Nice walking this morning. Moon still beaming a bit, busses weren’t humming, traffic was light, weather was exactly right for March 15th. So I enjoyed the start of the day, though, since it was cloudy, it was on the dark side.
The census, mandated by article 1, section 2 of the Constitution, is the oldest continuous counting of a population in the world. The first one was conducted in 1790, the first to include Texas was in 1860, and the forms are in the mail. The cost to get them to us is 45 cents. If they have to come and count you the cost rises to 35 dollars! So fill in the form and send it in. The census will show how many congressional seats each state receives, and it will also provide the information that will determine the distribution of 4.3 trillion dollars over the next decade.
We seem to be inching toward universal knowledge of each person, there’s no place left to hide, is there. So let’s take a look at what God has to say about secret places.
Look at Psalm 91. “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of His wings, I will say to the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress; my God, in Him I will trust’. Surely, He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the perilous pestilence. HE SHALL COVER YOU WITH His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler.. . .because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High, your dwelling place, no evil shall befall you. . .for He shall give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways. In their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone.”
So it is. Man may count, use the results of the count to measure and make plans and try to look ahead, but you and I are there where God looks after us, and we need fear no change, or fear, for He has said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you”. And that we can rely on. Bless His name, and may your day be rich with blessing.
GPD 3/15/10
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