Our neck of the woods is once again in low clouds and misting rain.  Although the sun is trying to break through at this time, 1300, who knows we may see it in a little bit.

And, @ 1304 we do and it looked like it was actually breaking through, 1307, hidden again.....

Carla is at work where she can’t see this, so she shouldn’t have any yearnings to go outside in it.

Watching some barbecue shows this afternoon, won’t be long before I start smoking, barbecuing and grilling the meat out of our freezer.  Good eatin’ coming up - soon.

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2 Timothy 2:11-13 ^“It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

¹² If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

¹³ If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.”  KJV

We love scriptures that make a positive promise from God to us.

We frequently quote them trying to remind Him and others that He has made these promises for us to receive His Grace and Mercy.

However, what also frequently happens, is that we forget all God’s promises have a requirement for us to obey.

If we be dead with Him – accepting Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins, - we shall also live with Him, there is a condition for us to live with Christ forever.  We must accept Him as our Savior.

If we suffer – in obedience to Him – then we shall reign with him forever.

However, if we deny Him, - denying His sovereignty, denying His relationship with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit, denying that He has a right to provide those requirements, and so many other ways – then He will also deny us – a terrible consequence for our life, on earth to live with and for the beginning of eternity our life in hell.

God cannot deny Himself.  The world believes God is too gracious too loving to send anyone to hell; but just as His promise of protection, love and mercy for those who obey will be honored His promise of eternal damnation will also be honored.

We have been warned.

Man’s laws are forever changing often times overnight.  Courts can be lenient or harsh depending on how he interprets the actions of the defendant.  Sentences can be modified, a suspect can get off with good behavior, all kinds of factors enter in to how a suspect is punished for his crime.

He can appeal to a higher court for relief; he can claim mitigating circumstances in hopes of a lighter or no sentence to jail or prison.

With God there is no appeal.  There is no relief.  There is no lighter sentence or getting out of hell for ‘good’ behavior.

The sentence will not be modified, it will not be overturned, the only way man can escape hell, is to accept God’s Son and to obey Him.

I don’t know how many times I have heard non-believers try and quote the Bible to include their sinful behavior; it happens all the time, they take things out of context, they twist the Word to mean something entirely different than what it says.

It doesn’t matter, God doesn’t listen to man’s false interpretation.  He doesn’t listen to twisted logic or excuses. 

He will not recant His promises, both the good and the bad.

“If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.” 

Lord, may I be able to get that point across to those that resist Your rightful place in our universe and our lives.

Later, Art (-: