Speaking of which, on the 4th of this month I and my family, along with 82 others, returned from Israel where we were blessed to experience the 'trip of a lifetime. Taking in this Holy lands' scenery, history, spiritual legacy and import was something I will never forget. What I saw was incredible. What I felt was life-changing. And now... in a matter of days, I am back at my desk and computer, "changed" by this experience to realize things will never be the same
Now as we come to this new year and, particularly, this week's presidential inaugural, many are calling this time an unprecedented 'time of change'. But being careful not to sound trite or dismissive, I would argue that every year is a year of change. Or should be. That which is gone is gone - and that which is yet to come is, well, yet to come. Both blessing and challenge track each of us every day, and how we respond is what determines, in very real ways, what our change will be.
"But if God is Sovereign,' the fatalist might argue, 'does it really matter what I do?" I think it does. The Bible admonishes us to take an active part in our life on this earth - and to do so every day. We are to trust in God and 'lean not on our own understanding.' Here we will find that as we 'acknowledge Him' He will 'direct our path' (Prov. 3: 5-6).
Change is! And... change is good! Or it can be. Why? Because those 'in Christ' may face such with one Saviour and two distinct applications - Christ as Help and as Anchor. He lives in us and is our anchor. This is why we may also call Him our Hope. Not the financial markets. Not even the nation of Israel, nor (got to add this) the great state of Texas. And the more things change around me, even here in January 2009, the more certain I am of this.
Blessings -
Pastor Sam
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