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| 70 degrees, last week it was 20! |
Our clocks and calendars remind
us that every 24 hours, there is a change of date. We no longer have the previous day, it is behind
us in history. I have a stack of
calendars that chronicle my years since I was in my twenties. Snows, sicknesses, births, deaths, weddings
and other events are all listed on a square spot that represented that day in
my life. As I was told in my youth, “the
older you get, the more quickly the years go by”. They experienced it, and knew it to be true. Now, I know it too.
Last week our weather included
nearly a foot of snow. Today - look at
that happy little thermometer! Even a
big old granddaddy-sized lizard came out to stretch and yawn in the sunshine after
a long winter nap. Tomorrow, we are
expecting another round of frozen precipitation – either ice or snow or a
combination event. Every year as we
transition from winter to spring we experience this volley between cold and
warm. We have experienced it before, so
we have come to expect it.
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| Lizard in the sunshine looking for spring! |
Indeed, our very lives are full
of change from the moment we are conceived.
Physically, our bodies transform day by day. You may have noticed some
predictable phases. From the womb to the
world. From infancy to toddler and
teething (we get used to one set of teeth, and then we turn six, and another
set wants to take over!) Teenage years
often include hormone changes that bring drastic changes to both our bodies and
our minds. Even though my life, and
probably yours too, is full of change and we have come to expect some of it, it
still seems to take us by surprise - shocked that it happened to us! It must be true, or Miss Clairol would be out
of business.
Every event in our lives changes
us. We are transformed, so to speak, by
life events and by life itself. We
experience pain and loss, and learn to carry on. We experience hardships and learn to
endure. We are bullied or threatened and
learn to forgive. We suffer lean times
and learn to share. In defeat, we learn
perseverance. We have life scars that
remind us to be thankful. Let’s face it,
even though we tend to resist change, it serves helps us to mature and grow.
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| Last week ice, this week bloomers! |
Perhaps you have been deceived
into believing there is no heaven or hell and when you die you simply cease to
exist. You may be counting on good deeds
to outweigh the bad ones, and base your “next life” on how much good you have
done in “this life” - but you still lose without Jesus, because no one can
enter heaven with sin. You may be
waiting for another day, but our calendar pages are turning over quickly, and
you don’t know which one will be your last day!
Without Jesus - the Son of God – as your Savior, your resurrection
change will be the beginning of your eternal, non-changing life, but you will
spend eternity paying for your sin. The
good news is that our sin debt (death Romans 6:23) has already been paid
by the death of one sinless man, God in flesh – Jesus. We only need to accept His payment – death –
and follow Him in order to have entrance into heaven. He gave His life for you, you give your life
to Him.
If you know Jesus, you are
probably like me and eagerly await that heavenly change. I am thankful to have you as my brothers and
sisters - joint heirs with Jesus! For us, this will be a glorious change as we
begin our eternal, heavenly, non-changing lives! Do I hear a “Hallelujah”? I am so ready to ditch this body and trade it
for a new heavenly model!
Father, I pray for the one reading this today, that You will fill their
hearts with the knowledge of Your truth.
I pray that the coming change will not take them by surprise. Thank You for providing us a means by which
we can enter into heaven.
Help us to embrace the changes that come into our live every day and
learn more about You through each one.
Help us to eagerly share the truth with all those around us, that they
too might be saved by Your grace, through faith in our only Savior, Jesus.
Every day will bring change to our lives. Let’s embrace the changes, and let God use them to help us grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord, and point those around us to Him. I want to see you by the river of
life! I’ll be there cheering for you!
Interested in more stories of faith? Read
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Oscar the Extraordinary Hummingbird
and
Other Tales From Life In My Father's World
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