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A woman for many years couldn’t sleep at night because she worried that her home would be burglarized. One night her husband heard a noise in the house, so he went downstairs to investigate. When he got there, he found a burglar. The husband said to the burglar, “Come upstairs and meet my wife. She has been waiting 10 years to meet you.”

A real burglar can steal from you once. Worry can steal from you night after night and for many years. Worry not only steals our sleep, but it also steals our health and our abilities to cope with life productively.

Jesus reminds us to trust God over worrying for ourselves. He urges us not to worry about the necessities of life. Instead, put God first and the things we need will come (Matthew 6:31-34). He is not saying to be irresponsible, but to live by faith.

Do you believe him? In these economically difficult times can we trust God? Can we make him the priority of our lives? I wonder what would happen if we did . . . .?

Keep The Light Burning!

Perry Greene

A man went into the Military right out of High School. He came into contact with pornography. Even though he became a disciple of Jesus and later a Minister, periodically the images he had seen as a young man would come to mind. He prayed. He fasted; he wept he tried everything he could think of to remove those images from his mind.

One day he hit on a new approach. He began memorizing scriptures. Every time one of those images popped in his mind, he would quote a scripture. Before too any days, he said that the Enemy stopped sending those images because they called him to the words of God. The word of God replaced the images of evil.

Often preachers are quick to tell us our wrongs; but not so quick to tell us how to deal with them. This story reminds us of how important it is to put the right things into our lives. It also shows us a way to combat the Devil when he tempts us. Just as Jesus in the wilderness (Matthew 4; Luke 4), we are able to defeat him with the power of God’s word.

I encourage you to start memorizing verses in the Bible. Then, through the day recite them. Know that God has power within his word (Romans 1:16).

I have stored up your word in my heart,
   that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11

Keep The Light Burning!

Perry Greene

Preaching Minister

South Yukon Church of Christ