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Monday, December 19, 2011
Christmas Series, Part 1: In A Child's...Eyes.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Christmas Series, Part 1: In A Child’s…Eyes. We all know that things look much different through the eyes of a child. There is an unmatched innocence that is found there. However, as Christmas approaches and we hear so much talk about the birth of Christ, my mind drifts to the eyes of The Child, Jesus.
When someone is close to an object and has their eyes fixed upon it, you can see a reflection of that object in their eyes. No, it’s not easily noticeable, and you have to be close and looking really intently to see it, but it’s there nonetheless.
None is so close and so intently focused as a brand new mother or father. That’s why I think Mary and Joseph saw it – I think they saw the reflection.
It wasn’t just any reflection, either. The troubling dilemma for them must have been that the reflection seen in the eyes of the baby Christ wasn’t even of something found in the stable in which He was born. As a matter of fact, the image reflecting from His infant eyes wasn’t even located in the town where they were at the time of His birth.
But His eyes were fixed on it, nonetheless, and intently too.
I wonder if the shepherds could see the image radiating from the pupils of this infant Redeemer. Were they able to notice where His eyes were focused – and what His ultimate destination would be?
Even more than 2,000 years later, as we celebrate Christmas and all that it entails, if we look closely with all of our attention and focus, we can see it. There, in the eyes of a tiny, newborn yet ageless Child, is the reflection – of a cross.
Even before the moment of His first breath in human lungs, His ultimate purpose has been to die. His entire reason for coming to this sin-sick earth was to be a Redemptive Lamb, sacrificed on a cross shaped altar, and carrying on His own back the sin of every single human to ever walk this earth.
So as we gather around and sing our Christmas songs, may we remember: there was a shadow hanging over that manger on that Silent Night, and it was the shadow of a cross. Our Savior, though peacefully sleeping that night, would soon begin His journey to our own consequences. And He is forever deserving of our utmost praise for that gift.
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Christmas Series, Part 1: In A Child’s…Eyes. We all know that things look much different through the eyes of a child. There is an unmatched innocence that is found there. However, as Christmas approaches and we hear so much talk about the birth of Christ, my mind drifts to the eyes of The Child, Jesus.
When someone is close to an object and has their eyes fixed upon it, you can see a reflection of that object in their eyes. No, it’s not easily noticeable, and you have to be close and looking really intently to see it, but it’s there nonetheless.
None is so close and so intently focused as a brand new mother or father. That’s why I think Mary and Joseph saw it – I think they saw the reflection.
It wasn’t just any reflection, either. The troubling dilemma for them must have been that the reflection seen in the eyes of the baby Christ wasn’t even of something found in the stable in which He was born. As a matter of fact, the image reflecting from His infant eyes wasn’t even located in the town where they were at the time of His birth.
But His eyes were fixed on it, nonetheless, and intently too.
I wonder if the shepherds could see the image radiating from the pupils of this infant Redeemer. Were they able to notice where His eyes were focused – and what His ultimate destination would be?
Even more than 2,000 years later, as we celebrate Christmas and all that it entails, if we look closely with all of our attention and focus, we can see it. There, in the eyes of a tiny, newborn yet ageless Child, is the reflection – of a cross.
Even before the moment of His first breath in human lungs, His ultimate purpose has been to die. His entire reason for coming to this sin-sick earth was to be a Redemptive Lamb, sacrificed on a cross shaped altar, and carrying on His own back the sin of every single human to ever walk this earth.
So as we gather around and sing our Christmas songs, may we remember: there was a shadow hanging over that manger on that Silent Night, and it was the shadow of a cross. Our Savior, though peacefully sleeping that night, would soon begin His journey to our own consequences. And He is forever deserving of our utmost praise for that gift.
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Foundational Family.
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Foundational Family. I got the chance to have a great conversation with a good friend last night about the importance of the family. We were discussing society as a whole, and how things have slipped in our country. What began with a discussion of Christmas and how modern society has redefined the meaning of it, ended with us talking about the morality of our nation in general. And we came to one conclusion: it’s all about the family.
