Reading: Isaiah 12,13
My Verse: "I will punish the world for its evil,
and the wicked for their iniquity;
I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,
and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless" (Isaiah 13:11)
Oh, LORD God, how I need to keep this thought before me! All of earth lives in "time" - we cannot escape it. Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a time for everything. Too many live their lives as if there will always be a tomorrow - putting off decisions that need to be dealt with today! I love this quote from CS Lewis. "The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." You, LORD God control time - man can do nothing to change that. You, LORD God will deal with the evil done in this world in Your time. All will answer to You - that is a fact. (Romans 14:12) That is inevitable! A time of reckoning will come!
Just listened to this wonderful sermon by Ravi Zacharias titled "Let My People Think: Recapture the Wonder." Not only is he amazing to listen to but he challenges me to think - truly think! Of what it means to belong to You LORD God! Of what it means to be human.
He tells this tragic story of a woman whose husband was a very successful physician, totally dedicated to his work, very wealthy, with wife and children and the gratitude and adoration of all those around him - yet one night he took his own life. She is left to wonder why? Ravi went on to say. . .
"despair is not just a moment but it is a way of life . . .
it is true often of the most wealthy."
He states the reason for despair is the loss of our belief in the transcendent, our loss of the ability to be awed by wonder.
"We've lost our belief in the transcendent because we have lost our gratitude.
You lose your sense of wonder, You lose your sense of gratitude"
I looked out my window as I was listening to this and there the beautiful brilliant red roses were pressed up against the window! I found myself smiling and thanking You, LORD God for the beauty and wonder of a red rose. Thank You for giving me that moment!
Yes, a time of reckoning is coming . . .
"its time is close at hand
and its days will not be prolonged." (Isaiah 13:22b)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "I will punish the world for its evil,
and the wicked for their iniquity;
I will put an end to the pomp of the arrogant,
and lay low the pompous pride of the ruthless" (Isaiah 13:11)
Oh, LORD God, how I need to keep this thought before me! All of earth lives in "time" - we cannot escape it. Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a time for everything. Too many live their lives as if there will always be a tomorrow - putting off decisions that need to be dealt with today! I love this quote from CS Lewis. "The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." You, LORD God control time - man can do nothing to change that. You, LORD God will deal with the evil done in this world in Your time. All will answer to You - that is a fact. (Romans 14:12) That is inevitable! A time of reckoning will come!
Just listened to this wonderful sermon by Ravi Zacharias titled "Let My People Think: Recapture the Wonder." Not only is he amazing to listen to but he challenges me to think - truly think! Of what it means to belong to You LORD God! Of what it means to be human.
He tells this tragic story of a woman whose husband was a very successful physician, totally dedicated to his work, very wealthy, with wife and children and the gratitude and adoration of all those around him - yet one night he took his own life. She is left to wonder why? Ravi went on to say. . .
"despair is not just a moment but it is a way of life . . .
it is true often of the most wealthy."
He states the reason for despair is the loss of our belief in the transcendent, our loss of the ability to be awed by wonder.
"We've lost our belief in the transcendent because we have lost our gratitude.
You lose your sense of wonder, You lose your sense of gratitude"
I looked out my window as I was listening to this and there the beautiful brilliant red roses were pressed up against the window! I found myself smiling and thanking You, LORD God for the beauty and wonder of a red rose. Thank You for giving me that moment!
Yes, a time of reckoning is coming . . .
"its time is close at hand
and its days will not be prolonged." (Isaiah 13:22b)
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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