Praise God! I had a great day today. Spent time in the Word, spent time in prayer, listened to a sermon, and most of all, I had a really good GReG with my guys. Glad you could make it and thank you for all talking and being open to discussions. The doughnuts were good too. Am glad we got to spend that time together. Hope the entire GReG can get together next week. I might bring some food again. I know it's the end of a long day for you.
In other news, here's one thing I learned from my quiet time reading Judges again. I was reading about Eglon and Ehud. Ehud was like the least likely guy to be the judge of Israel. He was left handed and he didn't have much of an introduction. Yet, he came and he was the one who singlehandedly took out the evil king, ran to the Israelites and told them that God has delivered the enemy into their hands and led them to war. It was like this crazy fast paced thing if you read it. Can you imagine the Israelites? What? The evil king is dead? Fight? Okay! Let's take them out! I guess what I got from this is two things - God hears us and He can bring us retribution quickly. It doesnt' always have to take so long. There are times we mess up our lives and, like the prodigal son, think we have to earn our right back to be called sons and daughters of God again. Yet, God comes right to us and hugs us and lets us come back into fellowship with Him instantly. There's no "probation period". God is so cool like that. Just like out of the blue, God can answer your prayer and shock and awe you with his goodness. We need to remember that there is victory in Christ, there is joy in God, and that it is in God that we find true satisfaction.
That's the other thought I have been dwelling on. We keep thinking that we can't find satisfaction or fulfillment in God, and that's why we keep going to sins. It's like we eat garbage and spoiling food when God provides us with a feast. I remember this one article before int eh newspaper saying that drinking urine was good for your health. Ewwwwww. THe point is this - sometimes the world will say sin is good for you, that a little sin every now and then keeps you sharp. Baloney! Stupid! Utter foolishness. Why? Why do we flirt with death when God is the only source of true happiness, joy, and satisfcation. And why is it that when we find this joy, we don't show it. We just get depressed at how messed up the world is. Can't we take joy and cheer and wake up with big smiles on our faces because we are saved, free from sin, and now serve the true God and King? Can't we go out there and let people know how amazing God is with joy and gusto and love rather than condemnation? Some say, "How can God be so loving yet send people to hell?" Ummmm...that's where you come in. God sent YOU. Each of us are supposed to tell the good news to everyone so that the Holy Spirit can move them to go to Christ for salvation. So there are the thoughts :-D Have a good ngiht!
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