You can't beat the weather: Spring is too rainy and summer's too hot; Fall is soon over and winter is not.* An astute observer would note the poetic verse above had to be written in the season of winter and probably on a bad hair day! All too well we know the feeling and we chuckle along with the author. But, nevertheless, the seasonal cycle does continue; winter does fade and soon gives birth to the spring of new life. And new life is what I want to speak of for a moment. Often, I find myself looking through history books and reading old news articles, all the while thinking, the writer, the characters and all involved have long passed on to eternity. I wonder what they thought of the future ahead--the days they would never see? You see, life does go on. No matter how inconspicuous and shifting it may be to us, it has its own life, its own people, its own places, and its own news. For most, a glimpse of our future will never be known. But there was such a one who d...
God'd Word is a lamp unto our feet... Remaining in God's Word... Excerpt from "Those Who are Wise Will Shine" Remain in God’s Word God knew what would happen to society if they left Him out. You will find it a topic in the Redemptive Thread. He knew if we lived by our own rules and walked in our wisdom we would destroy ourselves. Isaiah the prophet decried in warning to all who desire self-sufficiency in the following manner: Look, all you who kindle a fire, Who encircle yourselves with sparks: Walk in the light of your fire and in the sparks you have kindled— This you shall have from My hand: You shall lie down in torment. (Is. 50:11) Until the Lord returns at the end of the age, the message is still the same. Walking in the light of our own presumptions will only lead us to destruction. Thankfully, God has not left us without solid direction. The light of His instruction leads to the true blessing we all seek if we respond to it positively. ...