​          Life can be hard at times.  Illness, tragedy, misfortune, loss and such may make life seem unbearable. An accumulation of negative events may lead to a sense of depression.  It may look like things only get worse, never better.
          Job experienced such depression. He said, “My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.  They skim past like boats of papyrus, like eagles swooping down on their prey.  If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will change my expression, and smile,’ I still dread all my sufferings.” (Job 9:25-28).  Life is hopeless.
          Later, however, Job’s fortunes did improve.  God blessed Job with renewed health, restored wealth and a beautiful family of children and grandchildren four generations deep.  He couldn’t have imagined it in the days of his depression, but life was good again.
          So, it is with Christians.  We may have problems, sometimes tremendous problems, but in time everything will be good again.  In fact, our ultimate future will be better than we could ever imagine now.  Paul said, “I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18).
          No matter what, Christian, God has blessings in store for you.  Things will not get worse and end in personal destruction.  Things will get better and end in personal victory and eternal bliss.  We have God’s Word on it.
 
                                                                                               Rick Cunningham
                                                                                                   To the Point!  
                                                                                       “The Cunningham Papers"

​            It is hard to distinguish between good and evil these days.  The world is constantly redefining the two.  Bad has become good, right has become wrong, true has become false, and nothing is what it seems to be.  Everything has a “spin” on it.  That’s the new term.
          There’s nothing really new about redefining good and evil.  The ancient Greek sophists made their living putting a “spin” on anything for pay.  Whatever view one wanted; the sophists could justify it.  Many lawyers practice sophistry today.  And sadly, so do many people who claim to be Christians.
          Good and evil are absolutes.  God defines them in his Word.  To avoid the confusion, we must continually define our values in the light of what God says. Otherwise, we, too, will be confused by the “spin”.
          Isaiah said, “Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter” (Isaiah 5:20).
          Watch out for the “spin,” Christian.  The results can be dizzying.
                                       
                                                                                              Rick Cunningham
                                                                                                  To the Point!
                                                                                      “The Cunningham Papers”