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Posts by David Sproule (Page 52)

Your Father cares!

Does the fact that someone “knows” of a need necessarily translate into that someone “caring” and “doing” something about that need? No! Not at all! Look at how many people, organizations and government entities know of needs around them but do absolutely nothing. In His “Sermon on the Mount,” Jesus definitely wants us to know that “your Father knows the things you have need of…

Your Father knows!

The religion of Christ is a very personal religion. It was prophesied by Jeremiah that God would “write” His law “on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people” (Jer. 31:33).  So, when Christ came, He placed a strong emphasis on that personal relationship. In His “Sermon on the Mount,” Jesus spoke of God as “God” six times,…

Watch all around you

One of the greatest pieces of advice that I was given when learning to drive was from my sister. She told me to always keep an eye on my rearview mirror, so that I knew where those cars were and how they were driving behind me. Today I spend almost as much time looking in the mirror as I do out the windshield.  We…

Distracted from your true purpose

When the car radio was first being introduced in the 1930s, many opposed it, stating strong concerns of the danger of distracting drivers from…driving. Fast forward through the next 90 years. How many more distractions are there in the average car today?  When a person gets behind the wheel of an automobile, he/she has one purpose—to drive to a particular destination. That’s it. Is it nice…

Sitting in the right seat

Have you ever watched a movie or television show where a character is determined to be the driver and not the passenger? In the scene, he often grabs the keys from his friend and jumps in the left door of the car, only to realize that he’s in a foreign country and the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. It…