The Missing Manger
By Rev. Dean Beaty 12/3/09
Luke 2:7 “And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in
a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” (KJV)
Take a walk through any mall
And count the Christmas trees and all.
Count Santa Claus and all his elves.
Don't forget the ones on shelves.
Then repeat this same routine.
This time count the Manger scene.
No doubt you'll see they're hard to find.
For on His day, He's left behind.
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Where is the Manger?
By Rev. Dean Beaty 12/1/09
Luke 2:7 “And she brought forth her firstborn son,
and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him
in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.” (KJV)
I saw a scene that troubled me,
Of many gifts beneath a tree.
And underneath those gifts galore,
A manger scene was covered o'er.
It struck a bitter cord within,
That I believe is a great sin.
There was no room when Christ was born.
Nor is there now this Christmas morn.
Room for…
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A Stone for Bread
By Rev. Dean Beaty 12/2/09
Luke 11:11 “If a son shall ask bread of any of you
that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish,
will he for a fish give him a serpent?” (KJV)
If I ask the Lord for bread.
Would He give a stone instead?
When e'er I look at all the rest,
Have I been given less than best?
Do I think I've been short changed,
And wish my life were rearranged?
The Apostle Paul said, “Be content.” (Phil. 4:11)
When he himself lived in a tent.
At least…
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Two Mistakes a Fool Makes
By Rev. Dean Beaty 11/19/09
James 4:14 “Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow.
For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that appeareth for a little
time, and then vanisheth away.” (KJV)
A man can be a fool in many different ways.
Two are very certain and common for these days.
To say there is no God; the Lord calls him a fool.
No matter how much wealth or if he went to school.
To look up at the stars and not know there's a God,*
To think it's all by chance…
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A Fool's Calendar & A Fool's Game
By Rev. Dean Beaty 11/21/09
II Corinthians 6:2 “For he saith, I have heard thee in a time
accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold,
now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.” (KJV)
Tomorrow is a date on the calendar of a fool.
By the way it's also the devil's favorite tool.
If he can convince you that you'll have another day.
Then he has better chance to steal your soul away.
Tomorrow is a gamble whose odds a…
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Thanksgiving Again
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/29/09
I Thessalonians 5:18 “In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” (KJV)
Thanksgiving day is almost here.
It comes around just once each year.
It's good we set this day apart,
But thankfulness should fill our heart.
Not once a year but all year long.
In prayer and praise and also song.
Paul told us, “In every thing,”
Our thankfulness to God we bring.
Let me give you some good advise.
Note all God's gift…
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Magnify the Lord
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/29/09
Psalm 34:3 “O magnify the LORD with me,
and let us exalt his name together.” (KJV)
John 15:13 “Greater love hath no man than this,
that a man lay down his life for his friends.” (KJV)
“O magnify the Lord with me...exalt His name together.”
Praise the Lord with thankful hearts in clear and cloudy weather.
This is the task of all His own; to lift God's name on high.
In all we do and all we say the Lord we magnify.
To magnify means make larger that al…
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Christ the Only Way
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/18/09
John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (KJV)
There's a place for tolerance but the truth we must proclaim.
There's no other way to God except through Jesus' name.
Do all roads lead to Rome? Even maps shows that's not so.
You will never see the Father unless Jesus Christ you know.
Christ said this of Himself; that He's the only way.
How could He make it clearer? What more…
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God's Love or the Devil's Hell?
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/21/09
II Corinthians 5:14-15&21 “For the love of Christ constraineth us;
because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:
And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live
unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might
be made the righteousness of God in him.”(KJV)
Some people preach on hell to get folk to…
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It is Depressing
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/25/09
How depressing it must be
to go through life and never see
that there's a plan purposed for me
to live with God eternally.
By Christ's blood the way's been made.
Redemption's price by Him was paid.
I could never make the grade.
God did it all without my aid.
If you're not sure of eternity
then turn to Christ and bow your knee.
If you will ask His child you'll be,
for God's grace to you is free.
In God's Word these truths are clear
and that's the g…
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The Whole Purpose of God's Plan
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/28/09
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”
John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (KJV)
Can the God of all creation, who with words created space,
With the act of merely speaking put the universe in space,
Have the power to save a sinner with His love…
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The Light at the End of the Tunnel
(God's Way is Best)
By Rev. Dean Beaty 9/25/09
Does the light at the end of your tunnel
Seem like a million or more miles away?
Is the light that is flickering yonder
Like a candle for a child's birthday?
Sometimes the tunnel seems forever
And the end seems to reach eternity.
You know that with God all things are possible
But there's no hope for a change that you can see.
Even if your trial lasts a life time.
Don't despair for our God is on the throne.
We wil…
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You Are Not Forgotten
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/5/09
II Corinthians 4:17 “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment,
worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;” (KJV)
I Peter 1:7 “That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of
gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise
and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:” (KJV)
Do we need reminding that God has not forgot?
Especially when our life is tied up in a kn…
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The Black Hole of the Internet
By Dean Beaty 8/22/09
One day I wrote a poem, for that is what I do.
I put it on a web site and away my poem flew.
I hoped someone would read it, that’s why the thing was sent.
But I haven’t any knowledge of where the poem went.
For a moment it was there, then “poof” it went away.
Into cyber space, I guess that’s what you’d say.
But that’s an ire feeling for I don’t know where it went.
All that I can tell you is I know the thing was sent.
Maybe someone read it a…
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The Beam In My Eye
By Rev. Dean Beaty 8/30/09
Luke 6:41-42 “And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye,
but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Either how canst thou say
to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou
thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out
first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the
mote that is in thy brother's eye.” (KJV)
I’m no…
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Removing Dross From Gold
By Rev. Dean Beaty 8/31/09
Job 23:10 “He knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me,
I shall come forth as gold.” (KJV)
Often from the trials we face, we ask God to remove.
But look at them from God’s viewpoint. They’re only to improve.
In trials, the thing to ask of God is: “Lord is this from Thee.”
If in the end God has in mind removing impurity.
It’s very clear we do not see our lives as God doth see.
The purpose that God has in mind may not appear to me.
We…
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Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled
By Rev. Dean Beaty 9/11/09
John 14:1-2 “Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,
believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it
were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.” (KJV)
Let not your heart be troubled in the midst of world decay.
The Savior gave this promise that He would return someday.
“I'm going to the Father to prepare a place for you.
And there you're going to join me when your life on earth is th…
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Forward Gears But No Reverse
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/03/09
Choices that we make last far beyond today.
And there is no reverse along our life's highway.
That doesn't mean to say we can't go left or right.
But reversing what's been done is an idiot's delight.
Now we can make amends for bad choices that we made.
But they are not erased it only makes them fade.
Water poured upon the sand can't be put back in the cup.
Can a wrong that we have done ever truly be made up?
Be careful what you sow for…
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Fear of Man and the Fear of God
By Rev. Dean Beaty 9/03/09
Psalm 27:1 “The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” (KJV)
Isaiah 41:10 “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am
thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee
with the right hand of my righteousness.” (KJV)
There is no peace for the fearful, for fear is like water on fire.
These two will not go togethe…
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Trusting God
By Rev. Dean Beaty 10/7/09
Genesis 18:25 “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?”(KJV)
When the answer does not come in the way you think it should.
Does your faith grow old and cold, you give up on doing good?
Our time is not God's time and our ways are not His ways.
Let the waiting grow your faith. You will find it always pays.
God's ear has not gone deaf nor His hand a little weak.
It's time to trust Him more and His perfect will to seek.
His eyes have not grown dim tha…
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