KEEPER, ARE YOU ONE ?
By Dr. Hoyt W.
Allen, Jr.
The following
article came to me
recently and I
contended that I
should pass it on.
It has been slightly
edited and a
conclusion added.
1) Believe In Jesus
As Savior (16:31) 2)
Repent Of Sins
(17:30)
I grew up in the
40s/50s with
practical parents. A
mother, God love
her, who washed
aluminum foil after
she cooked in it,
then reused it. She
was the original
recycle queen,
before they had a
Name for it... A
father who was
happier getting old
shoes fixed than
buying new ones.
Their marriage was
good, their dreams
focused. Their best
friends lived barely
a wave away. I can
see them now, Dad in
trousers, tee shirt
and a hat and Mom in
a house dress, lawn
mower in one hand,
and dish-towel in
the other. It was
the time for fixing
things. A curtain
rod, the kitchen
radio, screen door,
the oven door, the
hem in a dress.
Things we keep. It
was a way of life,
and sometimes it
made me crazy. All
that re-fixing,
eating, renewing, I
wanted just once to
be wasteful. Waste
meant abundance.
Throwing things away
meant you knew
there'd always be
more.
But then my mother
died, and on that
clear summer's
night, in the warmth
of the hospital
room, I was struck
with the pain of
learning that
sometimes there
isn't any more.
Sometimes, what we
care about most gets
all used up and goes
away...never to
return. So...while
we have it...it's
best we love
it.....and care for
it... and fix it
when it's
broken......and heal
it when it's sick.
This is true for
marriage.....and old
cars....and children
with bad report
cards.....and dogs
with bad
hips.....and aging
parents.....and
grandparents. We
keep them because
they are worth it
,because we are
worth it.
Some things we keep.
Like a best friend
who moved away or a
classmate we grew up
with. There are just
some things that
make life important,
like people we know
who are
special.....and so,
we keep them close!
Plainly, don’t get
short changed. Let’s
be ready to meet our
Maker. The Bible (in
Acts) teaches that
to avoid hell and
gain heaven - one
must:
3) Confess Christ
Audibly (8:37) 4) Be
Baptized In Water
(2:38)
5) Live A Christian
Life (14:22) 6) Be
Active In the Church
(2:47)
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