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Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Luke 23:24 ~ Father, forgive them



Luke 23:24

And Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." And they cast lots to divide his garments.

Why is there suffering. One of my favorite people on the planet used to say, "We know that if someone dies with cancer, it is because God is weak. Satan is so powerful in this world that God is pushed down." No, my brother (s and sisters) in Christ.

Psalm 24:1
The earth is the LORD’s and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein

- is still the Word of God. God does not lie and He does not change from day to day.

We live in a world where we sacrifice. Man, don't we. We have children and let strangers raise them in day care. We don't have time for a nourishing meal or we have many memories of a meal that was so stressful - that fast food is delicious. We don't have time for friends. We come home so wrung out that we all turn on the television. How great is television?

We need more wholesome, holy things. HopePointe's Father Bryan says his father asks after every movie, "What was the Moral of that?" I have learned when offered space travel, it might be better to wait by the truck instead. Because if you are an unlikely space traveler - man, you Are the extra to get killed. Even unlikely movies have taught you something. Everything has an idea of life.

Find What wind Serves to advance an honest mind.
John Donne


The sole or soul purpose of fiction - someone invested their time in this work - to tell you what their theories of life. You have learned something. Or strengthened the opposite opinion of the work you read or watched.


People tend to stay away from each other because we aren't always nice to each other. Remember summer days and times in the 1970's and before? Time moved slowly. People gathered. People quilted and sewed. If you looked down your street, people did gather. Time was gentle. Is this sentimental clap trap? No. Look at the news. Now people obsess if they are doing enough work or if work is beneficial. People are jealous of others with time on their hands. Just as people are jealous with more items. Our grandparents bought their houses for cash. Our great-grandparents were cared for in our homes (Lord help me with my parent!). Our parents bought our educations as a gift.

Now we are sacrificing. A lot of my professors at Texas A&M still teach. My total cost of education was $12.5 Grand. Not even a semester now.

Look at the Scandinavian countries. Life is easier. Smaller homes, kids in government care very, very early. Less worry over health care. Yet they have given up freedom and a lot of their beliefs. Watered down. In worst case scenario, they are in Bad Shape if the Government goes Bad. In the United States, we believe in God and yet act badly. Things are not as crisp and clean as when we believed in faith to do right and God will care for us.

Faith and the amount of it effects all of us.

Do you remember in the Scriptures, a loan was supposed to be 7 years. Wouldn't we all be or have been happier with a house affordable in 7 years that wasn't in a woebegone neighborhood with hopelessness, danger and drugs? Why aren't we demanding Congress to order our lives in ways that help people instead of this spiral?

Is God truly weakened by this? I would say No. But God will give us enough rope in free will. So many miracles in the Scriptures are like the father crying out, "I believe, help my unbelief." Can't we all relate to that? We have to put our houses in order and give God glory. People are much more interested, ultimately, in God who gives mercy and blessings. Because God is Love. God says work and grow faith. Believe. Give it a leap.

Faith is a leap. We gave a car once to our Church. Now we have two kids with one car. We need to work on being financially generous to our Church, but funds are a financial diet at our house. Lean. Our financial structure is different than others.

(Have you ever thought about communion? Communion is a meal. It is the New Covenant. The importance of communion is this.... at a restaurant, we eat a meal and we are subjected to a conversation behind us. I've heard some that I Still Remember. Awful. Particularly one anniversary meal at Perry's ... the importance of Communion is - we are together. We wait for the person next in line to Receive. And pray for them. It's a symbol of God. And I believe Communion is God.)

So... suffering.... why does it occur. Is it a weakened God? A man is terminally ill (a friend's family). What could one act of God be in this? His daughter is to step up to the plate. To overcome her ingrained and complete self interest. Maybe she is to learn that she loves her dad more than herself, she is supposed to grow. To have to ask others to help her.

Helping others, when they ask, is an act of God. Helping others by forcing your will upon them, is not. Motivations are important and self defining. It builds a house.

Is love day care? Nursing homes? Does throwing money at someone help them? Withdraw support? Avoidance? Or is it time, talent and effort. Business decisions can sometimes be covered with practicality. Practicality is much more easy to rely upon. But they lead to day care and nursing homes. Less real care. If the sole goal in life is money, we have fragmented families and nights spent in front of the television. In the end, did it make us better people?

Jesus took death from us. He didn't take suffering. We have to grow in faith and see God in all things. Rejecting what is wrong. It comes with a cost. Jesus blazed the trail. Giving us His Holy Spirit. We grow in God when life is difficult, there isn't any praise, but we still believe, believe, believe we need to do as God would have us do.

Reprinted from 3/2/12


Father God,
You have told us: "You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

We should listen to the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses. Entrust our time to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. May the Lord God give us insight, reflect on Father God.

We will speak honestly, present ourselves to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. God’s solid foundation stands firm. “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”

Pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart. the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, a knowledge of the truth.

Father God let us see in wisdom what You would have us do and give us Heart to do this well. In Jesus we pray this for ourselves, the ones we love, the people You have given us. This Nation, Churches, workplaces, solutions and the people who profess Jesus in the world. For the increase of His Glory. Amen.




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