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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, April 30, 2017
Today's Passage : Subject:Accepting the World as It Is Bible Verse:Romans 9:27-29 (ESV) "And Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: "Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved, for the Lord will carry out his sentence upon the earth fully and without delay." [Isaiah 10:22] And as Isaiah predicted, "If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring, we would have been like Sodom and become like Gomorrah." [Isaiah 1:9] " Message:
What are we to think when we look at Western society and the direction it is headed? It seems sometimes like God is losing the battle.
Church attendance is down; in many places, beautiful old church buildings have become little more than local recreation centers and wedding chapels. Governments sometimes seem to be actively promoting atheism, especially in schools. Celebrities and the media seem to espouse ever-increasing degrees of sexual promiscuity in the name of personal freedom.
Forty years ago, a shocking and controversial report showed that one out of four -- 25% -- of black children in the US were born out of wedlock. Today, that figure is 70%. A black child born in the US today has less than a 1 in 3 chance that his mother and father are married.
And Christian churches themselves are hardly perfect. Several weeks ago a Catholic bishop was indicted for conspiracy to commit child molestation; every week seems to bring another pastor or minister who has robbed the church bank account.
As with so many problems, the solution to the pain, frustration, and helplessness we may feel about these issues is right in the Bible. Even before Christ, Isaiah prophecied that only a "remnant" of Israel — God's chosen nation — would be saved. Nothing in the Bible promises that we will live in a world that is good or just.
We must do our best, and we must be at peace with the result, for God is in charge, not us. Nowhere are we promised that every person, or a majority of people, or even a large number of people, are going to know God's grace. Total victory will not be ours until Christ comes again, and only God knows when that will occur.
The practical conclusion of today's Scripture is summarized wonderfully in "The Serenity Prayer":
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.
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Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it; Trusting that He will make all things right if I surrender to His Will; . . .
Meditation : Prayer : Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make me perfect in every good work to do his will, working in me that which is well-pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. |
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