea at night. Now, if they went on a narrow path, double file, the line would be 800 miles long and would require 35 days and nights. So there had to be a space in the Red Sea, three miles wide so that they could walk 5,000 abreast to get over in only one night.

But then, there is another problem…each time they camped at the end of the day, a campground two-thirds the size of the state of Rhode Island was required, or a total of 750 square miles long … think of it!

Do you think Moses figured all this out before he left Egypt? Probably not! Moses believed in God and God took care of these things for him. Now do you think God has any problem taking care of all your needs? 

“...casting your care upon him, for he careth for you…” —1 Peter 5:7

Too Busy to Get Old

My body may age, but my mind will stay young;
I’ve much left to do, many songs to be sung.
Many roads to be traveled, much love to express;
Many souls that need aid, who are now in distress.
I will do what I can, to help brighten your day;
I will spread cheer and love as I pass by your way.
The world is my oyster, to have, to hold;
Why, I’m really too busy to ever grow old!

GOD’S PLAN FOR SAVING MAN

God’s Grace  — Ephesians 2:8
Christ’s Blood   — Romans 5:9
The Holy Spirit’s Gospel — Romans 1:16
Sinner’s Faith  — Acts 16:31
Sinner’s Repentance   — Luke 13:3
Sinner’s Confession   — Romans 10:10
Sinner’s Baptism  — 1 Peter 3:21
Christian’s Work  — James 2:24
Christian’s Hope  — Romans 8:24
Christian’s Endurance  — Revelation 2:10