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A Reasonable Faith

2 Nov


Recently, I have been facilitating a crash course on Apologetics. In this age, I am convinced that is no longer enough for Christians to know that they believe, but to know why they believe. The two common errors Christians can make in this arena are really two extremes. the first, is the non, or anti intellectual approach. This means that our faith is something spiritual, invisible, and cannot, and should not have to be explained, or examined in a reasonable, or rational way. The second error, is at the other end of the spectrum. These people will generally make the mistake of ruling out the “mysterious” elements of our faith, and rely completely on reason, hard science, doctrinal logic and even the senses, thus leaving no room for the trancsendancy of the Holy Spirit. My attempt, in bringing this course, is to give these new believers some real, tangible, and exciting facts, that can bolster their faith, and equip them to share the gospel in such a way as to entice people to not just make and emotional decision for Christ, but also an informed one.

In the course, I walk the students through a series of lectures and we cover many topics in our Q and A such as:

How can I know that jesus actually lived in History?

Is there evidence for the resurrection?

What about evolution?

What about all the other religions in the world?

How can I know the Bible is trustworthy?

etc. etc. etc.

If you are interested in hosting a seminar at your church please contact me: darrelllahay@gmail.com

I am available to conduct seminars ranging in length from 3 hours to two days. new beleivers, youth, seniors and students would all benefit from this fast paced and exciting course!

Interpreting Scripture For Dummies

7 Dec

 

Okay Pilgrim. You’ve got the Bible. It is imparative that you learn how to use it. Paul the Apostle strongly encouraged Timothy, his young appretice and pastor, to:    

Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15).”

I want to give you a few tips on how to interpret, and properly comprehend scripture. Some of you may be very familiar with this discipline. Some of you may not be..Anyway, here is what Wikipedia has to say:

Hermeneutics (English pronunciation: /hɜrməˈnjuːtɨks/) is the study of interpretation theory, and can be either the art of interpretation, or the theory and practice of interpretation. Traditional hermeneutics — which includes Biblical hermeneutics — refers to the study of the interpretation of written texts, especially texts in the areas of literature, religion and law. Contemporary, or modern, hermeneutics encompasses not only issues involving the written text, but everything in the interpretative process.

Here are five simple rules of thumb any pilgrim can use to get started with proper hermenuetics:

1. LITERAL

When you read the scripture, sometimes the most appropriate meaning, is the most obvious one. What exactly, does the text say? At face value, does it simply just mean what it says? Quite often, Jesus meant exactly what He said in the gospels. Exapmle: “Do not commit adultery, means…do not commit adultery”

2. HISTORICAL

What is the setting of the text? What is the context of culture, and time frame, and audience? Who is being addressed and why? These questions are very important in putting together the message of the scripture. A good, simple Bible Dicionary is helpful for this.

3. GRAMMATICAL

Obviously the Bible wasn’t originally recorded in English. So, it is very important to discover what the actual linguistic meaning of the text is by looking at the best available translation of the ancient greek, Hebrew or Aramaic. Often, concepts to one language and culture, can change meaning when translated to fit into another language and culture.

4. COMPATABILITY

God’s character, heart, and nature does not change. God is God. The Bible reminds us that Jesus Christ is “the same yesterday, today, and forever”. Whenever you isolate one peice of scripture in order to interpret it, you have to put it in context of the whole council of God’s Word.  Does this verse line up with what God has revealed elswhere in the Bible? Are ther any apparent contradictions? Or are there other revealed biblical principles that have to be situationally applied while keeping it in context?

5. PRACTICALITY

This last one is really where the rubber meets the road. God’s Word is meant to be obeyed, and to be enriching to the life of the believer. Can this verse be acted upon? Is it a command, an encouragement? A suggestion or a warning? Ask yourself, how can I practically apply this text to my life right now?

There ya go pilgrim..let me know if this helps. If it does, leave a comment, and pass it along to some fellow pilgrims..

Shalom | pastor Darrell

Tithing vs. Giving

11 Jun

Recently I was asked if I could write a controversial post on tithing. Realizing that this is something that could get me in trouble, I’ve decided to take up the challenge.

