“Pope John Paul II’s blood stolen from church in Italy.”  So the title of the article says.  And there is another article which describes this theft as satanic in nature.  The incident made me chuckle.  I wonder, “How can satan steal from satan?  They just moved it from one place in his house to another.”

To those Christians who are not enthralled at the salvation in Christ Jesus:

If you do not find yourself amazed at your place before the Father in Heaven because of the work of Christ Jesus, you either are not aware of the full story behind Christianity or you are not aware of your own sinful past.  Even 30 years has not diminished the wonder within me at the following verse: 9 “The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world.  10 He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.  11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.  12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—  13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.” (John 1)

If a man, who is 30 years old, has spent every Sunday of his life in a church, he has logged over 3,100 hours of training.  What skills is there among men that requires that much training before a man is allowed to do his work?  Yet there are many who have logged far more time and still do not apply themselves to the work of saving souls.

I do not say this to condemn.  It is not my place to judge.  I am just amazed, for I had never thought of it in those terms before.

By His Grace

When the Lord tells us not to worry or be anxious, he is not telling us to live as dead fish.  Our body has adrenaline for a reason.  There is nothing sinful about the quickening of a mind.  And the protection of our skin is often necessary to perform the tasks we are asked to do.

But adrenaline has a temporary use.  It is not wise to tap into it continually.  Rest and sleep are also functions of our body.

To push our minds to the very edge of sanity is not wise either.  Functionality and creativity are stifled when we work too hard.

Protect your body as is necessary.  But let us remember to leave room for faith.

Above all trust the Lord.  Live your life with joy.  He has promised to take care of you.  And we believe he cannot lie.

By His Grace

When the last day of this creation appears there will never be another.  We have been warned from the beginning that this is the case.

It is an old message according to man’s calendar.   And through the years, even to today, it is a joke to most.  Didn’t the Lord warn us that’s such would be the case in the last day?

I am not ashamed to write this.  Because this message is more sure than all the verbage man has ever spoken between themselves.  Regardless the reaction of people who read this, God will move.  And everyone will be sealed as they are at that moment.

Some may say to me, “I can’t stand the stress of that message.  Please don’t write it anymore.”   The message remains.  And I am happy to be considered a fool for writing it.

If you spend more time receiving God’s salvation, this message begins to hold joyful promise.  God’s people are busy watching the sky anticipating that last day.  All the while, the world is busy avoiding that message.

By His Grace

God is the eternal measure of sanity.  As long as we are near to him and listen we wrestle free of our fleshly dementia.

But what happens to a man if he never turns to the sanity of God?  Simply read the news today.

By His Grace