The Better Part, week #29

 

This week's FB posts...

The Better Part, Day #157:

 

 

Today, David Jeremiah mentioned that in prepping for his series on Angels, most 'sightings' in today's world come at the hospital. Which makes sense. Angels have always been used to derail Satan's attempts to screw with God's plans. I thought about the prayers offered up to save the life of the former drummer of Casting Crowns- which God said no to, as he died this weekend. I guess the thing that hit me then, was that whether His plan calls for preserving a life on this earth, or or bring a soul home to heaven, He is faithful to accomplish His plan. And if we Trust His promises, that should be the most comforting takeaway here.

 

 

The Better Part, Day #158:

 

 

Heard as a quote on one of the sermons I listened to today: "Your worst day as a Christian is never bad enough that the Cross of Christ doesn't cover you. And your best day as a Christian isn't good enough you don't need God's grace."

 

 

 

The Better Part, Day #159:

 

2Pe 2:17 These are springs without water, clouds being driven by tempest, for whom the blackness of darkness has been kept to the ages. 

 

Jack Hibbs teaching on this pointed out that this actually shows two different kinds of false teachers. Neither one brings refreshment of the soul; but while the one is an dry stream bed (or well, depending on the translation, the other is a cloud full of water, but sharing none- someone who knows the truth, but denies it to others! My prayer after that was, Lord, let me rain.

 

 

The Better Part, Day #160:

 

Why I'm avoiding politics, reason number 666...

 

"If you see anything that is deception, division, or destruction, you have seen the Devil himself...." Charles Stanley

 

 

The Better Part, Day #161:

 

"...but I'm sure there's something in a shade of gray/or something in between/ and I can always change my name/if that's what you mean..." Counting Crows, Anna Begins

 

One of the first big lessons I learned at the foot of Christ came in a time of real flux for me many moons ago. I was struggling mightily with the concept of God's mercy vs people going to hell. The only way I knew to compensate was to search for that "shade of gray". But as the whole structure of what I thought was me crumbled, I realized- God's black and white and my concept of His black and white didn't quite line up. It was like learning the focus on a microscope- what you were searching for remained hidden until you saw it the right way. God's black and white never changes, and His way of seeing it is always just and merciful.