There are many different perspectives on the Christian responsibility of tithing. Some say it is indeed a New Testament discipline and a command to all believers.  Others affirm that it is strictly an Old Testament ordinance, but must be observed as an essential principle for new covenant believers.  Some Christians  teach, that tithing is strictly an Old testament law and there is NO obligation to observe it in light of the new covenant, and that tithing is actually a form of religious bondage.

Before we look at this matter, let’s get a working definition. What is tithing? Simply, a tithe means: a tenth . A 10% portion of an income, possessions or lands.  Tithing is certainly not only a Judean-Christian practice. The Babylonians, Islamic, as well as Sikhs have tithed since ancient times.

Biblically, the first mention of the concept of tithing is found in Genesis 14:18-19.  Here Abraham meets the mysterious figure: Melchezedek, who is a king of Salem, and a priest of the Most High God. He is also described as having no natural birth. Some scholars propose that this was an angel of God, some say it was Noah’s son Shem. I suspect that it was the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ. Nonetheless. We see Abram offering this priest, a tenth of all of his spoils.

There are also several places in the Pentateuch where tithing is mentioned.

Deuteronomy 14;22-27, Deuteronomy  26:12-14, Numbers 18:13-14

In the context of the Mosaic Law, tithes and offerings were a combination of ceremonial offerings, but a specific percentage essentially served as a type of tax. This tax served two chief purposes. To finance and support the temple and Priesthood, and to provide for the poor among the people.

Later, the early Catholic writer Francis Plowden wrote about tithing as “A divine ordinance and an obligation of conscience.”

Although most modern Biblical scholars agree that tithing IS NOT a direct command given in the New Testament many Catholics church leaders have cited Matthew 23:23, arguing that Jesus in fact instructed that tithing was essential.

Lastly, the common scripture used to define the act of tithing in most protestant churches today comes from Malachi 3:8-10.

This scripture eloquently describes the heart and principle of giving to God. It portrays that the failure of the Jewish people to observe it in the past was a clear sign of their lack of faith, and would now incur a curse upon them. It also showed that those who are faithful in giving to God in tithes and offerings, would be rewarded with divine provision and blessing. This scripture in Malachi is often referred to as command. Although the passage does show a great truth, it is erroneously taught as an Old Testament  command that must be observed. This proposes a doctrinal problem. Why should a New Testament believer, who is supposedly not under the “old law’, observe an obscure principle mentioned in the Prophets, but, be shunned and labeled as a Judaizer or Legalist if they decide to observe the Feasts or Festivals of Yawheh, or observe the levitical dietary laws, let alone the entire Mosaic law. In short, my tough question is: Why do we insist that our congregations obey this single Old Testament law, but encourage them that they are free from all of the other 313 laws? I think we all know the answer to that. Because the church’s need money.

Do I think it is wrong to tithe? Absolutely not! I encourage it, and practice it myself. Do I think it is a direct command that all Christians have to give ten percent of their income to the local church? No. Hermeneutically, that would be a convenient assumption. I will share my favorite verse that I use to teach my children about Christian giving and provision:

2 Corinthians 9:7 “So let each one give as they purpose in their heart to give. Not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.”

Notice God didn’t say He loves a religious giver, or a punctual giver, or a consistent giver. He said He loves a cheerful giver.

 

Here are my conclusions on tithing, they may sound controversial, and even a little contradictive, but, here they are:

  • Why tithe when you can give? When you give 8%, you may feel guilty…. when you give 10%, you may feel satisfied…….. when you give 12%,  You feel “spiritual”.    This is not a good perspective on charity. The law was designed to show sin and act as yoke,(obligation)  leading us to Christ (joy).
  • Tithing is good. It is never a sin.
  • Give money, give lots, give regularly
  • Give to the local Church and give to pastors who bless you
  • Finances can be given to increase our faith. Every financial offering is a seed sown.
  • If money, and fear of lack has a grip on you, the best way to break that spirit, is to give hilariously.
  • Give because you want to
  • Give because God has blessed you
  • Give because you trust God
  • Don’t limit yourself to ten percent. Give in proportion to your faith, and joy.
  • Generosity releases revival

I hope you all enjoyed this post. Please let me know if you have any questions..

