Good Tuesday morning! A snow day! Yes, the snow is coming down very nicely here on the high plains; we have a couple of inches of snow on the ground and no wind, an unusual day to be sure. I shall be watching as the neighbors get out and drive to work this morning; I hope they can remember that a job is a blessing!
We know from the Bible that Jesus makes all things new, but does He also make something good from something bad? We read that at some point the very bad, the devil and his legions, will be thrown into the lake of fire forever. Does that mean that all bad will simply be thrown away? If that were true, we would all be lost forever and Jesus' sacrifice a complete waste of time and effort. However, we can read that Jesus specializes in rescuing what is bad and making it into something very good. Saul on the road to Damascus, Stephen in front of the court, and all Christians everywhere, are examples of God making what is bad into something good. You and I are examples, and so is everyone who believes in Jesus. Events in our lives serve as personal examples of changing the bad into something wonderful. The problem comes when we view a current situation as something permanent. This is very easy for us to do. Believing in Jesus means that we must wait on His timing and have faith that whatever we are suffering right now will turn into something good for us. Throw that bad away? There wouldn't be anything left! Our Lord has a renewing skill that is unmatched in all of creation; enjoy the results of His changes in your life as something wonderful is made from what was bad.
Thank you Lord for your renewing ways!
Bucky
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