The enemy of our souls knows what he’s doing when he launches attacks on the family in America. He understands (probably better than most of us do) that the family is the bedrock of any civilization. If you break down the family structure and the quality of it, you can break down a nation or people group. If you can redefine the family structure, you can redefine the long held characteristics of a nation or people group.
So it should come as no surprise when there are widespread legal challenges to nativity scenes on government/public land. It should come as no surprise when municipalities begin using phrases like “Seasons Greetings” instead of Merry Christmas. It truly should come as no surprise when interviews are done with kids on the street and few of them can actually tell you what the true meaning of Christmas is. Down through the generations we’ve been paving the way for this.
Every time a Christian family focuses more on the stress of piling up gifts and going farther into debt to do it, all for the sake of Christmas, we’ve laid down a paving stone to our current situation. Every time we’ve talked more about Santa and his elves than the Christ-child and His ultimate purpose here, we’ve laid another paving stone in the road leading to today’s misunderstanding of Christmas. Every time we’ve been grumpy and grouchy and not shared the message of the love of Christ for fallen humanity, especially at Christmas time, we’ve simply been preparing the way for our current situation.
Friends, I believe with all my heart that the current condition of our nation and its ever growing debate on Christmas began in the homes of Christian families a long time ago. I believe God holds His people responsible for the condition of a nation He entrusted in them to maintain.
Had we, as believers, been doing what He told us to do all along, our nation, I believe, would look totally different today, as would our world.
Just in case you’re getting fired up and ready to debate me on this, just ask yourself this one, simple question: “When’s the last time you led someone to Christ?” We can militantly defend our faith to an ever growing secular world, but it’s a rare thing for a believer today to actually walk someone down the road to Christ called the gospel. There’s the problem.
So I have an idea: let’s save Christmas. It won’t be done in the courts, and it won’t be done in the Congress. It won’t be done in the White House, and it certainly won’t be done in the world of politics. If we want to turn our country, world, and even Holiday around – it will begin in our homes and in our own lives. Make it a point today to share Jesus with somebody – that’s what actually changes things!
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Foundational Family. I got the chance to have a great conversation with a good friend last night about the importance of the family. We were discussing society as a whole, and how things have slipped in our country. What began with a discussion of Christmas and how modern society has redefined the meaning of it, ended with us talking about the morality of our nation in general. And we came to one conclusion: it’s all about the family.
The enemy of our souls knows what he’s doing when he launches attacks on the family in America. He understands (probably better than most of us do) that the family is the bedrock of any civilization. If you break down the family structure and the quality of it, you can break down a nation or people group. If you can redefine the family structure, you can redefine the long held characteristics of a nation or people group.
So it should come as no surprise when there are widespread legal challenges to nativity scenes on government/public land. It should come as no surprise when municipalities begin using phrases like “Seasons Greetings” instead of Merry Christmas. It truly should come as no surprise when interviews are done with kids on the street and few of them can actually tell you what the true meaning of Christmas is. Down through the generations we’ve been paving the way for this.
Every time a Christian family focuses more on the stress of piling up gifts and going farther into debt to do it, all for the sake of Christmas, we’ve laid down a paving stone to our current situation. Every time we’ve talked more about Santa and his elves than the Christ-child and His ultimate purpose here, we’ve laid another paving stone in the road leading to today’s misunderstanding of Christmas. Every time we’ve been grumpy and grouchy and not shared the message of the love of Christ for fallen humanity, especially at Christmas time, we’ve simply been preparing the way for our current situation.
Friends, I believe with all my heart that the current condition of our nation and its ever growing debate on Christmas began in the homes of Christian families a long time ago. I believe God holds His people responsible for the condition of a nation He entrusted in them to maintain.
Had we, as believers, been doing what He told us to do all along, our nation, I believe, would look totally different today, as would our world.