 

Shalom

Pastor Darrell

St. Peter the Extremist|Part Two

14 Apr

Peter was extreme. I always pictured him as this sort of burly, bushy-headed fisherman turned evangelist. Come to think of it, I think I presently know a couple of men who fit this description!

In Matthews gospel, when Jesus prophesies to his passover meal mates about his future betrayal, Peter pipes up:

“No!” Peter insisted. “Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you!” And all the other disciples vowed the same.”

 Matt 26:31

Of course we know what really happened:

“Then Peter remembered the word Jesus had spoken: “Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times.” And he went outside and wept bitterly. “

Matt 26:75

This is the same Peter who was lazily sleeping in the garden of Gethsemane when he should have been fervently praying, and then moments later, hastily draws his sword in anger and cuts of the ear of one of the soldiers threatening Jesus.

This is Peter, who Jesus lovingly restores over the coals of a fire on the beach by the sea:

“When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?” “Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”

John 21:15

I’ve been on a pilgrimage through the book of Acts again as it accompanies a great text-book I’m reading about church history: The Christians, Their First 2000 Years (Check it on my Reading List and click on the Book to check it out)

It is interesting to notice the theological squabble he and Paul had in Antioch. At this time, Peter was a pillar of the church. Ever since the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at pentecost, believers were added to the church in great numbers, largely in response to the fiery preaching of Peter himself, a devout Jew declaring a new covenant of grace available to all nations through Yeshua (Jesus) the Messiah.

When Paul comes into the place of meeting, he is appalled to see Peter sitting with all of his religious buddies again (Probably devout Aramaic speaking Hebrews, perhaps Judaizers who believed that the Gentiles, and even the Hellenistic Jews were welcome in the church, but still so unclean that one should not even eat with them! And here’s Pete, sitting at the table with only them again!

“When Peter came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he was clearly in the wrong. Before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group. The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.

Galatians 2:11-13

Flip Flop. Flip Flop. It’s easy to see the inconsistency in Peter’s spiritual life. But the fact that Jesus himself appoints him as a leader in such a special position can encourage us. Despite our inconsistency, despite our hypocrisy, Jesus still chooses and appoints us to be ministers of reconciliation. Praise God for using the foolish things of the world to confound the wise!

I want to leave you with one snapshot of Peter’s life. Although he went on to do many wonderful things for the kingdom, it’s refreshing to know that he chilled out.

While in Joppa, Peter is found (In the book of Acts) living with a man named Simon:

“And he stayed in Joppa for many days with one Simon, a tanner.”

Acts 9:39-43

It is important to know that in those times, a Tanner, was to any Jew (Which Peter was) considered unclean. A tanner worked with the skins of dead animals and handles bodies, and to even shake hands with one was considered a great sin, let alone setting foot in their house! So it is very interesting indeed to find Peter living in the house of a Tanner, when at another time, he would refrain from sitting at the same table as a Hellenistic Jew! Peter was definitely getting it pilgrims! And to top it off, this is the same house in which he was staying when he received the vision from God with unclean foods. This of course was referring to people groups-Jews and Gentiles)

There you have it Pilgrims. I hope this look into Peter’s life was extremely inspiring..

Shalom  | pastor darrell

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St. Peter the Extremist|Part One

13 Apr

 Unfortunately, many people in ministry can easily fall into the trap of going to unnecessary extremes. Walter Martin said that the truth is always held in balance between two extremes.

 Two examples of this could be legalism and license. The legalism camp could, for instance, camp out on great spiritual truths such as the need for repentance and holiness, and rightly quote scriptures promoting these points. The error, is to go to the extreme that salvation is in no way completely secure, and that salvation depends much on human deeds. This extreme thinking can actually turn into a lie that says God rewards salvation to those who merit it by being holy enough or who are repentant enough. Often people of this extreme camp will be so bound by rules and commands that they will measure how many inches a sleeve could be, or how much ankle skin can be exposed on a women’s body. They will hold so tightly to obeying the letter of the law, and ecclesiastical ordinances that they will be in more bondage than they were in before they came to Christ. People this religious are scared to even fart, lest they scare away the Holy Spirit.

