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The Other Side of Humble

January 7, 2019 By admin

by Larry Downing   |  7 January 2019  | “I accept this office with humility.” “I am humbled by the trust you have put in me.” “I ask that, in humility, you accept and follow the decisions of this body.” The phrases above, or ones like them, were spoken by numerous individuals after they learned the […]

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I’m Gonna Die

December 19, 2018 By admin

When I was growing up, my weekends felt boring and ritualistic. Since my dad is a pastor, we went to church, and then my parents spent the better part of the afternoon taking a nap. But that isn’t what I wanted to do after church. I wanted to explore in God’s beautiful world with my friends, not entertain myself while my parents slept. One weekend after the service ended, my best friend, Cody, said, “Want to come hiking with my family this afternoon?”

Yes! Finally I would escape the boredom I knew awaited me if I went home. This was my opportunity to explore and have the adventure I had been waiting for. I happily accepted Cody’s invitation, and we all piled into his family’s sedan and drove into the heart of the El Dorado National Forest.

We headed for our favorite hiking trail. We loved it because the hike ended on the top of a peak in the Sierra Nevada mountain range that had a panoramic view of the Sacramento Valley. Its crowning feature was an eight-story waterfall — fueled by a large river — that cascaded over the edge of a cliff and fell onto boulders at the foot of the mountain. It both scared me and drew me in.

Cody’s family had a border collie that they brought along. After we pulled to a stop, he leaped out of the car shivering with energy and excitement. I adored him. I had never owned a dog, despite my obsession with them. As we set off on our hike, I followed behind him, watching him explore and sniff at the base of rocks and tree stumps. As we neared the mountain’s summit, the border collie sensed that we were close to the rushing water that fueled the deafening falls, and he ran circles around us, wagging his tail in excitement. He saw the water first and sprinted toward it without hesitation, and I, caring for nothing but the chance to watch him leap in, ran full speed behind him to the water’s edge.

I changed pace to a light jog as the dog slowed down in search for a place to jump into the water. The banks of the river were made up of huge granite boulders covered in slimy green moss. To avoid slipping I played hop scotch, dodging moss-covered areas as I trotted along the riverbank. Suddenly, I heard yelling behind me. My friends were screaming words of warning to me. I whirled around to hear them better. As I turned, I put my foot directly on one of the slimy patches of wet moss. My feet slid out from under me and I fell back onto the slope of the boulder. As I slid down the steep face of the rock I felt a rush of pain. The rough and uneven surface of the boulder scraped against my back and shoulders, tearing my shirt and cutting into my skin making me bleed. I had only a millisecond to comprehend the perilous situation I was in before I plunged into the frigid current and was swept from safety.

Rushing water enveloped me. There were rocks everywhere jutting out of the river and I smashed helplessly against them as the current tossed me against everything in its way. No matter what I did, I couldn’t avoid the rocks. I couldn’t scream. I couldn’t call out for help. The current simply carried me away as if I were merely a piece of driftwood. “There’s nothing I can do to save myself,” I thought.

Every time I bobbed above the waterline, I could see that I was drawing closer and closer to the edge of the falls. Though I only had a few tangible thoughts, all of them were cries of fear and desperation. I was sure that I was going to die. Slamming against rocks, the rushing water and other river debris disoriented me and left bruises all over my body. The helpless struggle to stay above the water to avoid obstacles made me feel more exhausted than I had ever been. As the current swept me close to the edge where a watery abyss and certain death awaited me, I smashed into branches from a tree that had fallen and was submerged in the river. The branches entangled my arms and legs, keeping me from going over the falls. I was so exhausted that I couldn’t even pull myself out. All I could do was let the branches hold me safely long enough for my friends to make a human chain to reach me.

Until I get to heaven, I will not know if my guardian angel orchestrated the tree’s location and position. What I do know is this: God had a plan for me, a plan I had not yet discovered. He watches over me everywhere I go and keeps me safe, according to His will.

Jonathan Hager writes from Northern California.

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Trust In You

September 17, 2018 By admin

Dear God: I worry about the future. I guess I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know. Trying to figure out how I can protect my assets, my children, and my grandchildren from whatever may come.

Yesterday I spent hours learning about long term care insurance, weighing the options, whether I can afford it or not, wondering what happens if I don’t get it. Mentally exhausted, I discussed it with a friend and she made me realize I spend a lot more time worrying about protecting myself financially in the future than I do ensuring my future is secure by spending time with God. Why worry when my future is in God’s hand?

