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Have you ever heard of thinking outside the box? This implies a release from the restraints of arbitrary convention and tradition. How about putting God in a box?

Why do the righteous perish? My word says they die and no one takes it to heart. Why do the wicked prosper? The Psalmist pondered this and was disturbed at this apparent injustice.

Do you enter a church with a sense of reverence? This is appropriate for entering my house. Heaven is my throne and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house that you would build for me?

ex·ec·u·tive or·der
Noun:

A rule or order issued by the president to an executive branch of the government
and having the force of law.
 

“On the very first day I will sign an executive order...”

© 2011 by Mrs. Juli Iles
Samuel Adams said, “The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men.”

Do you keep your valuables in secure places under your control? This is a good precaution to keep them from being stolen. You keep your money in your own pockets. Is it possible to rob me?

Lord, God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, You are one, yet You are three in one. There is much I need to grasp about the whole concept. What will You share with me on this subject?

Are you frequently tired? This is the normal effect of exertion, and the exertion can be emotional or spiritual as well as physical. I too was tired from ministry.

Do you live in a place you think of as home? Not everyone does. Students go off to school and soldiers go to fight in distant lands and do not think of these places as home.

Do you look forward to going to heaven? You should, even though you may not be eager to depart right away. What do you look forward to? Gold and jewels? These things represent material wealth on earth, but you will have no need of material wealth in heaven.

Have you ever heard it said that God works in mysterious ways? This is true, and some people have a problem with that; those who will not accept anything that cannot be explained to their comprehension and satisfaction.