Just in case you’re getting fired up and ready to debate me on this, just ask yourself this one, simple question: “When’s the last time you led someone to Christ?” We can militantly defend our faith to an ever growing secular world, but it’s a rare thing for a believer today to actually walk someone down the road to Christ called the gospel. There’s the problem.
So I have an idea: let’s save Christmas. It won’t be done in the courts, and it won’t be done in the Congress. It won’t be done in the White House, and it certainly won’t be done in the world of politics. If we want to turn our country, world, and even Holiday around – it will begin in our homes and in our own lives. Make it a point today to share Jesus with somebody – that’s what actually changes things!
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Pursue or Float?
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Pursue or Float? Life is very much like a river. I’m sure you’ve seen a river, such as the Arkansas River, when there’s been a lot of rain and it’s almost at flood stage. The water levels are higher, and the current is rushing. All sorts of debris is being pushed downstream as the water gushes on. Anything that doesn’t have the strength or ability to go against the direction of the water is naturally pushed in the direction the river flows, and usually pretty quickly.
By nature, the human life is moving in a direction that takes us away from God. Mankind isn’t getting better with time, contrary to popular belief. The farther away from the Garden of Eden we get with the continuing of time the darker our sin and sinful natures get. If anyone attempts to debate the theory of evolution when it comes to mankind, I simply point to the degrading condition of morality as a sure sign that, if anything, we are devolving.
So it stands to reason that if a person is simply floating through life they are drifting farther away from God, believer or not. So many come to Christ thinking they can simply get their “fire insurance” and that’s all there is to it. And to be honest, for years some of our teaching and preaching may have reinforced that. Trust me, I’m the biggest advocate of the Biblical teaching of security in Christ that there is. But friend, Christ doesn’t save us into a simple freedom from hell. No, the Christian life is so much more than that.
We’ve been called to “draw closer to God.” His promise is that when we draw closer to Him, “He’ll draw closer to us.” That means that we can, actually, get closer to Him with time as we live in relationship with Him and actively pursue that closeness! Just let that soak in: the God that created everything that exists and has existed Himself forever WANTS to be CLOSE to US! That should blow our minds every time we think about it!
Here’s the problem: closeness with God doesn’t happen naturally. Actually, the opposite is the natural process, as we’ve already discussed above. The simple fact is that if I’m not actively pursuing Christ in the relational ways He’s given me to draw closer to Him (time in Scripture, prayer, worship, showing Him to others, loving Him and people, fellowshipping with other believers through faithfulness to His Church, etc), then I’m floating into greater distance from Him.
I believe Scripture teaches that once we are in a saving relationship with Christ we are held securely in that relationship with Christ until the day He “completes” His work in us and we are home in heaven. However, the drawing closer to Him is up to us. And call me crazy, but my understanding of Scripture leads me to believe that if we truly know Him, within us will be a desire to know Him better, and deeper, and closer. If that desire doesn’t exist whatsoever, maybe we should closely examine whether we truly know Him.
I want to be pursuing Him with every moment I’m alive. I don’t want to be a floater. Would you join me in actively pursuing Christ – drawing closer to Him – so our love for Him would shine for all the world to see how truly amazing He is?
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Pursue or Float? Life is very much like a river. I’m sure you’ve seen a river, such as the Arkansas River, when there’s been a lot of rain and it’s almost at flood stage. The water levels are higher, and the current is rushing. All sorts of debris is being pushed downstream as the water gushes on. Anything that doesn’t have the strength or ability to go against the direction of the water is naturally pushed in the direction the river flows, and usually pretty quickly.
By nature, the human life is moving in a direction that takes us away from God. Mankind isn’t getting better with time, contrary to popular belief. The farther away from the Garden of Eden we get with the continuing of time the darker our sin and sinful natures get. If anyone attempts to debate the theory of evolution when it comes to mankind, I simply point to the degrading condition of morality as a sure sign that, if anything, we are devolving.
