Good Tuesday morning! In Mark, Jesus spoke to the disciples of coming wars and rumors of wars. Yet, He told them not to be concerned, not to worry. He further warned them of earthquakes and famines in many places, but still to not worry. We have lived in those times all of our lives. It seems that there has been no period of peace in the last several hundred years, perhaps even to the time of Christ. Crusades, jihads, national wars, civil wars, and wars of conquest have given way to genocides or the euphemism of ethnic cleansing. The media cannot even take the space to write about or report on all the little wars that go on constantly. Where are we to turn for safety in all of this? God has remained the same from everlasting to everlasting; we need only trust in Him. Think about everlasting. From one everlasting to another everlasting? My mind cannot comprehend the enormity of that phrase. When worry begins to gnaw at us, and thoughts of our own safety on war begin to weigh on our minds, we must turn to Christ, the Lord and Savior. Doubts and worries will be whispered in our ears every day by that old enemy of Christ. The way to combat those fears is to focus on Christ, and to obey His oft repeated command; "Don't be afraid."
May God grant us His peace this day,
Bucky
Congratulations to the Jayhawks and Tigers on a tough and thrilling championship game last night!
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