CURRENT RADIO SERIES Going the Distance   CURRENT TV SERIES Angels

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. --Romans 12:2 When I was a kid, I made a pine box derby car. And you know, it was easy to keep up some speed as long as I was rolling down a hill! But gradually I’d start to slow down, and eventually I’d stall and stop. Then I had to push the car up the hill and have somebody shove me down the hill again. I think a lot of Christians are like that. As long as somebody pushes us…as long as we’re at the top of the hill…we’re flying high! But what we need today is the constant, continual commitment to the Word of God that will propel us forward in our walk even when we are at the bottom of the hill. That means developing the mind of Christ in our mind so we think like Christ. We’re so bombarded and brainwashed and softened up by our culture that we’re drunk on pleasure and happiness. But God says not to be conformed like that. Don’t be manipulated like that. Don’t be molded into the image of things around you! It is my prayer that you will be committed to being conformed to the image of Jesus Christ in your life today by making a constant, continual commitment to the study of God’s Word!   IF WE ARE TO THINK LIKE CHRIST WE MUST HAVE A CONSTANT COMMITMENT TO THE WORD OF GOD. Uncertain Riches Thursday, June 13, 2019 by Dr. Paul Chappell “Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.” 1 Timothy 6:17–19 Following Germany’s defeat in World War I, the victorious Allies imposed harsh economic reparations on the Germans. Their purpose was twofold: to punish Germany for the war and to help rebuild the other nations, especially France, which had been devastated during the intense fighting. The economic hardship those reparations imposed led to a staggering rate of inflation in Germany in the early 1920s. The German mark rapidly lost value. There are famous pictures of children playing with stacks of paper money because that was cheaper than buying building blocks. Germans even heated their homes or cooked by burning money rather than wood. At the height of the economic crisis, one American dollar was worth more than 4 trillion German marks. This financial disaster helped pave the way for Hitler to rise to power. Money may seem to offer great security, but it is only an illusion. All human wealth is uncertain, and even vast fortunes that seem inexhaustible can vanish in a moment. Though this has happened again and again throughout history, people still trust in earthly wealth. But Solomon reminds us that all such efforts are doomed to failure. “Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven” (Proverbs 23:5). It is important for us to be wise and plan for the future, but our security is not found in stocks or bonds or gold or any other earthly investment. Security comes from God alone. Today's Growth Principle:  Only God provides true security, and the investments we make with Him never fail.