Psalm 90:9-12
"9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.10 The days of our years are threescore years and ten; and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away.11 Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.12 So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."
What is the most important about a tombstone? Is it where it reads, 'Loving Mother', 'Amazing Father', ' Great Daughter' or 'Talented Son'? No. It's the the years...the dash between the years 'what were you doing during those years?'
Were you acting like a Christian? Being used for Christs Cause? We are like pencils; Here are 5 things we can learn from the pencil:
1) You Can Do Great Things
John 10: 27-29, " My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand."
a. You can allow yourself to be held by anyone, but you must allow yourself to be held by God.
A pencil in the wrong hands can do damage
ex. a bored kid sticking a pencil in a light socket.
-can write wrong things with it
- can hurt someone like poke an eye out
In the hand of God you can see amazing things. You have to make the choice!
2) Painful Sharpening
James 1:2,13 "My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into diver temptations;" 13,"Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempeth he any man."
By going through trials and tribulation you get sharpened and if "lesson learned" you will become a stronger Christian.
Romans 8:28, "And we know that all things work to them that love the God, to them who are the called according to his purpose."
--Life is like cake, you like it, but you wouldn't eat the raw ingredients by themselves, but together they "work for good"
3) Correct mistakes
2 Timothy 3:16, " All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness."
Scripture is an eraser, it corrects the mistakes.
a. Confess you sins
1 John 1:9, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
You can go to the Bible and find the answers on how to fix your problems.
example: Eph. 4:26
4) It's what's on the inside that counts
2 Cor. 5:17, "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold all thing; behold all things are become new."
"The lead is what makes the pencil"
It is your heart that makes you what you are. God wants you heart. 1 Samuel 16:7, " But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh upon the heart."
--When you give God your heart all things fall into place. If your heart is right you will bear fruit.
5) Leave your mark
Col. 3:17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all tin the mane of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him."
When you go out as a Christian you, "Represent God, Represent Family, and Represent your Church."
You can influence people, by not being in the "in crowd". You are not representing yourself--you represent God.
You make your mark:
- When you stand for God
- When you proclaim God's name
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