The real difficulty, the difficulty which has baffled the sages of all times, is rather this: how can we make our teaching so potent in the motional life of man, that its influence should withstand the pressure of the elemental psychic forces in the individual?
Albert Einstein (1879-1955, German-born American physicist)
Romans 14:5-6 (HCSB)
One person considers one day to be above another day. Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind. Whoever observes the day, observes it to the Lord. Whoever eats, eats to the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat, it is to the Lord that he does not eat, yet he thanks God.
I can remember as a small child, thinking that Christmas was so far away, for I so loved that time of year. I loved the anticipation and the waiting for all my wishes to come true, overnight, under a green fir tree. Then when I got old enough to know the real Santa Claus, it felt like the time between Christmas seasons had shrunken so much.
We do the same thing today you know? Except when you get older that special day is Friday, so much so that we have designed an acronym for it, “TGIF.” Thank Goodness it’s Friday, but please do not ask me about my Monday. Once again, we celebrate an ending and not of a beginning. Listen to what Paul tells us about these worldly symptoms in Galatians 4:9-11
Albert Einstein (1879-1955, German-born American physicist)
Romans 14:5-6 (HCSB)
One person considers one day to be above another day. Someone else considers every day to be the same. Each one must be fully convinced in his own mind. Whoever observes the day, observes it to the Lord. Whoever eats, eats to the Lord, since he gives thanks to God; and whoever does not eat, it is to the Lord that he does not eat, yet he thanks God.
I can remember as a small child, thinking that Christmas was so far away, for I so loved that time of year. I loved the anticipation and the waiting for all my wishes to come true, overnight, under a green fir tree. Then when I got old enough to know the real Santa Claus, it felt like the time between Christmas seasons had shrunken so much.
We do the same thing today you know? Except when you get older that special day is Friday, so much so that we have designed an acronym for it, “TGIF.” Thank Goodness it’s Friday, but please do not ask me about my Monday. Once again, we celebrate an ending and not of a beginning. Listen to what Paul tells us about these worldly symptoms in Galatians 4:9-11
“But now, since you know God, or rather have become known by God, how can you turn back again to the weak and bankrupt elemental forces? Do you want to be enslaved to them all over again? You observe special days, months, seasons, and years. I am fearful for you, that perhaps my labor for you has been wasted”…We’ll talk more about this tomorrow, God’s Blessings.
Pastor William
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