Tid Bits of Wisdom June & July 2016

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Tid Bits of WisdomFrom the Wonderful Word Publishers

June & July 2016 VOL.10 No. 6 & 7

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OH WHAT A FATHER! Everyone has an opinion of what makes a good father. The best example

of a good father given to us in the Scriptures is the father of the prodigal son.

Most messages or about the son and not the father. I think that is because we can

relate to the son so much easier.

Good fathers often have prodigal children. Each one of us has a choice

as to doing that which is right and wise or that which is wrong and destructive. A

good parent will teach a child to do right and then when they have come of age,

they give them space to prove who they are. The father of the prodigal under-

stood that.

The father did not have to give the son his inheritance until after his

death. The father could have preached him a sermon at this time and showed him

how out-of-line he was, but the father knew the son did not have his ears opened

and he would not have listened at this time in his life. By giving the son what he

asked for, the father knew experience would teach him and the father would still

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This is my father, Bro. William Krueger.

He was my pastor until my marriage. I am sure we

were poor when I was young, but I never knew it. My

father was the picture of security and I never feared

for anything. I never feared that my father would

do evil. I was grown before I realized he was not per-

fect. When I wanted to shop for a dress I took daddy

with me. He would say, “Which one do you want?”

Mother would say, “How much does it cost?” He

loved taking care of his family. He gave us godly love

and I will forever be grateful . Gloria Brewster

OH WHAT A FATHER!

be alive to see his son come to his senses. This father put his own life on the line

for this son. He gave his son his security. The son left his father with limited sup-

plies, but the father put the son’s needs above his needs and gave him a chance to

prove himself.Ps 106:14-15

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul

The son proved he was not wise. The son was impatient to receive his

rights. He ed from his upbringing. He was unwise with his money and not pre-

pared for hard times. His zeal for life left him in want and he joined the world in-

stead of running home. In the world he CAME TO HIMSELF! When God opened

his eyes he saw just how good of a father he had, He saw himself as a sinner and

as unworthy of his father or his father’s goods. He learned far more than he would

have from a sermon, and his father, in wisdom, knew it would take that to wake

him up.

The father did not enjoy turning loose of his son, but he was more con-

cerned that his son COME TO HIMSELF than exercise his rights on his son.

Let me ask you, father, “What kind of father would your child nd if they

returned home?” Would you deal with your child in anger? Would you be thinking

of self and be unwilling to forgive your hurt? Would you place them under judg-

ment and refuse to show mercy? Not this father! This father rejoiced that his son

had COME TO HIMSELF! That was the goal of the father in the rst place. The

father saw it as victory. Every child longs to have that kind of a father when they

COME TO THEMSELVES.

The secret is they must COME TO THEMSELVES before there can be

sweet restoration. The stories in the verses above the prodigal son are about a lost

sheep and a lost coin. In both cases the shepherd and the woman searched for the

lost. This father did not leave his home to search for this son. Why? There is a

difference between losing your bearing and ending up lost from the herd or just

choosing to go away. The sheep had a eshly need. He had lost his way. The

prodigal had chosen to go another way, which was a spiritual work. He had pulled

his heart away and the father knew it would take a work of God to bring him back.

We don’t chase people in their sins. We wait upon God to do his work and we re-main home, going on with our lives and watching for their return. We never give

up but believe God will do the work.2



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The father lived as though his son was dead but waited for him to be resur-

rected and live again. When he saw that son coming toward home, he knew that

the son’s heart had returned. The father was ready to forgive and give mercy to his

son. The father paid for the party out of what he had left, after the son had taken

his part and spent it. The father knew he could not pay him back and still he gave

the best.

As soon as he had one son restored, he had another problem with his other

son. Each son had their own needs. The scripture says the father gave THEM theirinheritance. Both had opportunity to leave. The brother felt like no one gave a

party for him and he had done that which was right. He had not been mistreated;

he just had not felt honored for his actions. He had a need. The father in treated

his son, he didn’t condemn him. I think when he in treated his son he told him how

much he appreciated his life. He took time to explain to his son why he did what

he did. The Bible does not tell us how his son responded after he and his father

talked, but I can’t help but believe that the father’s wisdom and love worked on

both sons lives. We all need grace and mercy!

