Apples of Gold
Radio Script for November 19, 2008
“The Noble Man Makes Noble Plans”
Hello, I’m Doug Apple…with Apples of Gold.
Here is an old saying that I love.
“The noble man makes noble plans and by noble deeds he stands.”
Let me say that again.
“The noble man makes noble plans and by noble deeds he stands.”
There are four parts to this old saying. The first part is “noble man.”
Let me ask you, are you a noble man?
What is a noble man? He’s a man of superior character and morals. He is dignified and generous, and has high ideals.
This is a goal to strive for – to be a noble man.
Then it says a noble man “makes noble plans.”
Now let me ask you, are you making noble plans? Perhaps I should ask if you are making any plans at all. If not, it’s time to make some. It’s time to set some goals, then work for them.
It reminds me of what Edmund Burke said, “All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.” It’s up to us to do something or else evil will prevail.
So a noble man makes noble plans. Well what are noble plans?
Noble plans are idealistic. You see how things should be, then you plan to make it a reality.
Think of Teen Challenge. It was an idealistic vision, the idea of taking addicts and setting them free through Jesus Christ. Now that plan is a reality, with locations all over the world.
Someone saw the way things should be, then planned to make it a reality. It was a noble plan.
The noble man makes noble plans.
The next part of that old saying is “noble deeds.”
See, you can be a noble person, with very high morals. And you can make noble plans, seeing the way things ought to be and thinking about how to change them. But nothing really happens until you start doing noble deeds.
What are noble deeds? It’s what you do to carry out your noble plans.
That sounds obvious, but listen. Sometimes people have noble plans, but then use ignoble deeds to carry them out. They say the ends justify the means.
Not so for a noble man. Yes, he has noble plans. And to get there he uses only noble deeds.
See, everything is the high road with this guy. His high morals invade everything he does, both his plans and his deeds.
And now the last half of the old saying. It says, “…and by noble deeds he stands.”
Some people try to cut corners to carry out their noble plans, but what they do is undermine their foundation. And that leads to a great fall.
But when you make sure all your deeds are noble, that every step in your plan is of the highest moral character, then you will stand. Nothing can bring you down because your foundation is sure.
Now let me tell you where that old saying comes from. It’s right there in Isaiah 32:8. And here it is, one more time.
“The noble man makes noble plans and by noble deeds he stands.”
Comments?
E-mail me: dougapple@wave94.com.
May God bless you today! With Apples of Gold…I’m Doug Apple.
© 2008 The Arrow’s Tip
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Why “The Arrow’s Tip”? Each morning, after diligently seeking the Lord, I write Apples of Gold. Then before I release it to the public I pray one final prayer, “Lord, send forth your arrows.” I envision Apples of Gold as arrows, tips dipped in the river of the water of life that flows from the throne of God (Rev. 22:1), sailing toward the hearts and minds of men and women around the world.
Doug Apple
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