“Take me home to the place that I belong” is a line in John Denver’s famous song “Country Roads, Many people feel nostalgic about their childhood homes and wish to relive those happy times. But though we can remember and lookback, we cannot go back. However, we can always look up to Jesus. He made a wonderful promise to all who humble themselves and accept Him as Saviour. He said, “Let not your heart be troubled. You believe in God, believe also in me…In my Father’s house are many mansions. I go to prepare a place for you. “Because of this promise, when thinking about the time when we pass from this life, we can all ask the Heavenly Father,“Take me home.”

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Today, many are concerned about what has been called “brain fitness.” Doctors recommend less screen time and more mental stimulation by reading, intelligent analysis and conversation. God’s Word, the Bible, introduces another dimension to healthy “brain fitness.”. In the matter of things eternal, we are told to “Study to show yourself approved unto God…rightly dividing the Word of truth.” and to “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.“When we exercise our spiritual muscles and fix our thoughts on God, He will reveal to us our sin and need of a Saviour, and the wonderful plan of salvation which He has made available to all.

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Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper once said “You can fake your name, and your documents, but you cannot fake your fingerprints.” It might also be added, “You can fool your friends and family, but you cannot fool God.” Prudent people do not try to hide from Him. They acknowledge their wrong-doing and humbly turn to Him for forgiveness. The Bible, God’s inspired Word, assures us in the book of Isaiah, of what happens when we do. “Let them return to the Lord that He may have mercy upon them…for He will abundantly pardon…” When sincere humble honest individuals reach out to Jesus for help, He promises that “Him who comes to me I will not cast out.

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Shankar Vedantam is an American journalist, Host of Hidden Brain, and correspondent for National Public Radio. Though some of his conclusions may be suspect, it is difficult to argue with his statement referring to what he calls “the hidden brain,” writing, “Unconscious bias shapes behaviour.” Solomon was inspired to write in the Proverbs that “There is a way that seems right unto a man, but its end is death.” Later He wrote, “As a man thinks in his heart, so is he.” In other words— if we close our minds to truth, allow bias to blind us, we reap the consequences. Thankfully, it’s never too late to open our minds to the truth of the Word of God. In its original manuscripts, there has never been one proven error.

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In the cartoon “Family Circus”, Grandma’s little grandson asks, “Grandma, which is your gooder ear? I need to tell you a whisper.” Grandmas are good listeners.” True! But there is an even better listener…our dear Heavenly Father. He hears the faintest whisper from sincere humble believers. Perhaps you are afraid of something hurtful which has happened recently, or something that might happen. David the Psalmist wrote, “I sought the Lord and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears.” Our kind Heavenly Father invites us to “Call unto me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things…” Please take your burdens to the Lord and leave them there. He is listening.

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Cyber-bullying has become a household word. Intimate damaging photos posted on the internet have led to a rash of tragic, unnecessary suicides. Present day technology is readily available to a society that largely rejects the idea of a personal God to whom we are accountable. Paul warned in the New Testament, “Do not be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” Think this is narrow minded hysteria? Please wake up and look around you at what is going on in the world. But it is not too late! God is not dead. He’s alive and invites us to turn away from a godless lifestyle. Although this is a fallen world, God loves us so much, that He gave His only Son, Jesus, to die for us.

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The following was written to an advice columnist. “I am a fifty-year old man, serving time for robbery. There is no one to love, and no one loves me. I know I have made bad choices and deserve punishment for my crime. Can I ever be happy again? Is it too late to start over? The columnist wisely replied, “With penitence comes redemption. It is never too late. ”While others may not give us a second chance, God will, when He sees a humble, repentant heart. Isaiah in the Old Testament passed on an invitation that is relevant today. He wrote, “Seek the Lord while He may be found. Call upon Him while He is near…He will have mercy…He will abundantly pardon.” Yes,we can still have a second chance.

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Newspaper columnist Sydney J. Harris once wrote, “When you calculate how short is the span of life on this planet…and how we spend this span fighting, …killing and hating, it seems a gruesome caricature of what civilization was intended to be.” Harris was describing a fallen race. Paul the Apostle described our spiritual condition, as a fallen race, writing, — “Therefore just as through one man (Adam), sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men…” Thankfully, one day, Jesus allowed Himself to be nailed to a Roman cross and became our substitute, now offering forgiveness and eternal life to all who believe on Him.

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“A criminal record can follow you all your life.” Those words were included in an ad by an organization promising criminal record removal. This is good news for lawbreakers. But there is better news regarding the more serious matter of breaking God’s laws. The Bible, God’s inspired Word, clearly states, “All have sinned….” and “There is none righteous.” In other words, we have all broken God’s laws. But since “Christ died for our sins”, He offers a full pardon to all. Christ took the punishment for our sin by His death on the cross. He became our substitute. When we sincerely repent and accept God’s gift of eternal life, we have a permanent pardon.

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