scripture
Psalm 68:4-6
Sing to God, sing praise to his name, extol him who rides on the clouds — his name is the LORD— and rejoice before him. A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families, he leads forth the prisoners with singing; but the rebellious live in a sun-scorched land.
quote
Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
St. Francis of Assisi
scripture
2 Corinthians 12:9
But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me.
quote
We have no power from God unless we live in the persuasion that we have none of our own.
John Owen
scripture
Romans 6:1-2
What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase?
By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
quote
How foolish to go on adding sin to sin, increasing the hardness of the heart, increasing the distance between the soul and Christ,
and all the while fondly dreaming of some enchanted hour in which it will be more easy to yield to the divine call and part with sin.
Charles Spurgeon
scripture
Hebrews 10:35-39
So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. For in just a very little while, "He who is coming will come and will not delay. But my righteous one will live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him." But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.
lyrics
Love Me If You Can
Toby Keith
I stand by my right to speak freely
But I worry about what kids learn from TV
And before all of the debating turn to angry words and hate
Sometimes we should just agree to disagree
I’m a man of my convictions
Call me wrong, call me right
But I bring my better angels to every fight
You may not like where I’m going
But you sure know where I stand
Hate me if you want to, love me if you can
thoughts
I am tired…
… of drawing the line and being called a bigot
… of speaking my convictions and then failing to meet them
… of having no place to rest my eyes
… of no one calling a spade a spade
… of Christianity that looks more like the world and less like Christ (myself included)
It is good to be discontent on this earth
It is good to long for something other than this brokenness
It is good to know that wholeness awaits us once this flesh passes away
The challenge lies in enduring and not losing heart
May we fight the good fight and be found worthy in the eyes of God Almighty