This man was not out to prove what a good father he was. He was out

to produce two sons who would be taught and instructed in righteousness so theycould live their lives protable as he had lived his. A father can’t teach his children

what he has not practiced. This father was a great example to his sons.

Oh, to have such a loving father as this man. If you do not have this kind

of a eshly father, at least you can have God the Father who will never fail you. He

is full of mercy. If you are not this kind of father, you can COME TO YOURSELF

just like the son did. You may nd your children to be just as merciful as the father

was.

I did not have a father like this. My father left my mother with four chil-

dren and me on the way. He returned home for a moment when I was three or four

years old. I asked him for a nickel to get ice cream from the ice cream truck and he

pushed me off the porch. That was my only memory growing up. I was not taught

by man to be a father, but God the father teaches me how to love my children. I

thank God for making me a father and giving me the opportunity to raise children

for His Kingdom. As the song says, “O to Be Like Him.”

----Jerry Brewster

LIVE YOUR LIFE IN SUCH A WAY

THAT THE PREACHER DOES NOT

HAVE TO LIE AT YOUR

FUNERAL!

PARSON TO PARSON(Taken from the book “Parson to Parson”,

written in 1964 by Pastor Adolph Bedsole.)

HOW DID WE GET TO THIS STATE?

How is it that the mighty forces of God have come to such a sorry state?

It did not happen overnight. It came about because of the malfunction of God’sservants at critical areas of power and inuence.

1. Some of our leaders lost their way. Those who are charged with the respon-

sibility of training preachers in the Bible schools, colleges, and seminaries are, by

virtue of their position among preachers, in positions to help make or break the

very life line of Christian teachings. (There are two pages of quotes from professors

who deny the deity of Christ. We are just including the headings because of length.)

2. Church visions became distorted. Many churches have satised their evange-

listic responsibility and mission conscience by meetin’ - prayin’ - cryin’ ! Peoplego to church, pay their tithes, say their prayers, cry their tears, give to missions and

cannot see lost boys and girls playing on the streets about their city.

Much of the church has come to depend on the government to supply the

needs of widows, orphans, the poor, the blind, the sick. Many Christians side-step

suffering humanity on their way to church with a big offering for the needy across

the seas. On their way home from church, they pass by on the other side of a man

who has fallen among sinners. They feel justied in this evasion of the unsaved

and backslidden because they have done their good deeds for God for the day by

going to church.

No wonder the people in some communities have decided that the

churches are closed corporations and that the church really does not want to serve

needy humanity. No wonder some have decided that churches may be giving to

be seen of men while they neglect the lost and needy in their own neighborhoods!

No wonder some of the non-Christians wonder how a church can have such deep

love for the unseen people in Africa and so little love for the people of their own

city. The world still wonders how the churches can make the appeal of missions in

other lands more appealing than missions in their own communities.

3. The parade of human gods deceived our world in its quest for the inti-

mate fellowship with God.

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4. Incidentals buried the preachers. “This one thing I do...,” said Paul. What

preacher today dares do this one thing? Preachers are expected to be Jacks-of-all

trades and be masters in the pulpit. The churches have bogged us down in multi-

tudinous tasks which the members should be doing. Many preachers have earned

the Doctor of Incidentals degree but they never will be recognized for it. Some

have suggested a ministerial rebellion against the performance of incidental things

which take us away from our main eld of service.

Our world blames us for the religious state of affairs and it is true thattremendous share of the guilt lies at our door but incidentals have sometimes made

us toy soldiers instead of conquering generals.

WHAT CAN THE PREACHER DO?

If it is not already too late, the preacher may still do something to change

the tide. If men are to change the tide, it will have to be God’s preachers who will

do it. Others have tried and failed - educators, statesmen, scientists, philosophers,

industrialists and others.

The brazen truth is that the hope of America and the entire world is in thehands of preachers. Men can not honestly accuse them of failure because there

is an accumulation of evidence that they have not yet really tried to change our

world. Have they been drifting with the tide while giving forth the expected min-

isterial protest?

The preacher has neither the wisdom nor the power to bring the needed

change. That wisdom and power rests only in God but God is ready to use that

wisdom and power to change the world if and when His chosen vessels of special

service are ready to become channels for Him.

