Tuesday, June 2, 2015
"For I am convinced that neither
death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things
to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will
be able to separate us from the love of God, which is, in Christ Jesus our
Lord" (Romans 8:38-39).
Hey Gang, read it again, and again,
and again, until it is firmly entrenched on the inside of your think tank. After
I completed writing the first blog of the "Lighten Up" series, the
bride-of-my youth called me to listen to the weird and very loud sounds our
clothes drier was making. After close analysis, that took about one
second, I knew our drier, that had been faithful all these years, had given up
the ghost. (If driers have a ghost). A quick analysis by my
mechanic son agreed with my diagnosis.
Now, I want to make a confession to
you, I have been going through the Bible once again and have spent a month or
so in the prophets, major and minor, and have been blessed more than ever
before. Our world is being shaken, and we are told that in the latter or
last days many hearts will fail from fear. Why? because people are not
filling their hearts and minds with the Word of God and spending time with Him
in their prayer closets. They do not have a clue what is in God's fringe
package.
My confession: I tend to get on a
‘pity party’ when the rubber-hit-the-road experiences come calling. And I
believe God has pointed that out to me as I have traversed through Isaiah,
Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel and the Minor Prophets. What He has been
teaching me is – I/we have a choice to make: I can be in a dither each time the
sky appears to be falling, like our worn out drier, which in this day and age
is most of the time, or I/we can put our trust in the Lord and let Him handle
the 'downers'.
I have had a little ditty on my wall
for many years. I am confident many of you have heard or read it . I
admit I failed to live up to the challenge contained within its words but also
confess it has become more of a part of my life recently .I would strongly
recommend you. place it on your refrigerator, bathroom mirror and rear view
mirror of your car.
It goes like this: "Good morning,
I am God, Today, I will be handling all of your problems, Please remember that
I do not need your help, so have a great day". Now we
might put that in more Biblical terms by quoting Romans 8:28, "And
we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love
God, to those who are called according to His purpose" .
I am blessed with a wood
furnace, not a heater, but a full- blown furnace that eats wood in these very
cold days like my Belgian horses used to eat hay. So, I have gone
through the wood pile much faster this winter than anticipated. Not only
am I going to run out but I have been concerned about where I will get enough
wood for next year. In other words, I did as Paul said he did in Romans
7:15-16.
“I do that very things hate”, I
worry!. I tell you this to stoke your interest in another Gramps
message where I will share what I believe is a fantastic miracle.
Soooo, let me close this with a
challenge: I am really concerned about the direction our leaders are taking our
country. But I have learned that all the grumbling in the world is not
going to change the hearts of our President and those who make the rules. BUT
God did give us the key to changing the direction we are currently on, read 2
Chronicles 7:14 where He gave us this challenge: "and My people,
who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn
from their wicked ways, then I will her from heaven, will forgive their sin and
will heal their land". A conditional covenant that God will
implement the day the believers of our land take heed and obey.
Blessings, Gramps
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