Thursday, January 21, 2010

Uncle Sonny....playing the lotto ?

We sang this very song and tune at morning
devotion (prayer time) at Wolmers.(my High School)
It came back rather unexpectedly to me this morning as I thought
about the present state of things in our world today....there is a
whole lot of SHAKING going on..!! ...yet HIS word abides.
 
HEAR IT HERE (turn up your speakers)
WHAT A BLESSING HIS LIFE WAS ! (read the story here)
 
My father (uncle Sonny) insisted on this one thing...
that every person who ever lived...KNOWS the
God of the Bible !   ...so adamant was he
that he went out and had hundreds
of little pamphlets printed
to be distributed
to as many
people
as possible.....
 
He just wanted to remind people
to pay attention to GOD !!
 
Kids nowadays try to block out stuff they don't want to hear
by plugging in their headphones....to their MP3 players or
their gamecubes or whatever.
 
My nephew was lamenting on his facebook...the surprise and maybe
dismay he felt as he read that Atlanta (in his home state) was dubbed
the most gay town in the US.
 
Last night at meeting the pastor was reminding us again what Uncle
Sonny was so excited about those many years ago...he quoted this
WHEN THEY KNEW GOD THEY DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE HIM
NEITHER WERE THEY THANKFUL...the pastor went on to describe
what happens when we IGNORE GOD...
you can read it for yourself (HERE)
 
So I got to thinking a little about this....
this is scary stuff....!!
First I was wandering about the average guy on the street
1. WHEN DID HE KNOW GOD ?
2. HOW DID HE FAIL TO RECOGNISE ?
3. WHY DID HE NOT PAY ATTENTION (ignore) ?
he called it luck, he said it was chance...he made it a game
he gambled....and lost...was he plying with God?
 
SOME THINGS TO LOOK AT...
Why did that guy in front of me have his front tire blow out?
chance?...bad luck?...bad Karma?
 
Howcome your kids are in good health and your house has not been broken into?
your health insurance??   ...your neighborhood?...your alarm system ???
 
Howcome the detroit plane on chrismas day last year was saved?
homeland security?....quick thinking passengers? ...praying people?
 
Howcome so many earthquakes of late and all the destruction in Haiti?
seismic shifts???...earth climate changes...??? global warming ?
 
Howcome America is the only country IN THE WORLD...
that has a constitution based on the bible....and is so prosperous
for so long...and has sent so many missionaries all over the world
and inspite of everything else is still the main BROADCASTER...
(both by internet, satelites, radio, cable, TV and print publications)
of the christian Gospel of Jesus Christ !!!!....Chance.? luck...?
 
Jesus said...there will be a time of JUDGEMENT...
people will be asking...when did we see you hungry, naked, poor or in prison?
 GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995) << Matthew 25:37 >>
"Then the people who have God's approval will reply to him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you or see you thirsty and give you something to drink?
 
 Here is some good instruction...
New American Standard Bible (©1995) << Proverbs 3:6 >>
In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight.
 
When they know God....
New Living Translation (©2007) << Romans 1:21 >>
Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn't worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.
 
Uncle Sonny was right..we need to
"TAKE STOCK"...why?
Douay-Rheims Bible << Titus 2:11 >>
For the grace of God our Savior hath appeared to all men;
 
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