Hold On, Your Day is Coming!
Recently, I switched our television from one major network to another. I probably spent three to five minutes listening and seeing what ABC, CBS and NBC broadcasted at that time. That’s all it took; I was angry! These network programs were all together ungodly, anti-Christian and immoral.
The anger I felt toward sin and this sinful world then turned into grief. I found myself actually mourning over the sin all around us. I read the words of an earlier child of God, “Streams of tears flow from my eyes, for your law is not obeyed,” Psalm 119:136. To those who arrested him, Jesus pointed out, “This is your hour when darkness reigns,” Luke 22:53. Sin will dominate the earth until Jesus returns. We must accept this and not be overly upset, discouraged or disheartened by sin’s control of the world in which we now live. …
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God is a person. Humans can fellowship with this divine person. He isn’t distant, unknowable or remote. Humans can experience God, fellowship with him and enjoy his presence. His wonderful presence imparts hopefulness to our hearts, courage to our minds and joy to our emotions. …
Your spouse is a gift from God to you. Genesis Chapter 2 illustrates God’s original design for marriage. He created two humans and put them together: Adam, God’s gift to Eve and Eve, God’s gift to Adam. Nothing’s changed—your spouse is God’s gift to you. …
Adam from Bethlehem? No, God purposefully placed him in a region called the Garden of Eden. Bethlehem didn’t exist when the first man walked on planet earth.
People refer to Walt Disney as the father of animation. His genius popularized animated cartoons. Disney characters like Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse come to live in countless theaters, TV’s and DVD’s. Disney’s ability to make cartoon characters seem life-like built a multi-billion-dollar industry. …
Darkness shrouded the beach late on evening. No man-made lights illuminated the blackness that stretched forever. As I looked heavenward, multitudes of brilliant stars and planets filled the sky. The heavens declared God’s glory and displayed his splendor! My heart leaped for joy as I reveled in Father’s heavenly handiwork. …
Beautiful turquoise Caribbean water surrounded the one hundred and ten-foot-long boat. Several lushly forested Honduran Islands lay scattered around us.
After miraculously providing fish and bread for thousands of hungry people, Jesus commanded the apostles, “Gather the pieces that are left,” John 6:12. Was Jesus an environmentalist? Was he merely concerned that his actions not pollute the Israeli countryside? Maybe his motto was “Don’t mess with Israel.” (That just doesn’t have the same ring as “Don’t mess with Texas.”) …
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