“So don’t worry. Don’t say, ‘What will we eat?’ Or, ‘What will we drink?’ Or, ‘What will we wear?’ People who are ungodly run after all of those things. Your Father who is in heaven knows that you need them. But put God’s kingdom first. Do what he wants you to do. Then all of those things will also be given to you. So don’t worry about tomorrow. Tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6 31-34 (NIRV)

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Dee Litten Whited write from Virginia

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Messages from … ?

July 24, 2018 By admin

One day while I was scrolling through Facebook postings, a cousin asked friends a question: Do you believe that you can receive messages from loved ones who have passed on? I knew that she had recently posted a message directed to her from a popular psychic, using the name of a dead relative. Previously this cousin had frequently posted items about missing her mother so I knew she was still grieving the loss of parents.

I wanted to share my beliefs with this cousin whom I remembered as a darling little girl when I was a teenager. We had only gotten reacquainted as adults during the funerals of my own parents so I decided to stay in touch. A lot had happened over the years since she was a child— marriages, children, illnesses, loss. I really wasn’t certain what she had been taught or believed. However, I chose to address her as someone who believed in God and had some exposure to the Bible.

So I carefully thought of a response, not only for my cousin but for all who might want to believe that dead relatives can reach out to them. I know that it can seem like a great comfort to have contact again from someone that you greatly miss—their voice, sight, smell, laugh, favorite foods and music. Just to be able to be with them again! And sometimes those wishes are wrapped up in guilt about missed chances to say goodbye or ask forgiveness, or desires for answers to questions.

A lot of people just aren’t sure about what happens when someone dies. I’ve thought about it more after the deaths of my parents. Many of us can’t abide by the thought that a life is over and that’s all there is—for our loved ones or for ourselves! We certainly don’t like to think about what happens in the grave or cremation.

During my lifetime I have accepted that the character of God is one of love, compassion and grace. He always has our best interest, and he is a good God. I believe God would not design that those who have died be doomed to view the suffering and pain of their descendents for centuries (?). Likewise, that those left alive would have to continually wonder if they were being watched by their dead friends and family members. (I once had a neighbor who wondered if her father was watching her use the bathroom!).

I accept that there are many interpretations for passages and stories in the Bible. However, the clearest picture I have of God is revealed in Jesus Christ on the Cross, and his hope-filled resurrection. The book of John is one of my favorites in the Bible, with lots of quotes from Jesus. I think Jesus is pretty clear about the afterlife as he spoke to his disciples in John 14:1-3 (NIV): “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.”

I also like the encouragement about Jesus’ coming as offered in I Thessalonians 4:13-18, and the resurrection in I Corinthians 15:50-56.

Jesus will return to get those who have trusted in him. In the meantime, death is a whole person rest in him. And since I believe in a cosmic battle between God and Satan, there may be spirit impersonators of those who have died. All of that can be distracting from the basis for our eternal salvation in a trusting relationship with Jesus Christ. What is the fruit of the supposed messages or visits? Do they encourage greater reliance on God and looking to him for faith and direction? Or is there greater dependence on intermediaries, choiceless directions, fear, and confusion? Some people spend lots of money seeking responses from their dead—money that could benefit the living.

Throughout the New Testament, there are many words of “Do not fear.” God wants us to be at peace about what happens after we die. He is fair, just, loving and forgiving. “When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you will appear with him in glory” (Colossians 3:4).

Questions for personal journaling or group discussion:

  1. What troubles you the most about what will happen after death?
  2. How would you evaluate a message from a dead relative or friend?

Karen Spruill writes from Florida

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This Dropout Made Good

September 13, 2017 By admin

Pick up Mark and bring him with you, for I find him a useful assistant. 2 Timothy 4:11, N.E.B. Mark’s mother was a convert to the Christian religion, and her home at Jerusalem was an asylum for the disciples…

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Article posted on en.intercer.net from Rose’s Devotional.

Rose’s Devotionals are prepared by Rose Hartwell, one of the Intercer founders. Since 1999, Rose sends out a daily devotional newsletter that includes a commentary on a Bible passage, a list of prayer requests for the current week and an illustration from daily life that applies to the Bible passage in study.

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