Proverbs 3:25
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Do not be afraid of sudden fear Nor of
the onslaught of the wicked when it comes;
As I
write this the verdict is still out on the impact of Hurricane Sandy. Our community is under a wind warning having
already been hit by some rain and the cold.
East of us there have been lives changed already. Homes have collapsed as have community
buildings and more.
It is
hard to understand but reality how a storm can bring such disaster on property
and so much more. But the thing that
really matters is lives. Homes can be
replaced, the shoreline will be fixed, and things can be rebuilt. Lives are gone once they are gone. That reminds me how much importance we must
put on what puts importance on. God
cherishes lives. You and me and others.
That
is why this morning I began praying for the people I know who live in the past
of the storm. Through the day other
people have come to mind as I watched TV or heard reports or saw people
commenting on Facebook or twitter. Lives
are important.
I am
convinced that God desires to change the things that bring fear into our
lives. Yes, we cannot map the entire
impact of the storm, but we can prepare our lives the storms that might come
our way.
1 Timothy 2:2
NASB
Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful
and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.
The
election is one week away, and I am not intending to use this post to tell you
to vote for. But I will take this a step
forward. All those who are in authority
over us have been put there by God (see Romans 13). God put these people in place even though we
might not agree with them. I learned a
long time ago that I need to pray for people twice as much as we talk or
complain.
What I
will encourage you to do is to vote the values that God has given us in
Scripture. The same thing about the current hurricane and disaster is true about
the election. God prizes life. He gave us, and He is in charge or all
life. I believe that budgets and foreign
policy are important, but where the convergence of life and the importance of
life meets is where we have to make sure that what we value and treasure is
what God values.
"A society will
be judged on the basis of how it treats its weakest members and among the most
vulnerable are surely the unborn and the dying." -- Pope John Paul II
That same quote came from Ghandi and Churchill and others. God actually said it first. Literally it is the truth of God that when we
treasure and treat well the people who are the most vulnerable and the hurting
as important that God will honor us. If
we honor life, God will honor us.
May we be people who are known for caring and how we share that we care.
James 1:27
NLT
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the
Father means caring for orphans
and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
Psalm 34:22
NLT
But the LORD will redeem those who serve
him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.
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