So it stands to reason that if a person is simply floating through life they are drifting farther away from God, believer or not. So many come to Christ thinking they can simply get their “fire insurance” and that’s all there is to it. And to be honest, for years some of our teaching and preaching may have reinforced that. Trust me, I’m the biggest advocate of the Biblical teaching of security in Christ that there is. But friend, Christ doesn’t save us into a simple freedom from hell. No, the Christian life is so much more than that.
We’ve been called to “draw closer to God.” His promise is that when we draw closer to Him, “He’ll draw closer to us.” That means that we can, actually, get closer to Him with time as we live in relationship with Him and actively pursue that closeness! Just let that soak in: the God that created everything that exists and has existed Himself forever WANTS to be CLOSE to US! That should blow our minds every time we think about it!
Here’s the problem: closeness with God doesn’t happen naturally. Actually, the opposite is the natural process, as we’ve already discussed above. The simple fact is that if I’m not actively pursuing Christ in the relational ways He’s given me to draw closer to Him (time in Scripture, prayer, worship, showing Him to others, loving Him and people, fellowshipping with other believers through faithfulness to His Church, etc), then I’m floating into greater distance from Him.
I believe Scripture teaches that once we are in a saving relationship with Christ we are held securely in that relationship with Christ until the day He “completes” His work in us and we are home in heaven. However, the drawing closer to Him is up to us. And call me crazy, but my understanding of Scripture leads me to believe that if we truly know Him, within us will be a desire to know Him better, and deeper, and closer. If that desire doesn’t exist whatsoever, maybe we should closely examine whether we truly know Him.
I want to be pursuing Him with every moment I’m alive. I don’t want to be a floater. Would you join me in actively pursuing Christ – drawing closer to Him – so our love for Him would shine for all the world to see how truly amazing He is?
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Snow Way!
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Snow Way! I woke up this morning at around 1AM (see Monday’s blog for an explanation…ha) to a surprise outside. My dogs were barking, so I glanced out the back door to make sure they were ok, when what to my wondering eyes should appear! No, not Santa Claus…but something almost as shocking! The ground, the trees, my vehicle – all of it – covered in a pretty thick layer of snow!
If I remember correctly, when I listened to the weather man yesterday, he predicted no accumulation in our area. Yes, snow flurries were expected, but only in Eastern and Northeastern Arkansas were they to expect to actually see it sticking. And, because a slim majority of the time the weatherman is right, I took him at his word. There’s only one problem with his forecast: we have a few inches on the ground outside right now.
No, I’m not hating on the weatherman. He makes mistakes, we all do – big deal. But if there’s ever been a time to remind ourselves of Who really is in control of our weather systems, it’s right now.
It’s always funny to me when folks tell a weather person to make it snow, or to make the rain stop, or to “put in an order” for sunny weather. Sometimes they humor us all and pretend they’ve done their best to bring us a good forecast. We all know, though, that they simply report what is already going to happen. They have no control over the weather.
But He does. Throughout Scripture we see examples of weather that came as a result of the hand of God moving. He’s the same God today as yesterday; the same in AD 2011 as in 2011 BC. He knew we’d have snow, even when the “professionals” didn’t.
Weather, though, is such a small thing in the grand scheme of things. Sure there’s snow on the ground, but we’re still having school today, folks are still going to work – life still goes on.
Maybe this issue of weather control should remind us of another great Truth: God has His hand in a lot more than the weather. He’s still in charge. He’s still all-knowing. He’s still all powerful. And He is still truthworthy.
So today, remind yourself that God’s in control. Lay your life into His hands and allow Him to accomplish His purposes and plans with who you are. Snow is great, but an even greater, more exciting adventure awaits those whose lives are under the complete Lordship of Jesus.
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Snow Way! I woke up this morning at around 1AM (see Monday’s blog for an explanation…ha) to a surprise outside. My dogs were barking, so I glanced out the back door to make sure they were ok, when what to my wondering eyes should appear! No, not Santa Claus…but something almost as shocking! The ground, the trees, my vehicle – all of it – covered in a pretty thick layer of snow!
