Topic(s): Humor

An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services when she was startled by an intruder. She caught a man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled, “Stop! Acts 2:38!”

The burglar stopped in his tracks.

The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done.

As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar, “Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you.”

“Scripture?” replied the burglar. “She said she had an ax and two 38s!”

“Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.” —Acts 2:38

[Note: It is a powerful verse. It has the power, when obeyed, to remove all sins in a person’s life.]

Take a Stand

Topic(s): Faith

When the Nazis came for the communists,
I remained silent;
I was not a communist.

When they locked up the social democrats,
I remained silent;
I was not a social democrat.

When they came for the trade unionists,
I did not speak out;
I was not a trade unionist.

When they came for the Jews,
I remained silent;
I wasn’t a Jew.

When they came for me,
there was no one left to speak out. —Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) Dachau Concentration Camp survivor

“Stand fast in the faith . . .” —1 Corinthians 16:13

Assaying Value

Topic(s): Priorities, Time, Wisdom

Imagine a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out all of it, of course!

Each of us has such a bank. Its name is Time. Every morning it credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night it writes off as lost whatever you have failed to invest to good purpose. It carries over no balance. It allows no overdraft. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in health, happiness, and success! The clock is running. Make the most of today.

To realize the value of

• One year, ask a student who failed a grade.
• One month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby.
• One week, ask the editor of a weekly newspaper.
• One hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
• One minute, ask a person who missed the train.
• One second, ask a person who just avoided an accident.
• One millisecond, ask the person who won an Olympic silver medal.

Value every moment you have, and count it a gift from God. Treasure it by sharing it with someone special—especially your spouse and children. Remember that time waits for no one. Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That’s why it’s called the present.

“Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.” —Psalm 90:12