We love our options. If you go to a grocery store you have multiple kinds of soup, paper towels, cooking oil, flour and other commodities. When I visited Brazil it was a different matter. You had one of each item ... if you wanted cooking oil you had the one kind or no oil at all. While we are spoiled, I love being in a great country with options, choices, varieties and the ability to pick the item that fits my preference.
There will, however, be a day with no options. The Old Testament speaks often of the great and terrible day of the Lord (sometimes about this evnt and sometimes not). The event I am speaking of is recounted in John's vision in Revelation 20. God sits on a great white throne and even the sky tries to hide from God's presence, but it can't. Even the sky and the rest of a fallen creation has reached the last moment ... a time where we (and all creation) simply waits for what God says, does, and causes to happen.
My prayer for all under my care is for each of you to make a choice before that day. I ask you to choose God, life, love, servanthood and discipleship. Tell God yes so that His call to you is to enter the kingdom of your master. Ironically, we will all end all time with our master ... some with the master of the rebellious order and some with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Remember ... we can only serve one master. Make your choice wisely! Pastor Randy
i know! options, when i was growing up, i didn't have a thermostat to mess with,when it was cold,dad shoved another piece of wood in the stove, when it was hot, he would open a window. With so many options today, as nice as it is at times, we forget to remember,those days. The same with our trust in god,we pray to him one day,then when things go well,we feel if things go wrong, we have,Options! There's never an option to, Praying!! Will 1:verse 1
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