If I remember correctly, when I listened to the weather man yesterday, he predicted no accumulation in our area. Yes, snow flurries were expected, but only in Eastern and Northeastern Arkansas were they to expect to actually see it sticking. And, because a slim majority of the time the weatherman is right, I took him at his word. There’s only one problem with his forecast: we have a few inches on the ground outside right now.
No, I’m not hating on the weatherman. He makes mistakes, we all do – big deal. But if there’s ever been a time to remind ourselves of Who really is in control of our weather systems, it’s right now.
It’s always funny to me when folks tell a weather person to make it snow, or to make the rain stop, or to “put in an order” for sunny weather. Sometimes they humor us all and pretend they’ve done their best to bring us a good forecast. We all know, though, that they simply report what is already going to happen. They have no control over the weather.
But He does. Throughout Scripture we see examples of weather that came as a result of the hand of God moving. He’s the same God today as yesterday; the same in AD 2011 as in 2011 BC. He knew we’d have snow, even when the “professionals” didn’t.
Weather, though, is such a small thing in the grand scheme of things. Sure there’s snow on the ground, but we’re still having school today, folks are still going to work – life still goes on.
Maybe this issue of weather control should remind us of another great Truth: God has His hand in a lot more than the weather. He’s still in charge. He’s still all-knowing. He’s still all powerful. And He is still truthworthy.
So today, remind yourself that God’s in control. Lay your life into His hands and allow Him to accomplish His purposes and plans with who you are. Snow is great, but an even greater, more exciting adventure awaits those whose lives are under the complete Lordship of Jesus.
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Monday, December 5, 2011
Sleepless Solutions.
Monday, December 05, 2011
Sleepless Solutions. We have solutions for everything, don’t we? If we have a headache, we take aspirin or Tylenol. If we have an upset stomach, we take a medication for that. If we can’t sleep, we have sleep aids. My struggle, as of late, has been with the last one mentioned…
I’ve not been sleeping much lately. The raccoon circles under my eyes that some have asked about recently are a sure give away, too. I lay awake for what seems like forever, and when I do finally fall asleep it doesn’t seem to last long. I wake up, on average, 3 or 4 times a night. So, almost every 2 hours I’m waking up for some reason. The problem is that the longer this goes on the more likely it is that I’ll have a new sleep pattern for some time to come. That’s not an exciting thought to me, at all.
So I’ve asked around to some folks for ideas on sleeping better. I even had a long conversation with a cousin who is a pharmacist the other day. I’ve been given several ideas, but she told me about a natural option called melatonin. Turns out our bodies produce it naturally to help us sleep, and this is a vitamin you can take that sort of stimulates your body’s natural process. She said it does wonders for her.
So last night at Wal-Mart I picked up some. I got home, and you would not believe my eagerness to give this a try. I walked straight in, got ready for bed, and took the tablet. The only thing going through my mind was the exciting thought that finally, for the first time in months, I would enjoy a FULL night’s sleep again!
About an hour later I finally dozed off…and about 3 hours after that I woke back up. 2 hours after that I woke up again. And about 2 hours after that I woke up again. The next time I would wake up would be about 10 minutes before my alarm would go off, signaling the end of my night’s attempt at sleep. I’ll try them again tonight, but I think it’s safe to say vitamins aren’t my solution.
But do you know what occurred to me this morning? I haven’t prayed about this.
Now folks, I’m a minister. My life revolves around helping folks grow in their relationship with God, and when folks come to me to talk about issues in their lives we always pray about it. It seems like almost daily I tell people that there isn’t anything to trivial to talk to God about – it all matters to Him! Yet here I am, searching in every direction for an answer to my sleeplessness, all the while never talking to God about it!
Don’t we all do that?
I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with medication, at all. I believe God uses doctors and things like that, sometimes, to bring relief and even healing to us. However, it suddenly occurs to me that our first stop on the journey to healing or help should be the Great Physician, the Creator of all that is!
