November 12th, 2011
Put in modern language, this word (PERSEVERANCE) comes from the LATIN (Like most English words) and means “hang in there” or to continue on; stick to it and well, persist. It implies specifically to NEVER give up.
A couple months ago, on this very blog if you searched, you will find a thorough examination of Hebrews chapter 11, which lists by name, all the major Bible heroes who persevered through trials, temptations and evil, to the end! These names range from Abraham and Moses to Rahab and more!
America was built by people who refused to give up.
Charles Goodyear, the tire man, never gave up until he found way to make rubber flexible, even though he and his family were hungry and cold from poverty, back in the early part of the 19th century.
Elias Howe patented the Sewing Machine in 1846, but do you think he just invented it and it worked right away?!
Milton Hershey, one of the heroes I wrote about in my book DANGER ZONE, whose name is an American Chocolate staple, tried and failed so many times.
I could go into detail on these and more….and did on the Bible heroes, but we get the picture.
All of us – young and old – are called to never give up.
Things are horrible for our young people as most teens and college graduates cannot find jobs – never give up.
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November 6th, 2011
RELYING ON GOD IN ANXIOUS TIMES
“Certainty is the mother of quiet and repose, and uncertainty the cause of variance and contentions”. This is a quote from the 16th century English businessman Edward Coke.
Let’s look at some definitions:
Certain: free from doubt; destined to happen; absolutely positive; inevitable.
Uncertain: unknown; not confident of; doubtful; indefinite
Variance: a state of difference or disagreement
Contentions: strife; struggling; disharmony; disagreements; disputes
DICHOTOMY
There is a dichotomy between the two views. We have certainty versus the banging cymbals of uncertainty, variance and contentions….and this describes our world today!
We look around and see monster mile-wide long tornadoes completely wiping out entire city blocks of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
We see 5.2 Earthquakes in Oklahoma, with the New Madrid and San Andreas Faults (Midwest and California respectively) ready to go at any time. These faults could cause more loss to people and property than any earthquake around the world so far!
We see untold heavy rains threaten livestock and lives in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as families and friends are scared for their farms.
We see floods gushing through previously untouchable homes and towns, leaving debris in its wake…and more.
Many, including some pretty level-headed people who are somewhat grounded in Biblical truth, scratch their heads and wonder about the Creator allowing this to happen. Even the toughest believers in God gulp and gasp at that terrible wind blowing apart parts of Southern Alabama at NASCAR speed!
We can go on and on with the examples here, but the only way any of these tragedies make any sense is to comprehend some of the Ways of God and why Creation is in an uproar.
Uncertain times demand a comforting word from the Promises of the Creator – the God of the Universe!
YOUR WAYS
When we have a national or large scale tragedy….
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