 The other camp is license. Again, this way of thinking can be based on good scriptural principles, but quickly become erroneous when taken to the extreme. The truth is, God loves us, and His grace abounds. His mercy triumphs over judgement and can overpower any sin that stands in its way. The way to appropriate this grace, is to simply ask and receive. While all of this is essentially true, it cannot be the whole truth as revealed in the entire counsel of God’s word. People who camp out solely on this principle, make the mistake of confusing God’s acceptance with His approval of their lifestyles. They lose the sensitivity to sin, and continue on in disobedience as if it is no big deal. They trample the blood of Christ under their feet by treating His grace as something cheap. Morality loses importance quickly. And emotional, spontaneous confessions replace repentance, and the desire for experiential “feel good” blessings replace obedience and submission to the LORD.

 These two gutters lie on either side of the narrow path. The gutter to our left? Licence. The gutter to our right? Legalism. But for those pilgrims who truly walk in relationship with YHWH the loving Father, walk on the perfect law of Liberty.

 Read these scriptures pilgrims, out loud, nice and slowly..and tomorrow I will continue thoughts on this topic by taking a look at the life of St. Peter..

Shalom|pastor darrell     www.darrelllahay.wordpress.com

James 1:25

  But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.

James 2:12

So whatever you say or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law that sets you free.

Intellectual

8 Mar

I recently read one authors definition of an intellectual. He defined one as ‘a person who cares more about ideas than people’. This really struck me, and caused me to really examine myself. I constantly can find myself so busy with reading, researching, and personal study. My ministry job also affords me to be in many meetings , and it is tempting to be constantly scheming, strategizing, and even praying about kingdom work. New initiatives, improvements of ministry quality of care, improvement of style and relevance, perfecting doctrine and vision casting, etc.

As I read this very short definition, I asked myself the question, and I ask you: “Do you find yourself, investing more time and energy into ideas, rather than people?”

Shalom |pastor darrell

The Great Tradition

23 Feb

What do I think the church is doing right in 2010?

 

This is a question that a WordPress pal of mine asked at the end of one of his posts: http://www.seansabourin.com/?p=871   This is a good question indeed, especially since most take a critical aim at the ‘blushing bride’ of Christ more often than commend it for anything!

At great risk of appearing controversal, I submit that ‘one’ of the good things happening within the Body of Christ is running in the same vein as what has come to be called the: ‘Ecumenical Movement’. This movement brings mixed reviews. Some hailing it as a great pilgrimage of repentance, and others (mostly fundamentalists) accusing it of being a sort of ‘unitarian apostacy’. In terms of the official movement itself, I subscribe to neither review whole heartedly, but i want to highlight some of the characteristics therein that i feel are of great benefit to the Church.

Latley we are seeing a return to liturgy. Christians everywhere are showing signs of a yearning that the post-modern church, or emerging church, can’t quite seem to satisfy. We are seeing a growing interest in The Great Tradition. I see it in the new books being written. I see it in the blogosphere. I hear it in the music and liturgy Sunday mornings…What is this Great tradition of which i speak? Lets back up a bit…

The church that was birthed in the New Testament account of Pentecost enjoyed a relatively schizm-free existence from its inception. this continued right through the Roman persecution (and after the Roman legalization in 313 AD under Constantine),  right up till about 1054 AD. Besides the outbreak of two or three notable splinterings (Nestorians, Mar Tomas) the church remained in relative unity. After nearly half a century, three major fragmentations began to happen. The three major branches are: Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Reformed Protestantism.

Western Protestantism (Lutheran, Baptist, Anabaptist, Pentecostal, Methodist, Reformed, etc, etc) is what dominates the religious population in North America today. There are well over two thousand denominations within Protestantism alone. And these denominations include sub groups such as fundamentalism, liberalism, post-modernism, liturgical, etc, bla bla bla.

