A Peaceful God and Us

12/5/2018

“The Wonder of it All” —is the SIMH today and is a well written picture of the grace of God in our lives. (I don’t know who wrote it, sorry.) I wish I knew a good way to express the grace of God to show even those who do not believe on The Lord Jesus Christ, those in other “religions” and non-religions, etc., that they also live in the grace of God. Perhaps they’ll not be able to see it because of their own activities or their own dogmas, but if they could see we who believe the truth of God (who are often at odds with them and are thought of as enemies of their faith), we know and understand their position is not hampering His grace from being the aura of their lives the same as it is ours.

By that phrase, aura of their lives. I mean whatever metaphysical environment mankind forms around his life’s activities and purpose does not invoke wrath from the almighty, or other “gods” interfering, nor does the one True God send out his “posse” to whip others into the straight and narrow. The God of the bible, the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the same who is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, He does not interfere in anyone’s life today because He is not angry with the world any longer. (Read very carefully 2 Corinthians 5:14-21.) If there is one passage which the vast unsaved should understand, oh how it should be this one. 

But, you see, the previous chapter says it can’t be. That precious truth cannot be understood first. 2 Corinthians 4: 3,4 shows first, one must believe the gospel of Christ. What we (who do believe the gospel of Christ) need to remember is that at anytime anyone can come to that belief; never give up on a person even if you have no further relative contact with them. The power of God unto salvation is not you, but the gospel of Christ. And that might come out of the mouth of anyone who knows it. Just leave them in the hands of the Lord and His Holy Spirit.

You might say, well, they are blinded by “the god of this world”—that’s what those verses say. True, but just in front of saying that, the verse said they “believe not.” Which came first, the blinding or the unbelief? The unbelief. Well, then, they can change their mind. Now, take a deep breath and depend on God’s Spirit to convict and be ready, always, to give an answer. Take into your practice these words from Paul: 2Tim.2:23-26, which in short say, why not depend on the Lord to help, you probably can’t change anyone’s mind but your own, anyway. Be wise, but harmless as doves.

It’s a beautiful, but cold day up here on the mountain. Yesterday was my favorite way to spend Winter. It was mid 50s all the way to mid 60s and sunny. I enjoyed the day. Today, it’s sunny but in the 20s. C’mon back, Spring-like weather, c’mon back. Alas, I fear, not. This is just early December! We’ve got a few weeks left since it isn’t even officially Winter. It’s because we messed with the clock, right? If we could just talk the “powers that be” into Spring-ing forward the weather would cooperate!

Well, since Winter is here, we might just as well get used to it and figure out the best way to use it. Here’s one thing I know and we tell all our water customers: Each person needs more water in the Winter than in the Summer and here’s why: we have drier air inside our houses because of heating, we have drier air outside because of cooler temperatures and winds which dry the atmosphere more, and we “layer” on more clothing, which can rob the body of moisture by absorption. So, drink more water! 

(That would be Alkaline water, of course.) By the way, our new terminology which will be used every time we can work it into our conversation or printed material, is to refer to our water as “water with alkalinity.” This better defines the manner and method we use to make water the way the Lord’s plan showed, by appointing the affect of the proper minerals and maximizing the value to our bodies. Water With Alkalinity—that’s us!

Hope this day goes well for you.

Thanks for reading, the Elder