Good Friday morning! Once again we have a clean, new world out here, one covered in white snow. It is also quite cold at around 11º F. In reading of Nebuchadnezzar's story, the one where God makes him insane for seven years, I am struck by the special favor God showed to this pagan king. Upon returning to sanity, Nebuchadnezzar no longer worshiped or believed in the pagan gods, but in the Most High God alone. Too many people just want God to leave them alone, and He does as they wish. We don't want to leave those people alone, but to remind them that God loves each of them in a special way.
The clouds are rolling in once more, perhaps a heavenly reminder that good times follow the bad, just as clear skies follow the cloudy. "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..." Notice that we walk through, not just into, but through that dread valley. Each day God leads us through dreadful shadows, but we need not be afraid of shadows, no matter how substantial they may seem on this earth. Our mighty God, the Most High God, is in charge and is all-powerful. God does let people have a choice on this earth, don't be fooled into thinking that He is not in charge, even though free will causes some bad choices and terrible sins on the earth. "One day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." Some may refuse to believe now, but we know that one great day all will acknowledge our Lord Jesus!
Praise God for a great Friday!
Bucky
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