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Side Business to Support Camp DePra
One of my patients, an experienced business man, introduced Becky and I to a business opportunity. I am always skeptical (and still am, a little) but after evaluating it carefully we decided to start. We've all been getting these calls to switch electric and natural gas providers after deregulation occurred. AMBIT ENERGY is the one of those companies. They have decided they want to be the best in the industry without sacrificing integrity. AMBIT provides a guaranteed savings of 2% in NY and 3% in PA (most often saving 6-8%) and a hard to believe referral system to get free energy by getting other people to switch. They also give reward points for trips - kind of like frequent flyer miles. NYSEG never gave me anything but a bill! It costs nothing to switch and there are no contracts. I have yet to find a catch or gimmick. Anyone interested in getting into this business or switching your electric and/or natural gas service, Please reply to this email. It seems too good to be true, but it really could be a once in a lifetime opportunity - like when your grandfather bought Coke stock for pennies or land for a dollar an acre. See the links below for more information.
- dr joe
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Food for Thought...
I believe our nation is headed for very hard, even disastrous times. I do not believe politics will fix our economy - it's too far gone - too much debt to ever pay back. We depend completely on our fragile technological infrastructure for food, water, shelter, transportation, and entertainment. Any number of events could cause a sudden collapse of our system e.g., electric grid collapse from terrorism, natural event like solar flare, simple breakdown from lack of modernization, or Israel attacks Iran and the price of oil skyrockets, or China stops buying our treasury bonds. I am feeling called to prepare for such disaster by working to be less dependent and more self-sufficient. If you have interest in or questions about this line of thinking, please e-mail me by replying to this e-mail. Below are some of my favorite links:
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Matthew 5:19
19 Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Some of those in the crowd were experts at telling others what to do, but they missed the central point of God's laws themselves. Jesus made it clear, however, that obeying God's law is more important than explaining it. It's much easier to study God's laws and tell others to obey them than to put them into practice. How are you doing at obeying God yourself? Remember that when Jesus was asked to tell the experts the most important commandment, it was: Love God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength, and love your neighbor as you love yourself. All the law follows from here. When in doubt turn to Love!
Verse and commentary above is copied from the Life Application Study Bible Reading Plan on YouVersion. Check it out at: http://www.youversion.com/ .
Any Dr JOE comments will be in BLUE :0)
Acts 4: 32-37
32 All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of their possessions was their own, but they shared everything they had. 33 With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And God's grace was so powerfully at work in them all 34 that there were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned land or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales 35 and put it at the apostles' feet, and it was distributed to anyone who had need.36 Joseph, a Levite from Cyprus, whom the apostles called Barnabas (which means "son of encouragement"), 37 sold a field he owned and brought the money and put it at the apostles' feet.
Does this mean that ownership of property is ungodly? I don't think so. In this, the early church, these people were on a mission to spread the word about the Life, Teaching, and Resurrection of Jesus. They pulled their resources to do that. Each of our situations is different and God does expect us to use our resources for His Kingdom, not our own. That means different things depending on God's calling on our lives. Also, the apostles voluntarily pulled their resources. They weren't forced to as in communism or as some in our government would like to "redistribute wealth." The heart is what counts to God and forced tribute is no tribute at all. It is the same with Loving Him. It's got to be voluntary!
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Questions?
Please email me with any questions about today's scripture message or anything related to the Bible or Christianity.
I might not know the answer but I'll try real hard to find it.
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