Good Monday to you! I planned outdoor cooking yesterday, but my plans left out the coldness of the propane tank. Struggle though it might, the grill just would not get cooking hot. I could not change the day or the conditions, so I had to resort to an alternative. In making up our calendar, it seems there are some alternatives also. Is Columbus Day today, or actually on the 12th? Should we celebrate both days? How does one respect a holiday that is so flexible? I am reminded once more of the one who will come in the end time, and, "think to change all the days and the times." How will this person get started?
The world has many holidays, and some are more sacred than others. So, of course, one would begin with those that are less sacred, perhaps even a bit controversial, and change the day on which these holy days are observed. Next, you might point out discrepancies in history, such as a holiday that was not always celebrated on this day or that. After the secular holidays, bit of a contradiction there, are abolished or changed, then start in on the religious holidays. Are we then to run around like loose pharisees shouting, 'Tradition, tradition!' insisting that all days stay put and guarding our piles of rules like trained watch dogs? That doesn't sound much like our Lord's command to love one another.
We are to be alert for the changing times. Small changes may start the process, but the large changes will not necessarily follow in our lifetime. The best way to prepare the world for the coming Antichrist is to introduce them to the Christ. It seems rather obvious after writing it down, but in place of worrying over what is to come, we have a good news message about the one who has already lived, died, and rose again. Let them call this day a holiday or just a regular day, Jesus reigns every day!
Bucky
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