Sunday Mornings

Our reactions to experiences in life defer from one person to another. Some rant or quietly seethe when they are angry; others dance or simply smile when in joy. Regardless of how we may react, many times we’ve felt broken inside, inadequate or even helpless when overburdened with the issues of life. Yes, even mighty kings who command great armies cried in seemingly helpless situations. Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah son of Amoz cried out in prayer to God in heaven. 2 Chronicles 32 :20 King Hezekiah cried out to God when the Assyrians were camped outside Jerusalem’s walls and he received a threatening letter from the King of Assyria. God heard his cry and intervened 2 1 And the L ORD  sent an angel who destroyed the Assyrian army with all its commanders and officers. So Sennacherib was forced to return home in disgrace to his own land. And when he entered the temple of his god, some of his own sons killed him there with a sword. 22 That is how the L ORD...

If only my life could once again be as it was when God watched over me. God was always with me then and gave me light as I walked through the darkness. Those were the days when I was prosperous, and the friendship of God protected my home. Almighty God was with me then, and I was surrounded by all my children. Job 29:3-5 (GNB) The book of Proverbs in the bible paints a picture of God as wise and the source of all wisdom. Considering God's wisdom, everyone is judged fairly and deservedly based on how you live: the just are rewarded and the wicked are punished, but in Ecclesiastes, the writer tries to be very practical and realistic. He says that people do not always get what they deserve - the strong people are not always winners, the fast people do not always win a race, in short, life is unpredictable and difficult to understand. So, is God wise and just? The psalmist severally pondered on this question (as we frequently do, both silently and out loud). There are some ps...

Also He spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: "Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, "God, I thank You that I am not like other men-extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I possess." And the tax collector, standing afar off, would not so much as raise his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, "God, be merciful to me a sinner!". I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbles, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 18: 9-14 Everybody’s definition of rebelling against God is to be like the prodigal son in Luke 15, where you leave God and get lost in the world with sin, and that is what we will define as hedonism - the idea that o...