Saw some sunshine and rainbows today.  Always nice to have a reminder that the rain is not going to go on ‘forever.’

Viv and Velma are with us this afternoon.  Good to see them both.

Psalm 25:14-15 The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant.

¹⁵ Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

Of all the things in the world that we should be afraid of, the ferocious animal coming at us, the car in our lane coming right at us, and we could add to the list forever, the one thing that should fear us the most is not being right with God.

We know that God is Love.  We know that He wants the best for those that serve Him.  We know that He is forgiving and merciful.  We know that He understands and has great patience on our behalf.

But we often forget that in all of His love, in all of His concerns and cares, when we disobey Him; when we refuse to acknowledge the right full place He has in our world; when we refuse to acknowledge that His Son is our Savior and it is only by Him we are saved, then we must deal with His judgement.

By human standards we may feel it is harsh, and many refuse to believe that He would actually condemn anyone to hell, but we have been warned.

We are given every opportunity to read and accept His Word.

The pathway to Him is really quite simple, we all too often make a big deal of it and the things that must be done, but it really is simple.

It is simply a matter of believing Him.  Turning our eyes to Him and allowing Him to guide and direct us.

We are blinded by this world, and satan would have us remain so.  The world is a dark place and it allows satan to create a sense of foreboding and fear.  It is also at world of many things that satan uses to make us ‘feel’ better about ourselves.  To make us have fun and ‘enjoy life.’  He uses those things to shine in our eyes and take them off God.

But God is quite clear, The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will shew them his covenant. ¹⁵ Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net.

So why do we look away from Him, why do we allow ourselves to be taken by the hand by those that hate Him and would destroy Him and our relationship with Him.

Yes, God is love, but people also need to realize that when He is defied, He can become angry in His judgement, and I for one, never want to see that side of Him.

Hebrews 10:30-31 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

³¹ It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Somehow, we need to get that message out to all who will listen.

Later, Art :-)