Deer were in the garden a bit
later this morning as they headed down the driveway at about 0930. They haven’t done too much damage, but I am
going to try something different next year.
Carla and Teresa are working on
Pizza Sauce and Green tomato relish – not nearly as much as we had last year,
but it will be sufficient for our needs.
Me thinks that the canning of
fruit is over, again not as much as last year, but enough, along with those left
from last year, to satisfied our needs this winter. We will need to ‘beef’ it up next year.
1 Peter 1:3-5 Blessed be the God
and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath
begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead,
4 To an inheritance
incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for
you,
5 Who are kept by the
power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last
time.
In this world of chaos and
violence we have a Father who wants the best for us. Even when we see Christians undergoing
incredible torture and torment, even when we see Christians targeted and
murdered, we know that God is with them.
Because Christ’s sacrifice was
honored by the Father, our lives are in His hands and more importantly, our very
souls.
The world’s values change almost
daily and lately it is changing to the point where virtually no one is
safe. We cannot depend on the world’s
system to protect us from the violence of man.
The world’s values are transient
and last but for a moment. They are not
guaranteed and even if they last our lifetime, they do nothing for us when we
face the Judgement seat.
A few years ago, Deed, as an
electrician, was working on a multi-million dollar home in the Portland
area. One of the things the owner had
her do was change some light bulbs – can’t remember why.
The family had two young
children; as they were sitting on a daveno watching her, one said to the other
“I am glad we will never have to change light bulbs.”
Shortly thereafter it was
discovered that the husband had stolen the proceeds of a retirement program for
a union. Eventually he was incarcerated
and the family’s lifestyle had a dramatic change.
In the end, that beautiful home,
worth several million dollars was taken from the family – it was foreclosed on
and sold for less than a million.
It was not the children’s fault
this happened and obviously they had not been taught to be self-sufficient
thinking that they would never have to do anything for themselves.
They were following the example
of their parents. But I wonder where
they are now, can they deal with the damage done by their parents and can they
survive in this world?
We have seen this kind of thing
throughout the centuries where governments change, or decide that anyone that
has more money than the government thinks it should have they take it.
Christians and Jews are being
driven from their homes in the middle east, they are losing jobs and their
lives. There are no guarantees that what
we have today will still be ours tonight.
The value of money changes, our
currency is constantly being evaluated in the world and it fluctuates, not by
much – right now. But, I am remembering
the value of the German money became so low it was used as fire starters – it
was worthless.
Our only assurance is that we
have the salvation through Jesus and that, in the end, is all that is going to
matter.
We need to focus more on God and
His Righteousness, what He has done for us.
We need to praise and worship Him and thank Him for His love for us.
It is easy to do that often
during the day. We just need to practice
having Him on our minds, ever ready to look to Him in thanksgiving. For a Christian this should be automatic, but
we too frequently allow the pressures of the day to overcome us and the business
of the day distract us.
We need to take Peter’s
advice.
Ephesians 5:19-20 Speaking to
yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in
your heart to the Lord;
20 Giving thanks always for
all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ;
Later, Art :-)
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