A productive day overall, Father. Thank You for the wherewithal to accomplish so much today in preparation for Sunday’s service.

Jude 25 (<<click here to read the passage)

When I first penned this post six years ago, I opened with the following prayer:

Father, waking up this morning I see (and hear) the might of Your creation. Peals of thunder and pouring rain remind me that You alone are in charge of this world. I cannot slow it down; I cannot stop it. I can only stand in awe of Your power and might!

All glory, majesty, power and authority are his before all time, and in the present, and beyond all time! Amen.

When I first read this portion of Scripture, I knew I wanted to look at it again but hadn’t done so before my opening prayer, Lord. Once again You had set my mind down the best path!

“A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E, attitude, attitude, attitude!” That phrase has often been repeated in our home over the years, and what an attitude we have! As a whole mankind has this mindset that we are all powerful, we can do anything we set our mind to, and nothing can stop us. Many believe that we have put God in His place on a shelf, in a box marked “Useless Things of the Past.” Oh, but we could not be more wrong!

As I wrote of the storm, I cannot control it. Thinking of the death that awaits us all, I cannot stop it. I can amass great wealth, but a fire, flood, or turn in the world market can quickly bring it all to an end.

King David understood the reality of who we are.

“Our days on earth are like grass
like wildflowers, we bloom and die.
The wind blows, and we are gone –
As though we had never been here.” Psalm 103:15-16 NLT

But You, Lord? The last half of the 25th verse of Jude tells us who You truly are. We claim power and authority, but they are Yours alone. We exist on this speck of dust but for a breath – but You are eternity!! Thank You, Almighty God, for providing a way – Your death on the cross – for me to be with You, in Your love, for eternity.

“All glory to him who alone is God, our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord.” NLT

Amen!

(June 5th, 2017, Mon, 6:28 am)
June 15th, 2023, Thurs, 8:30 pm