One can look at all of these fragments of the Body of Christ with scrutiny, and rightfully so. I have taught on the subject of denominationalism and I have expanded on its cons, and it’s pros, but, I have a hard time picturing Jesus being thrilled about division that happens every day. don’t get me wrong, i am not being a pluralist in saying that all “religions” should be unified. Not only would that be un-biblical, but a great philosophical impossibility. What i am trying to say can be best elaborated on by a quote from Walter R. Martin, author of the classic Kingdom Of The Cults. On matters of doctrine and practices withing the Church, he said:

“In the essentials; there ought to be unity.

In the non-essentials; liberty.

In all things; love.”

I believe it is time for the church to get back to its roots. There are so many gems found in studying the Great Tradition. But if we are careless, we may miss them. History holds a tutorship quality that will help us prepare for our future. In essence, we can learn about our future by looking to our past. Studying the great traditions of the early church, the lives of the martyrs, and the growth of the church has been a great source of interest to me ltely, as well as a well spring of wisdom. My admonition to the Church is to look to the past as well as the future. What were the early Christians like? what did they value? What did they believe and why? What action did their beliefs influence them to take? How did they live? What did “church’ look like to them?

Food for thought//pastor Darrell

Imago Dei

18 Feb

The Image of God (Hebrew: צֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים‎; tzelem elohim, lit. “image of God”, often appearing in Latin as Imago Dei) is a concept and theological doctrine that asserts that human beings are created in God‘s image and therefore have inherent value independent of their utility or function.

Although I have received Christ in faith, I must emphasize that it was not simply accomplished by blind faith. I had to make a logical, and an intellectually informed decision to give my life to Jesus. I have heard it said that you can still be a Christian without removing your brain. Some may argue that belief in Christ, or any religious notion, is unreasonable, and is some form of intellectual suicide. This is not true, belief in the existence of God, as an all-powerful, self-existing, and benevolent Diety is the most philosophically sound, and most logical explanation of reality the world has ever known.

Science, empirical science is good, but is, in its present dispensation, limited. Its limit is the human senses. Only things that can be touched, seen, heard, and tasted are held as valid evidence of our reality. Empirical science  limited to these senses only, and is, in most cases, ignorant to the idea that there is the potential for a reality that is invisible to our sight, un audible to our hearing, etc. This mental platform is as narrow-minded as those who thought the earth  flat, simply because they had not sailed around the distance of it. In blushing error, they decided that since their “natural exploration” of the earth had given no indication that it had an end, they assumed it simply went on for miles and miles, until it dropped off into a sudden abyss..

The point I want to make is an apology to the fact that humanity and consciousness itself, is one of many proofs of the tangibility of the transcendent. Humans are made in God’s image…..You are made in God’s image. The reason you feel, love, create, and think on the level that you do, is because you have been intentionally designed by a Creator who possesses those same attributes..

If you look around the earth, you will see that it is potentially, a perfect garden. Complete with a fine tuned atmosphere, a well oiled rock cycle, a delicate eco-system, a plethora of species of beautiful and strange flora and fauna, and a complex food chain. You and I are a part of that food chain. At the top actually. Every animal under us has some degree of “soulish” characteristics. (appetite, survival instinct, social behavior) but their intellect is limited to these base passions. They are subject only to  their animalistic instinct that is bent on surviving, and reproducing. Sadly, many naturalists and secular humanists have included the human “species” into that school. This is great error.

No other beast of the field or fish in the sea, or bird in the air shares the capabilities of  a human being. Here are some of the many things that make us “different” from the animals:

We love, we create art, we write symphonies, we contemplate our origin, we have cultures and morals built upon the foundation of the sense of the transcendent super-natural, we are political, we design cars, tools, trucks, space craft, jeans, egg beaters, jelly beans, microscopes, telescopes, computers, crayons, nuclear weapons, antibiotics, and tennis shoes…I think you see my point? 

To wrap this up, i want to remind you, that YOU ARE made in God’s image. you create, because He is a creator. You feel, because He is an emotional person. The greatest implication of this conclusion is that you have an inherent value. You are special and unique: made in His image, and made to be in a personal relationship with Him…

Genesis 2:7 ” And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.”

