" IRON SHARPENS IRON "

Top Of The Morning To You, There's an old saying from when I was a boy that says: " Time Fly's When We're Having Fun. " Are we having fun yet, are you being all that you can be in the Lord? Do you have some one that you look up to, someone that mentors you and prays for and with you? OK let's get into the meat of this weeks message which is entitled:"Iron Sharpens Iron." " AS IRON SHARPENS IRON,SO ONE MAN SHARPENS ANOTHER " (Proverb 27:17). Christ says that those who overcome (those who remain faithful until the end and continue to please God)will rule over Christ's enemies and reign with him as he judges evil. As God's representatives we must be faithful and always have a sound mind, a sharpness about us. We are never to rebel against God in our hearts and once again we are able to be truly faithful to God. It's easy to pretend friendship, wicked people often put on a show of kindness or friendship in order to gain their own ends. True believers should be straightforward and sincere in all their relationships. Now as men of God we should be aware of how to handle small problems between ourselves. We're taught that disagreeing Christians should not have to go through the secular system to resolve our differences. You see as Christians, we have the Holy Spirit and the Mind Of Christ, so why should we ever turn to those who lack God's Wisdom? Men there is a mental sharpness that comes from being around good people. And a meeting of minds can help people see their ideas with new clarity, refine them, and shape them into brilliant insights. This requires discussion partners who can challenge each other and stimulate through people who focus on the idea without involving their egos in the discussion; people who know how to attack the thought and not the thinker. Two friends who bring their ideas together can help each other become sharper. " THEN THERE WILL BE A FOURTH KINGDOM AS STRONG AS IRON; INASMUCH AS IRON CRUSHES AND SHATTERS ALL THINGS, SO, LIKE IRON THAT BREAKS IN PIECES, IT WILL CRUSH AND BREAK ALL THESE IN PIECES". Now as men of God we should be vigilant and keep our wits about us, always looking to God for everything. I believe that we should look out for our fellow man and put to good use the gifts that our Lord has given us. Until Next Time... Jim,