Post by Richard on Apr 10, 2007 12:53:01 GMT -5
Forever Stamps?, by Katha Winther
A number of years ago, a colleague of mine complained about all of her
bills. She had a stack of them, ready to be mailed. She then complained
about the price of postage stamps, and having to lick them. She also
made a point of telling me that even though the post office offered a
variety of stamps, that she just used the plain, ordinary regular ones.
She resented paying bills in the first place, and her creditors would
be receiving her checks with those stamps. I thought that her ranting
about this was a little silly, and gave her my opinion. From my
perspective, as long as I was spending the money on a stamp, I might as
well purchase a pretty, colorful, commemorative one. I didn't care who
(i.e. creditor, friend) would be the recipient of my snail mail, but it
would have a pretty stamp.
The stamps that I currently have are the "Love" stamps -- the ones with
the Hershey's kiss, wrapped in silver foil. Perhaps the individual who
receives something from me will be uplifted, amused, or get the urge
for a little chocolate! I hope that the stamp will spread a little
sunshine into someone's life.
We have been bought with a "forever" price!
Did you hear that the U.S. Post Office will once again be raising the
price of a first class postage stamp? It's now 39 cents, but on May
14th, it will be 41 cents. We'll either have to purchase the higher
priced ones, or get some of those 2 cent stamps to place with it.
There's another stamp that's been issued – it's called the "Forever"
stamp. Those stamps, with the Liberty Bell, will give customers a
chance to lock in the price -- no matter how much the rates rise in the
future. I wonder how many Americans will take advantage of that deal.
Forever is quite a concept to grasp, isn't it? It makes me think of
eternity -- that will be a long time for us up there! Thinking along
those lines, we belong to God. We have been bought with a "forever"
price – with His blood. Let's live in a way that will bring glory to
Him … a stamp of approval.
Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit,
who is in you, whom you have received by God? You are not your own;
you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body (1
Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV).
A number of years ago, a colleague of mine complained about all of her
bills. She had a stack of them, ready to be mailed. She then complained
about the price of postage stamps, and having to lick them. She also
made a point of telling me that even though the post office offered a
variety of stamps, that she just used the plain, ordinary regular ones.
She resented paying bills in the first place, and her creditors would
be receiving her checks with those stamps. I thought that her ranting
about this was a little silly, and gave her my opinion. From my
perspective, as long as I was spending the money on a stamp, I might as
well purchase a pretty, colorful, commemorative one. I didn't care who
(i.e. creditor, friend) would be the recipient of my snail mail, but it
would have a pretty stamp.
The stamps that I currently have are the "Love" stamps -- the ones with
the Hershey's kiss, wrapped in silver foil. Perhaps the individual who
receives something from me will be uplifted, amused, or get the urge
for a little chocolate! I hope that the stamp will spread a little
sunshine into someone's life.
We have been bought with a "forever" price!
Did you hear that the U.S. Post Office will once again be raising the
price of a first class postage stamp? It's now 39 cents, but on May
14th, it will be 41 cents. We'll either have to purchase the higher
priced ones, or get some of those 2 cent stamps to place with it.
There's another stamp that's been issued – it's called the "Forever"
stamp. Those stamps, with the Liberty Bell, will give customers a
chance to lock in the price -- no matter how much the rates rise in the
future. I wonder how many Americans will take advantage of that deal.
Forever is quite a concept to grasp, isn't it? It makes me think of
eternity -- that will be a long time for us up there! Thinking along
those lines, we belong to God. We have been bought with a "forever"
price – with His blood. Let's live in a way that will bring glory to
Him … a stamp of approval.
Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit,
who is in you, whom you have received by God? You are not your own;
you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body (1
Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV).