Posts from October 2023
Parcels from the Preacher: October 29, 2023
In the fiftieth of the Psalms we find, “The Mighty One, God the LORD, Has spoken and called the earth. From the rising of the sun to its going down. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God will shine forth. Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent; A fire shall devour before Him, And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him”. Just a thought, either God has spoken or He has not. There a quite a…
Parcels from the Preacher: October 22, 2023
“I sing because I’m happy. I sing because I’m free. His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches me (He watches me). His eye is on the sparrow, And I know He watches. I know He watches. I know He watches me” Just a thought, is God really omniscient? Job thirty-seven records God being perfect in knowledge. The third of First John accounts God recognizes the very aim of our hearts. The Palmist records God determining the…
Parcels from the Preacher: October 15, 2023
In the eighteenth of Matthew, we find an impressive scenario, “The servant therefore fell down before him, saying, ‘Master, have patience with me, and I will pay you all.’ Then the master of that servant was moved with compassion, released him, and forgave him the debt”. Notice how one in a position of power does not use their influence to condemn, but to forgive. Just a thought, how often do you and I surrender to “positive intent”? Would I have…
Parcels from the Preacher: October 8, 2023
Seems like the older I get the more complicated life appears to become and I forget the simplicity of things as recorded in the eleventh of Second Corinthians. Life is not really that convoluted. Think about these words, “He’s got the whole world in his hands. He’s got the whole wide world in his hands. He’s got the whole world in his hands. He’s got the whole world in his hands”. When we were small, this was all that was…