Hello and welcome! Cindi and I will celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary this Sunday. Yes. You read that right; 41 years. My, my how the time flies by over the years. God is so good to us all. We all honor Jesus with our voice as we sing, with our heart as we pray and give, with our whole being as we remember Jesus’ great sacrifice in the Lord’s Supper every Sunday, and with our mind as we hear His word preached as often as we can.
We are praying for our Christian family and friends in Louisville, Kentucky, and all around the nation. Remember that we are the United States of America, a nation of people living, working, growing, changing, hoping, and surviving in a chaotic world by God’s amazing grace. Are there issues that need to be resolved? Absolutely. Just look around. Has there ever been a time in history when we didn’t have issues that needed resolution? I don’t think so. Do we have problems as a nation of people? Certainly! We have been…we are and will remain a work in progress as human beings created in the image of God. I am so glad to be in Morrilton, Arkansas. I am so glad to be a Christian and member of the Harding Street Church of Christ. I am praying every day in view of Paul’s admonition to Timothy in 1 Timothy 2:1-2 that we may live a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence for this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior.
Jesus said in Matthew 12:25; “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.” He also said that even Satan and his kingdom will not stand if he is against himself. And so many in our nation have adopted an “us versus them” mentality toward each other, toward others, and toward the world in general. Unity then becomes the real goal for every nation, city, church, or family. Have we forgotten that we all, every person on the face of the earth is family; brothers and sisters with one Father, God? Read the Bible and see what I mean. Paul was in Athens in Acts 17:22-31 and saw the many “objects” of their worship. After congratulating the people for their religious aims, he taught them about the One and Only true and living God and His relationship to them and their relationship to each other. God is Lord of everything since He made everything. He is spiritual and doesn’t need the people to build Him a house to dwell in. He is perfectly capable of handling every situation and so doesn’t need people to “help” Him since He “gives to all life, breath, and all things.” God made from “one man” every man on the earth. And so, we all are brothers and sisters, cousins, relatives, family. Think about it. Every person you meet is a brother or sister, auntie or uncle, niece or nephew or cousin. This fact should change our way of thinking, speaking, and acting toward others. How about you, brother? How about you, sister?
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