Think About It: You don’t have to force your way into God’s plan; you just need to move in His direction when He opens a door. Therefore, stay close to God each day and seek direction from the Holy Spirit.
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The man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.
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“…leaving all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading; I will rather say more necessary, because health is worth more than learning.”
-Thomas Jefferson to John Jefferson, 1790
With the table spread with food, drinks, and dessert it should make us pause for thanks that we have so much with great variety. We can still go to the store and buy whatever is needed on short notice. With loaming food shortages and high fuel costs driving up food production and transportation costs we should have greater appreciation and not assume everything we want will always be at our finger tips. We have become increasingly aware of the long chain of events that take place from planting to our family table. It does not take much to disrupt the chain and cause shortages.
“The day of judgment is coming”: it may seem like a long wait for justice and we may be tempted to give up, but at the right time all who are not righteous, i.e., one who does not follow Jesus Christ will come into fiery judgment, burned up like straw, but not consumed. The final judgment does not eliminate the wicked so as not to exist. The fiery judgment will last for eternity, inflicting pain and suffering with no relief. Vs. 2 mentions roots and branches referring to the final end, no life, no rebirth, no second chance; like Roundup that kills the root, the unrighteous have no hope.
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“A lie told once remains a lie, but a lie told a thousand times
becomes the truth.” -Dr. Joseph Goebbles
Pilot Knob Lutheran Church
2391 330th St, Forest City, IA 50436