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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness Gal 5:22 |
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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 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. Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Today's Passage : Today's Passage :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. By 2007, the figure was 70%, and in 2013 the percentage of babies born out of wedlock, regardless of ethnicity, was 48%. (CPUS article, 2013.)
And Christian churches themselves are hardly perfect. Catholic bishops being indicted for conspiracy to commit child molestation will hurt for many years, and every week seems to bring another pastor or minister who has robbed the church bank account. Not even to mention the issue of hypocrisy.
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 prophesied 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 what the Bible commands us to do, and we must be at peace with the result, for God is in charge, not us. We must accept the possibility that God knows, or even intends, that during this age societies and governments will be dominated by atheism and sin. 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 : Finally, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, let me think about these things. What I have learned and received, let me do; and the God of peace be with us all.......Amen |
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