“Therefore, I urge
you brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy
sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship”
(Romans 12:1).
Hey Gang: There is no
question that our nation is a mess and getting messier each and every day and
it appears, at this moment that, if God does not intervene in a mighty way, soon
the days will continue to get darker. But!
Neat word “but” God’s Word is
very clear and filled with words of encouragement and reasons to be
thankful. I would guess that each of you
had a good meal, in fellowship with loved ones, and in a warm house; something that many brothers and sisters in
Christ did not have this Thanksgiving Day.
The days are growing darker but there are somethings the world cannot take away. Jesus Christ is same today as He was yesterday
and He continues to stand at the door of our hearts asking permission to come
in and sup with us. The gift of Jesus
Christ, His death on the cross and His resurrection to redeem you and me has
not changed one iota. Is that not
awesome?
In Ezekiel thirty six, verses twenty one through the end of
the chapter, we read that our God is a sovereign God. I have a hard time with that word, sovereign, because we have no role
models in our lives that qualify as sovereign. My dictionary tells me that
sovereign means “having supreme rank, power, authority, greatest is degree,
utmost and extreme.” Isaiah eleven, one through nine, give us the
description of such a person; and, we
read in Luke 1:30-31, who this person is: “Do
not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold you will conceive in your womb and
bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus”.
In the world in which we are living, in the insanity by
which we find ourselves encompassed, we must remind ourselves that our
sovereign God is above and beyond all the craziness. Again I emphasize that our God does not
change! He remains a steady anchor! He is our refuge and strength! Under His wings we have protection.
It was recently reported that the number one mental health
issue today is anxiety and fear. Being the nervous type, if I did not believe
God was sovereign, I would be “fit to be tied and locked away.” I would be
going to bed each night unable to fall asleep. I would be going crazier by the
day, with no end in sight to my despair. Instead, I go to bed each night and
wake the next morning with a song of thanksgiving on my lips.
Why? Because God is sovereign! It is our sovereign God who
puts men and women in power and removes them from power. I peeked- history is going to end exactly as
God has determined it will end. Look
again at Ezekiel 36:22 “Thus says the
Lord God, It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act,
but for My holy name, which you have profaned among the nations where you
went”. Do you think that applies to
America as well? I suspect that it does.
Deterioration and decay is not new; it has been with each
since Eve took a bite out of the apple. American culture has been decaying for
more than a half-century and has reached the point of moral bankruptcy. Our
value system has run amok. Isaiah 5:20 says:
“Woe to those who
call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for
darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!” Is this
not where America is today? Morals once cherished have been placed in the trash
heaps. Faith in the God of the Bible is
ridiculed. And yet, I still have hope! Why? I have read the final chapter. “That God loved me so much He sent His Son,
Jesus, to die on a hideous cross that I might be freed from the bondage of sin
and at that moment when I said, “Lord I commit my heart and soul to you”, my
name was recorded in the Lamb’s Book of Life and I will one day be included in
the Marriage Feast of the Lamb. (read
Titus 2:11-15)
I believe one day, very
soon, Abba Father will say to Son ,Yeshua, “Go
for it”. Go and bring Your Bride
home. Wow, come Lord Jesus! Oh, keep in mind when He does come, the door
closes. Make sure your witness is strong
today.
Blessings,
Gramps
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