Well, does your email contain all kinds of stuff about this person running, or that one? I checked some of that out, and quite often it is not true at all.
I do want to warn one and all about such things. We live in two Kingdoms, of power and of grace. Keep that in mind. And it means “best construction” thinking always.
I know all of us wonder where things are going. All of are praying that the Lord will send wise and dedicated leadership to this country for such a time as this. And it is really hard to see a person who will prove to be statesman and a blessing to right the wrongs, and to bring the ship into safe harbor.
But there is no need to panic. I am a child of God by holy baptism. I read Psalm 125, one of the ascending Psalms sung as they made their pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and its truths are there for us.
Like most people, I have my ups and downs, times when I wonder whether the pain will ever leave, and things will be bright again? But in the life of the Christian there is always serenity and confidence. The Christian is in a secure fortress. That’s what the psalm 125 tells us. Listen.
“Those who trust in God are like Zion Mountain.
Nothing can move it. A rock-solid mountain,
You can always depend on.
Mountains encircle Jerusalem, and God encircles His people.
Always has, and always will”. Ps. 125, 1 ff.
Nothing can move it. A rock-solid mountain,
You can always depend on.
Mountains encircle Jerusalem, and God encircles His people.
Always has, and always will”. Ps. 125, 1 ff.
So learn that, “the fist of the wicked will never violate what is due the righteous”.
The word refers to ‘cancel’. What God offers us is secure. It is safe.
This is true, not because of the way we feel, but because GOD SAYS SO.
The present upheaval and angst is quite normal for sinful mankind. Yet this is sure, “The LORD knows those that are His.”
May God give you such serenity ever.
GPD 1/11/08
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