Philippians 4:8 (ESV)
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is
honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is
commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise,
think about these things.
There's an old story about a fisherman who was very
successful. Every morning he went out on the lake in a small boat and when he
returned a couple of hours later, his boat was loaded down with fish. He never
failed.
People wondered how he did it, even when others were not
catching anything at all. He always came in with his boat just overflowing with
fish.
One morning a stranger showed up with his fishing tackle
and said, "Mind if I go fishing with you this morning?"
"No," said the fisherman. "Just hop in and we'll go over to a
little cove where I always have good luck."
The man hopped in the boat and off they headed across the
lake until they came to a small cove. The old fisherman stopped the boat and
cut off the motor. He reached over in his tackle box and took out a red stick
of dynamite. He lit the fuse and held it for a moment as the fuse burned down.
Then at the last moment he tossed it in the water and
there was a tremendous explosion. Fish were everywhere on the water. He picked
up his net and began scooping up the fish.
After watching this for a moment the stranger reached in
his pocket and pulled out his wallet. Opening it up, he showed a badge and
said, "I'm a game warden and you are under arrest." The old fisherman
simply reached over into his box and pulled out another stick of dynamite. He
lit it and held it as the fuse burned down. Then, he tossed it to the game
warden and said,"Now, are you going to just sit there or are you
going to fish?"
There comes a time when we all have to decide - who we're
going to be and what we're going to do!
Dear Lord, help us to always be ready to make wise
decisions based on Your Word. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.
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