The Final Hour

The Final Hour
     It's the final hour!  What do we see?  What do we hear?
     We see a man who was faithful to His mission.  He hung on the cross.  With His very life slowly seeping away, He listens as the thief makes His appeal.  Here is a sinner asking forgiveness; a sinner recognizing the status of the Son of God.  Jesus answers his plea showing His continuing desire for the rescue of the souls of men. 
     It's the final hour!  Jesus sees His mother standing nearby grieving.  He sees John and, with love and compassion says, "Behold your mother!"
     It's the final hour!  Pain is excruciating.  Yet, Jesus cries outs, "Father, forgive them."
     It's the final hour!  What was in His thoughts?  Love, compassion, forgiveness, and concern for souls even though He was suffering greatly. 
     It's the final hour!  What and who will be on our minds when our lives are seeping away? 
   

Broken

Broken
     I was reminded of how broken the world is when I read the following.  Yet, God cares for the broken and He supplies the healing, turning it into something beautiful. 

"God uses broken things beautifully.

Broken clouds pour rain.

Broken soil sets as fields

Broken crops yield seeds

Broken seeds give life to new plants.

So, when you are broken, be rest assured that God is planning to utilize you for something great." 

     

     When I went through my divorce, I was a broken soul.  I wept every day for months, but in my broken state, I drew closer and drew strength from God.  I had a choice.  I could stand with hands clinched into tight fists and shout in anger, "Why!"  OR, I could take a knee, still wonder "why", but experience God's gentle love.  I could let my heart soften by digging into His Word and learn forgiveness, not only for the other party but also for my own failure.  

     The divorce was not God's doing, but He could take the experience I was going through and turn it into something more.  I wanted that "something more."  I wanted my "broken seed" to take on life,  and take it on more abundantly.  Today, I can truly say, "My joy is in my Lord!"

Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end." 

When will the world end?

       When will the world end?  There is a lot of political talk about the world ending in twelve years unless a proposed "Green Deal" is passed.
     I don't know about anyone else but I, personally, believe the world will end when God chooses and in His time.  Regardless of climate changes we will always have seasons.  "While the earth remains, seed time and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."
    On the humorous side:  
    To quote something I read today about the seasons just in Arkansas alone:
                               "Winter is at 6 a.m.
                                Spring is at 10 a.m
                                Summer is at 2 p.m.
                               Fall is around 430ish"

So, if anyone is having a problem with season change, just come to Arkansas. Need I say more?  😇