I pledge allegiance
to the flag of the
United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
One Nation
Under God,
Indivisible,
with Liberty and
Justice for All.

1 posted on 04/26/2007 6:55:38 AM PDT by dutchess

To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; JustAmy; Mama_Bear; The Mayor; Aquamarine; deadhead; ...

It's Thursday and that means another JohnHuang2 tell it like it is essay at the Finest!!!!

2 posted on 04/26/2007 6:58:37 AM PDT by dutchess

To: ST.LOUIE1; Billie; dutchess; DollyCali; GodBlessUSA; Mrs Mayor; Mama_Bear; Aquamarine; JustAmy; ...

April 26, 2007

What Money Can’t Buy

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READ: Isaiah 55:1-7

Seek the Lord while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. —Isaiah 55:6

Money is a necessary part of living. Without it, we couldn’t secure the necessities or luxuries of life. But there are things money can’t buy. As preacher W. A. Criswell said, “Money will buy luxuries, but it will not buy spiritual power. Money will buy advancement and preferment, but it will not buy the recognition of God. Money will buy . . . favor and accolades, but it will not buy soul respect.”

The greatest good—so great that it is in a category all by itself—cannot be bought. If the entire human race were to bankrupt its resources in an effort to buy forgiveness of sin and eternal life with Jesus, it would be infinitely insufficient. All the wealth of the whole world cannot purchase the supreme blessing of forgiveness and heaven.

We’ll never accumulate enough riches to purchase a place in the paradise of God. But there’s good news! Salvation can be ours “without money and without price,” according to Isaiah 55:1.

Have you trusted Jesus as your Savior? You need only to stretch out your empty hands in childlike faith to the Lord (John 1:12). Cry out to Him and confess your sin. “He will abundantly pardon” (Isa. 55:7

I am redeemed, but not with silver;
I am bought, but not with gold;
Bought with a price—the blood of Jesus,
Precious price of love untold. —Gray

The faintest knock of faith opens wide the door to forgiveness.

Bible in One Year: 2 Samuel 23-24; Luke 19:1-27

5 posted on 04/26/2007 7:48:07 AM PDT by The Mayor (http://albanysinsanity.com/)

To: JohnHuang2; dutchess; pookie18

Excellent job you three

Thunderboomers here so going off line shortly

7 posted on 04/26/2007 8:35:04 AM PDT by DollyCali (Don't tell GOD how big your storm is -- Tell the storm how B-I-G your God is!)

To: dutchess; JohnHuang2

WOW, I love this. Brilliantly written and perfectly illustrated. Well done you two!

9 posted on 04/26/2007 10:04:54 AM PDT by Aquamarine

16 posted on 04/26/2007 2:43:11 PM PDT by Gritty (VT didn't creat a "Gun-Free School Zone." They created a "Gun-Free School Zone" sign - Mk Steyn)

To: dutchess; JohnHuang2

Scorching as usual, John.

18 posted on 04/26/2007 2:56:24 PM PDT by luvie (GWs message to Tony: stay strong; a lot of people love you and care for you and will pray for you)

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