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There is a lot of different times in a normal person's
life. By normal I mean the average person you will meet in the few years you
are here.
There is bad times in most normal peoples life. By that I
mean, there will be a few unwanted bad things to happen. May be a whole long
list of bad things. One after the other. We read that in history about people
of some note. Bible tells us of this about a man name of Job.
Job had much wealth, daughters and sons. He lost all over
night. Job was a good man, did nothing wrong in the sight of God, but he lost it
all. Job is not the only one to have had bad to happen that caused them great
loss. Job also was given a sickness, great pain. His friends was no help at
all. Isn't that the case today. You have wonderful friends while you are on top
of the world. Slip to the pits, and you will find out a lot about friends.
Friends are few and far between. Most of the time they will say Bill!!! Who is
Bill??? Never heard of him!!! Whats more, don't care to know him!!!
Some time passed and Job recovered. He was blessed with
much more wealth, sons and daughters. I guess friends also.. Seems if you in
the dough, have friends. Every one knows you. Bill, did you say Bill? Why yes I
know Bill. He is a real nice guy. He is a very good friend of mine.
We see much of this type of thing in life. You hit rock
bottom, friends run the other way for fear you will ask for a crust of bread.
The crust of bread can be can you help me in finding a job, to can you give me a
dime for a stale donut. You see I haven't ate in three days. Yesterday, today,
and tomorrow.
We also read in the Bible about people that never had the
finer things of life. Some just got by, and it was bad at the best. One that
comes to my mine was the beggar Lazarus. Seems the poor man for some reason,
never had a good day. He asked for the crumbs at the table of the rich man. I
have never heard a preacher take off on this other then to give one the idea of
food. I think I can take it many different roads. Food is important that is for
sure, but a person in this life has other needs. Many a great idea, never went
any where because of the bean counters. A great lot of great ideas came from the
have not. But how many great ideas went no where due to the fact bean counters
was looking at what is in it for me, and my fellow bean counters?
One reads in the Bible. Jesus who came into this earth life
the same as you and I. Born of woman. Came with nothing, went out with nothing.
That is came with nothing, no silver spoon in His mouth. He went out without any
either. He never had any fancy schooling. Never held a job of high pay. Never
had means of travel, other then by foot. Never owned a house. Never had but the
clothes on his back. Food was never much, just enough for the needs at time.
Now you and I can maybe do better. The thing is all we
gain, save, add to, and put away, does not go with us when the clock stops. I
can take this many different ways here. All one lies, cheat, steal, or work
for, it stays here in the end. Nothing you or I do and have, crosses the river
with us in the end.
In the end it really makes no difference, if you was rich,
or poor. It was the way you lived, and treated others, and main thing believed
in the man we called Jesus that counted. You see it says in the Bible. You and I
came from dirt, there fore dirt you will return to. That is the body, we are
dirt. Rich or poor, makes no difference, DIRT. The rich person can be put into
the ground in a vault, fancy casket, all the stuff to keep body as it was at
death, it is, will become dirt. Same will happen to the poor person, most of
those just gets planted.
There will be much long winded speeches and services for
the rich, power hungry ones at death. While very little said for the poor like
the beggar Lazarus. All the services and fine words means nothing. You see the
book on that person closed the minute the clock stopped.
Bill Walker
wildbill6807 @ yahoo.com
Tinker and Poo;
The Boys Write
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