So today, when a dilemma comes before you, try taking it to God before taking it anywhere else. We can all cultivate a deeper life of prayer, don’t ya think?
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Feel free to write blake anytime at pastorblakeman@yahoo.com
Sleepless Solutions. We have solutions for everything, don’t we? If we have a headache, we take aspirin or Tylenol. If we have an upset stomach, we take a medication for that. If we can’t sleep, we have sleep aids. My struggle, as of late, has been with the last one mentioned…
I’ve not been sleeping much lately. The raccoon circles under my eyes that some have asked about recently are a sure give away, too. I lay awake for what seems like forever, and when I do finally fall asleep it doesn’t seem to last long. I wake up, on average, 3 or 4 times a night. So, almost every 2 hours I’m waking up for some reason. The problem is that the longer this goes on the more likely it is that I’ll have a new sleep pattern for some time to come. That’s not an exciting thought to me, at all.
So I’ve asked around to some folks for ideas on sleeping better. I even had a long conversation with a cousin who is a pharmacist the other day. I’ve been given several ideas, but she told me about a natural option called melatonin. Turns out our bodies produce it naturally to help us sleep, and this is a vitamin you can take that sort of stimulates your body’s natural process. She said it does wonders for her.
So last night at Wal-Mart I picked up some. I got home, and you would not believe my eagerness to give this a try. I walked straight in, got ready for bed, and took the tablet. The only thing going through my mind was the exciting thought that finally, for the first time in months, I would enjoy a FULL night’s sleep again!
About an hour later I finally dozed off…and about 3 hours after that I woke back up. 2 hours after that I woke up again. And about 2 hours after that I woke up again. The next time I would wake up would be about 10 minutes before my alarm would go off, signaling the end of my night’s attempt at sleep. I’ll try them again tonight, but I think it’s safe to say vitamins aren’t my solution.
But do you know what occurred to me this morning? I haven’t prayed about this.
Now folks, I’m a minister. My life revolves around helping folks grow in their relationship with God, and when folks come to me to talk about issues in their lives we always pray about it. It seems like almost daily I tell people that there isn’t anything to trivial to talk to God about – it all matters to Him! Yet here I am, searching in every direction for an answer to my sleeplessness, all the while never talking to God about it!
Don’t we all do that?
I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with medication, at all. I believe God uses doctors and things like that, sometimes, to bring relief and even healing to us. However, it suddenly occurs to me that our first stop on the journey to healing or help should be the Great Physician, the Creator of all that is!
So today, when a dilemma comes before you, try taking it to God before taking it anywhere else. We can all cultivate a deeper life of prayer, don’t ya think?
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Feel free to write blake anytime at pastorblakeman@yahoo.com
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Short and Sweet.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
Short and Sweet. Today’s blog will be short and sweet. I ran across a few verses of Scripture in my quiet time this morning that I’d like to share. Instead of interjecting my own two cents on this text via my blog this morning, I thought it might be nice to simply give you the text and let God give you His two cents.
“Oh, the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.” (Romans 11:33 – 36)
So this morning, join me in reading this Scripture and asking God to reveal to us what exactly He’s saying to us that would fit our own lives. I’m pretty sure I got the message this morning in a big way, and I’m praying you do too. GIF
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Short and Sweet. Today’s blog will be short and sweet. I ran across a few verses of Scripture in my quiet time this morning that I’d like to share. Instead of interjecting my own two cents on this text via my blog this morning, I thought it might be nice to simply give you the text and let God give you His two cents.
“Oh, the depths of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! For who has known the mind of the Lord, or who became His counselor? Or who has first given to Him that it might be paid back to him again? For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever. Amen.” (Romans 11:33 – 36)
So this morning, join me in reading this Scripture and asking God to reveal to us what exactly He’s saying to us that would fit our own lives. I’m pretty sure I got the message this morning in a big way, and I’m praying you do too. GIF
That’s just a thought, and I welcome yours.
Until next time,
blake
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Feel free to write blake anytime at pastorblakeman@yahoo.com
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