1. Preachers must rid themselves of self. How many completely unselsh preach-

ers have you ever known? Brethren, the ministry is dripping with selshness and

pastors have been too stubborn to confess it. No one knows better than the preach-

er what self centeredness can do to spiritual power. It throws a blockade against

us around the powers of heaven; it raises a barricade against us in the hearts of

men and we nd ourselves in no-man’s-land between God and humanity. The

preacher’s religious world will continue to deteriorate until preachers begin to rid

themselves of self.

It is hard to believe this was written in the 60’s. I have not read the com-

plete book but believe it would be worth a preacher’s time to search for this book. If you have any kind of a prayer life you should be sure you pray for your pastor

on regular basis. He has a position that can make a difference to our day. 5 6

AMERICA, THE LAND OF THE___________?

What are we “the land of” today? We are such a confused nation. Presi-dent Obama said we were a nation of many gods. If we are, we have just recently

become a nation of many gods. This country was formed and dedicated to the God

of Creation. One God!!! Our God will not serve with other gods. All other gods

are just little gods and our God is God of all. There is not one man above our God.

Our God is a jealous God. We who have believed and have received His grace are

His bride and He requires us to be faithful to Him and Him only.

Our country is acting as if there is no God. We have attempted to remove

the Ten Commandments so there would be no penalty for being a thief, or killing

our neighbor, or committing adultery with our neighbors mate. We want to do as

we please and still look good. It doesn’t work that way!

Mic 6:8

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee,

but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

KJV

I stand amazed at Christian brothers and sisters as we prepare to elect our

next president of this United States of American. Our forefathers would turn over

in their graves if they could hear the language and the life styles of those running

for the presidency. Is there not a man in American that can turn hearts back to

God and justice? I will be the rst to acknowledge we have had some good menrunning the race this time, but no one is stopping the ungodliness that is running



that is running rampant in our country. The demorcats offer us a person who

should be before the judge for her actions. The republicans offer us a person who

is a moral disaster. Sure, there is good in both of them, as there is in most people,

but when will we hold people to a high standard of living in order to lead our coun-

try? They will lead us the way they live, and as a Christian I reject that way of

living. I strive to live by faith and walk in the ways of Christ, and if I cannot havea Christian president, at least let him be morally good!!!

We need to bend the knee and turn from OUR wicked ways and cry out to

our God to send us a deliverer as He did in the book of Judges. What we are doing

at this point will not bring us back to God. It might make some material changes

that we would like, but it won’t bring us back in God’s good grace.

In my youth, my country encouraged me to be good and to seek God.

What happened? My school opened with prayer, a song, a scripture and the pledge

to the American ag. Children today are not being taught about the God of Amer -

ica because a few people choose not to believe there is a God. We have always

allowed each person the freedom to believe what they want to believe, but we did

not allow them to change what the founders believed.

I love my country, but I don’t like what has happened to my countrymen.

In the 50’s, the government took over feeding and clothing the poor. We now have

more poor and homeless than ever. The church indulged themselves with the mon-

ey they once spent on the poor and the church has lost its warmth. Our families

began living outside the home instead of living at home and our homes have fallen

apart. Now our government is being run by those who have never tasted the good

heart our country had many years ago. This year we will either resurrect Americaor bury her! Wake Up America and return to the God of your fathers.

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Gloria Brewster

WEANING OF THE SOUL

I have been watching the crowds that have been demonstrating outside

the political meetings and wondering who their parents were. I saw a young man

jump on top of a police car and stomp it to pieces. It wasn’t anger, he was justhaving fun being destructive. There is a web-site where you can go and punch

this guy’s face over and over to get your frustrations out. They have got to be

kidding if they think for one minute that acting out anger will make you feel bet-

ter. What are we teaching our children. Better yet, what are we NOT teaching

our children.

My favorite mother in the Bible is David’s mother and it doesn’t even

give her name. David’s mother produced some wonderful children. She had

seven sons and two daughters. Not only did David kill the giant but David’s

brother’s son and his sister Zeruiah’s son also killed Goliath’s brothers. David’ssister, Zeruiah is mentioned 26 times in the Bible. His sister Abigail and her son

are also mentioned several times. Both Zeruiah’s and Abigail’s sons were mighty

men who served along side of David. They played a great part in the kingdom.

David’s brothers also were warriors. I count at least 14 people that were inu-

enced by David’s mother and they were all mighty people. Yet, we don’t know

her name. We must also not forget that Ruth was David’s great grandmother!

If you are wondering how I know that his mother played an important

part in their making I will tell you that I found it in Scripture. For years I read

my Bible and David’s mother never stood out to me. One day as I was reading

Psalms 131 I realized what had made David so great. Every mother should readand study this Psalm. Everything we mothers need to know in order to raise good

solid children is in these verses.8



TID BITS MONTHLY

REPORT

Praise God for his wonderful love to His children. It is amazing how

God provides for his children. I could not explain how God has sustained us this

last year and a half, but He has. He laid it on the hearts of three families to support

us monthly and that has supplied the basic needs. It means a lot to us to know it

was of God and not us. When people share their lives with you never take it for

granted. There are plenty other things they could do with their money yet theyshare with others. We have asked the Lord to reward them double for their love to

us.

Tid Bit’s needs have also been met by the goodness of God’s people. Since

we have changed printers, the Lord has provided everything we have needed, plus

we now can add to our mailing list each month.

NOTICE: You do not have to give to this paper to receive it. We love

sending it to you and if you never can give we are still blessed to bring our lives

into your home. I received a call this month from a person who was going to ask to

be removed because they could not give, yet they told me how much they enjoyed

reading the paper. I begged them not to remove their name. We love sending it

to all. I have not given to everything that has blessed my life and I don’t expect

others to be any different. Many of you didn’t ask to be put on our list and yet you

allow us to send it. Thank you and please never feel obligated unless God speaks

to you.

Some of our supporters have been ghting serious sickness and we would

ask that you pray for the supporters of this ministry. Again we have had several

funerals this last two months. Many are hurting and we should pray for our broth-

ers and sisters in Christ.

There are many sweet stories we could share about the people connected

to this paper. It is neat to see God at work. One group of supporters is a group of

men who meet for Bible Study every Saturday morning. They empty their pockets

and send it to Tid Bits once a month. It’s not a large offering but it is a treasured

offering. It encourages us.

If you have questions that you need answers for, we would love to have a

chance at answering those questions. Write to the address beside this article and

share your needs and lives with us.

Have a great Father’s day and fourth of July celebration.

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Ps 131

Lord, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I exer-

cise myself in great matters, or in things too high for me.

Surely I have behaved and quieted myself, as a child that is weaned

of his mother: my soul is even as a weaned child.

Let Israel hope in the Lord from henceforth and for ever.

KJV

David gives the secret to his success in these verses and he credits his

mother with having taught him these things. Weaning is not just from the breast,

there is also a weaning of the soul, which is the most important part of raising a

child.

His heart was not haughty. He didn’t think to highly of himself.

Why is it important to teach this? Because God destroys the haughty.

His eyes were not lofty. Not only to think more highly of self but

not to act more highly in action.

He does not exercise himself in great matters. Acting

insolent and proud of self in matters that was not his business.

He behaved and quieted himself. He had self-control and he

knew how to stop and be silent (let someone else talk).

David acted as a child that is weaned of his mother. He had a weaned

soul and because of this he would make a great king to the people. David declares

his mother to be an handmaid of the Lord.

Ps 86:16

O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto

thy servant, and save the son of thine handmaid.

Are you being an handmaiden of the Lord? Did you wean your children

to know how to behave themselves? Young mother, take hold of your opportu-

nity today and tomorrow you will be blessed.

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MRS. BOBBIE MAYHEW

Well it’s amazing how God honors His children. Last month a friend wrote

and said she wanted to honor Mrs. Bobbie Mayhew. She felt like you shouldn’t

wait until someone dies to tell them what they mean to you. So, we honored her

last month. About four people asked me if she had died. They were not use to

seeing honor given to the living.

Last night Tid Bits was given another gift in honor of Mrs. BobbieMayhew. Everyone seems to be remembering her sweet spirit.

Mrs. Bobbie has been gone from our church for several years but her

memory is still very present. Mrs. Bobbie was the kind of member that was

there every service. She was my visitation partner for many years. After

visiting together for a couple years we learned that we had gone to the same

church when we were young and that our parents knew each other. Yes,

Mrs. Bobbie we still think of you and love you very much!

After a pastor’s wife tookher overworked husband

to the family physician, the

physician took the wife aside

and whispered: “I don’t

like the way your husband

looks.”

“I don’t either,” she replied,“but he’s always been a

good father to the children.”

IF YOU LOVE

JESUS

TITHE!

ANYONE CANHONK!

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