Shalom

The Holy Give and Take (part 2)

12 Feb

Check out this verse found in Daniel 3:67 . It’s the cry of the three youths in the fiery furnace. You think they’d be a little jaded, or at least a little disappointed that God would allow such a fate. here is what they said;

“Cold, heat, snow and ice; lightnings and clouds, winds and tempests; Bless the LORD, praise and exalt Him forever!”

Interesting response. Notice they didn’t bind satan, or rebuke their enemies. They didn’t try to conjure up more faith to pray for a miracle. they didn’t even pray for god to rescue them. it’s almost as if they just accepted what was happening with an enthusiastic attribution to God’s sovereignty. They did not desire that the circumstances would change, but only desired that God be exalted, and that they be submissive to what the terrible thing that was being exacted upon them by Nebuchadnezzar.

Below is a passage from some of the reading I’ve done. It’s some interesting food for thought;

The writer is describing God:

You are endowed with an infinite strength nothing can resist, but with us you do not use the absolute power of your sovereign authority. You treat us with extreme condescension and, adapting yourself to the weakness of nature, design to place each one of us in the best and most suitable situation for working out our salvation. You dispose of us with great favor as persons who are your living image and of noble origin and who, because of their condition, are not to be ordered in the voice of a master as if they were slaves, but with care and consideration as one who handles a vase of precious crystal or fragile pottery for fear of breaking it. When it is necessary for out good for you to afflict us or send us some illness or make us suffer some loss or pain, you always do so with a certain respect and a kind of deference. As a surgeon who has to operate on a person of importance takes extra care to cause him as little suffering as possible and only what is necessary for his recovery, or as a father unwillingly punishes a son he loves dearly only because he is obligated to do so for his son’s own good, so god treats us as noble beings for whom He has the highest regard, or as beloved children whom he chastises because he loves them.”

–TRUSTFUL SURRENDER TO DIVINE PROVIDENCE

Father Jean Baptiste Saint Jure- (1588-1657)

TAN publishers

I want to also leave you with the words of Job:

“The LORD has given and the LORD has taken away; as it has pleased the LORD so it is done. Blessed be the name of the LORD!”

 

The Holy Give and Take (part 1)

11 Feb

I’ve listened to Matt Redman’s song: “Blessed Be The Name Of The Lord” I love the line: “You give and take away..my heart will choose to say, Lord, blessed be Your Name!”

I think the notion that God sometimes “takes away” is less than celebrated in church on Sunday morning.  I think we have lost some of our doctrinal bearings when we neglect this fact. No doubt, we have drifted, over years of church history, into subscribing to the erroneous idea, that when good (pleasant) things happen it is God’s doing, and when bad things happen (un-pleasant),  it is satan’s doing. Don’t get me wrong, it is imperative to hold to the fact that God is all together good, and wise and holy, and satan is of course, contrarily evil, and completely and fatally corrupt.

I’ve been slowly digesting some great 17th century writings of some of the early church fathers’ perspective on this very subject. When the church was reborn at pentecost, many new converts to Christianity were faced with harsh persecution, and in some cases death. AIn those times, martyrdom was looked upon as the most highest form of spiritual achievement. Martyrdom, although tragic, was celebrated as being the apogee of religious zeal. In those days, to sat “that guy is really on fire for Christ, would often mean “that guy is ‘really’ on fire for Christ.

After Christianity became legal under Constantine, martyrdom  was no longer a major issue in the Church. Naturally, other forms of devotion began to replace martyrdom. Many of them were extra-biblical, and overly religious such as monasticism, celibacy, vows of silence, passivity, poverty, even self-mutilation.

On the other hand, there were some very practical, and precious spiritual practices and disciplines that were practiced by our early church fathers that would serve us well to re-learn and observe again. For instance. Some early christians believed that piety could be achieved by practicing and mastering the art of forgiveness. Could you imagine, if we took the bible at face value, and went on to try with all our might to get really, really good at forgiving people? Another practice that was popular in earlier church history was to adopt an attitude of “complete submission to God’s providence” 

I see that this post is getting long..I want to continue this thought tommorrow…….In the meantime, in an attitude of complete submission to His providence (sovereign will) can you really join your heart with the song and pray: “you give and take away, my heart will choose to-day, Lord blessed be Your Name!”

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