Gorgeous

We in Kentucky are blessed to live in a beautiful part of a beautiful country. It's a simple beauty, greenery in the spring, starkness and white in the winter but nevertheless the land tells of Gods handiwork, that God made this land from nothing so that He could show the beauteousness of what we have on earth was His idea...mostly because as much as we want to we cannot control the weather, the sun, the rotation of the planets. As far down as we can reduce things (quarks or lower) and say that all life can be explained by reducing it to that level, my question is, ok so why is their flesh, blood, bone...why do I have thoughts, what holds all things together? Life is not explained in terms of its smallest quantity, it is explained by what a combination of those quantities forms...something bigger than an atom put all this together...and that something is Father God...

This is the day...

We sing "This is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made" and I have been really thinking about this. I have a difficult situation at work, a difficult situation at home, my finances (like everyone) are not what they used to be...because,,,, who knows. And yet God made this day. Rain or shine, snow or heat there is beauty no matter what because God's purpose is always good...

JOY

Joy exists even on cloudy days. Even when things are gloomiest. Somehow there is always joy. And why? Because of Christ. Christ's existence makes things brighter and easier to handle. I can see the road in front of me, maybe not way in front of me but at least where each step is falling. Like a candle in a cave, until we get to the end of the cave which over looks green fields and sunshine and whatever else looks beautiful. I love that song based on Lamentations, "The joy of the Lord will bring me strength." May God bless us always with peace and joy.

Church and state

The concept of church and state is not a new one. From ancient times and ancient theocracies that said, "You will believe as the state believes" to even present day where we are afraid to even say a prayer before school or court presiding for fear that is not separation of church and state. We are sooo afraid of offending anyone that we will not even acknowledge the Holy God that exists, not just in my belief, not just in your belief, not just in the Baptist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian, Catholic, Hindu, Greek Orthodox, or whatever other religion out there. There is always a higher power. There had better be...I hate to think that this life with all the hardships in it is all we get. And that is not what the prayer before school is all about anyway. It's about acknowledging that God is in control of everything, the court, our leadership, our lives. And that there is only one God...


I heard yesterday someone say, "I prayed to God to take my headache away and He didn't. I took an aspirin and it went away." I felt like calling this announcer and saying, "Who provided you with the aspirin? Who provided the scientist with the knowledge to concoct a dram of medicine to get rid of that headache?" We have to stop thinking of God as a prestidigitator. We have to stop thinking of Him as pulling a rabbit out of a hat and realize He is a Holy God. He doesn't answer every prayer the way we like it. He doesn't have to.


Do you believe in one God? James says, "Good, even the demons believe and shudder", (James 2:19)

Rain followed by beautiful weather followed by rain...this is the formula for beautiful flowers and lovely weather, mild and inviting. Enjoy it, get out and walk, smell the hyacinths and honeysuckle....