Shade Tree Wisdom 11/1/13

          November first the Church observes All Saints day. It is a time to remember those who have come before, “For all the saints who from their labor rest, Who Thee by faith before the world confessed, Thy Name of Jesus be forever blessed, Hallelujah, hallelujah”. Is a favorite hymn for this day.

          Scripture writes in Hebrews 12, 1.2. Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith “(1) Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, (2) looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.”

          On this day Christians remember the lives of dear ones who have died, their lives, their struggles and joys, and ,mostly the faith they held firmly in Jesus Christ as their Savior. Yet we are here, with our own problems, struggles, joys and lives. St. Paul speaks of these when he writes to the Romans 8,18 “(18) For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us”

          So All Saints Day. Use the day to remember, but “Looking unto Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith”. Let it also be a time for growth in faith and knowledge unto the day of His time to return.

GPD 11/1/13