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WIT & WISDOM - August 18, 1998 ~~~~~~~ THOUGHTS: Always leave loved ones with loving words, it may be the last time you see them. [1] ~~~~~~~ SPECIAL THOUGHTS: "Made perfect." - Hebrews 12:23 Recollect that there are two kinds of perfection which the Christian needs - the perfection of justification in the person of Jesus, and the perfection of sanctification wrought in him by the Holy Spirit. At present, corruption yet remains even in the breasts of the regenerate - experience soon teaches us this. Within us are still lusts and evil imaginations. But I rejoice to know that the day is coming when God shall finish the work which he has begun; and he shall present my soul, not only perfect in Christ, but perfect through the Spirit, without spot or blemish, or any such thing. . . Can it be that this spirit, which often cries, "O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this sin and death?" shall get rid of sin and death - that I shall have no evil things to vex my ears, and no unholy thoughts to disturb my peace? Oh, happy hour! may it be hastened! . . . Not an angel more pure than I shall be, for I shall be able to say, in a double sense, "I am clean," through Jesus' blood, and through the Spirit's work. Oh, how should we extol the power of the Holy Ghost in thus making us fit to stand before our Father in heaven! Yet let not the hope of perfection hereafter make us content with imperfection now. If it does this, our hope cannot be genuine; for a good hope is a purifying thing, even now. The work of grace must be abiding in us now or it cannot be perfected then. Let us pray to "be filled with the Spirit," that we may bring forth increasingly the fruits of righteousness. - Charles Spurgeon, "Morning and Evening Daily Readings" ~~~~~~~ THIS & THAT: INTERESTING SIGNS Seen on barn in Hooper, Utah. "Trespassers will be shot. Survivors will be shot again!" and "Is there life after death? Trespass here will find out." - Bob Gray ~~ At an ATM machine, the sign said "If you are blind, please use the braille keys". - Heathyr King ~~ Free wood for sale. - Delores Ellis ~~ On the I-5 North freeway in San Diego, the California Department of Transportation has kindly erected a sign for the nautically challenged: "Cruise Ships Use Airport Exit" - jj markham ~~ There used to be a sign I'd see while driving down New York Avenue in D.C., but the facility isn't there anymore; they must've moved. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC Department of Human Services - Neil Manson ~~ In this building you can smoke every other day. Today you can't smoke. - Roie Marianer' [2] ~~~~~~~ KEEP SMILING: A distraught patient phoned her doctor's office. Was it true, the woman wanted to know, that the medication the doctor had prescribed was for the rest of her life? She was told that it was. There was a moment of silence before the woman continued, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious my condition is. This prescription is marked 'NO REFILLS.'" [3] ~~~~~~~ TRIVIA: As most technophiles are aware, there are special programs to run scanners. These programs use a TWAIN driver to perform the scanning. TWAIN, the acronym, stands for "Technology Without An Interesting Name." [4] ~~~~~~~ CONTRIBUTORS: [1] (Encounter Weekly http://www.gospelcom.net/actsi/weekly/) [2] (Joke of the Day http://www.joke-of-the-day.com) [3] (Kitty's Daily Mews http://www.katscratch.com) [4] (The PCS Computer-Jokes-mailing-list http://www.why-not.com/jokes) |