GOD IS REAL! ASK HIM FOR YOURSELF.

     A Metal group called The Word Alive has a tee shirt with their slogan: "I'd rather die for something I believe than live a life without meaning."  I'm told they are Christians.  I'm in the process of investigating that.  So far I see no evidence of it, but I will continue to dig.  Regardless of their beliefs, I DO like their saying very much.  It falls in line with the Albert Camus quote I'm always sharing.  "I would rather live my life as if there is a God and die to find out there isn't, then live as if there isn't and die to find out that there is."  Think about it.  

      It's a historical fact that Jesus of Nazareth walked among us over 2000 years ago.  Jewish Historian Flavius Josephus writings bare this out.  Is His life, death and resurrection a myth or did it really happen?  Is He who He says He is, the Son of God, or is He a liar? Are you willing to base your destination after death on what you don't know or understand?  Ask God to reveal Himself to you and then be watching, listening and waiting.  God loves you without condition just the way you are.  rlkeller

BEING GRATEFUL - THE TEST

       I wrote a devotional on being grateful in all circumstances and that very day I received some startling news.  They were doing away with the 2nd shift (of which I was a part) and having us join the day shift.  I was going from MON-FRI, 2 pm - 10:30 pm to MON-TUE-WED-FRI-SAT, 7 am to 3:30 pm.  To say I was upset was a major understatement.  It took me 2-3 hours to realize that this was a test from the Lord to see if I was able to practice was I was preaching.  My initial response was registered on the negative scale, but I slowly adjusted my attitude and became at peace with it.  By the next day I actually saw benefits to the new schedule.  Did I learn my lesson?  I hope so.  But if not I will have to wrestle with my emotions again.  Good thing God is infinitely patient with us.  rlkeller   

LIVES THAT ARE EBBING AWAY

          I come across many people who truly believe they are in right standing with God.  They live as they choose and have no interaction with this God they say they believe in.  They wouldn't think of avoiding one or both of their earthly parents (or maybe they would), yet the same courtesy doesn't seem to apply to a Creator.  It is no doubt because He cannot be seen and let's face it, no one can actually prove His existence anyway.  They simply do not get it.  They have no concept of what faith is.  This is why the Bible speaks of drinking milk (1 Corinthians 3:2).  We must grow spiritually, but the ungodly don't get that either.  They don't want any restraints.  Live and let live.  Oh, they can do that, God is never going to stop any of us from living as we choose.  However, as Paul points out in to the Corinthians, not all things are beneficial or constructive for us (1 Corinthians 6:12 & 10:23).  My prayer is that I can make some sort of difference in the lives of these folks who live for money and pleasure, never realizing that their life is ebbing away and will some day be used up.  rlkeller

YOUR LAST RESORT?

Sunny day.  Beautiful.  Warm.  Pups lounging outside with me.  I'm under an umbrella typing on my laptop.  God's good.  They shifted me to day shift starting next week.  Getting rid of the 2nd shift for now.  Tues - Fri ... 10 hr days.  3 day weekends.  Not bad.  Will have to wrestle with rush hour traffic going both ways.  Such is life.  I leave you this day with a question:  Is God your first priority or your last resort?  Think about it.  rlkeller

NEW WEBSITE BEING CONSTRUCTED

       Another Friday ... May 1st already.  Wow!  Time really does fly by.  My time is at a premium lately.  The pups demand my attention in the mornings and I work the 2nd shift at my job.  Writing has come to a virtual standstill, at least for the time being.  I closed down my previous website [http://breadoflifemin.net] and have a new website being constructed slowly at this time. It is available but not complete.  The link is http://bread-of-life-ministries.myfreesites.net.  I plan to make this one simpler.  No book sales, just a few tidbits of inspiration and encouragement and a book page directing folks to some of the places where they can be purchased.  It was getting too expensive to maintain my old site, so I did it different this time around.  Free website builder.  If you avoid all the special add-ons you can do it on the cheap.  Anyway, life is good, God is great and life couldn't be better at this time.  Have a super blessed day!!  rlkeller