Hello friends,
The garden is nearing the end of production, and the temperatures are indicating fall weather ahead. We have enough tomatoes in the freezer to guarantee veggie soup for many winter days. Cooler days are welcome, but I am not looking forward to the cold of winter. It seems I am less tolerant of that environment than in earlier days.
If one watches or listens to much that passes for news these days, it would be easy to become discouraged. I have to remind myself there is only so much I can do to change the world. It is important to remember as a Christian that the Lord always knows what is going on. He is not asleep, nor is He uncaring. The world He created is broken and He has a plan for its healing. In the meantime, we must remember to be obedient to His commands. The culture is trying to pull us away from truth and into a world of sin.
God gave only ten commandments to Moses on the stone tablets. However, as we look at them, we see every one being broken and trampled on. Commandment number one is “You shall have no other gods before me.” We have made many things into gods or idols that take us away from God. I could make a long list, but here are a few contemporary idols: Money, various toys, fame, and the self, to name a few.
We are told to remember to set aside a day for worship of the Lord, but there seem to be few who take that commandment seriously. One only needs to look at all the events that are scheduled for Sunday.
“Honor your father and mother.” Increasingly we see young people with little respect for any adult, much less Mom and Dad. There is little regard for others in any aspect of life.
“You shall not murder.” Every day, we read about murders somewhere. There seems to be total disregard for human life. From conception to old age, lives are taken for no reason. Every excuse for doing so is unjustified.
I could go on, but you get the point. Unless we return to God and begin to give Him our obedience and worship, things will not improve. On a positive note, in the end our God will set everything in order.
Keep looking up!
Pastor Jerry
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