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He hath Made

He hath made the earth by His power,
He hath established the world by His wisdom,
And hath stretched out the heavens by His discretion.

When He uttereth His voice, there is a multitude
of waters in the heavens,
And He causeth the vapors to ascend from
the ends of the earth;
He maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth
forth the wind out of His treasures.

Every man is brutish in his knowledge:
Every founder is confounded by the graven image:
For his molten image is falsehood,
and there is no breath in them.

They are vanity, and the work of errors:
In the time of their visitation they shall perish.
The portion of Jacob is not like them:

For He is the former of all things;
And Israel is the rod of His inheritance:
The Lord of hosts is His name.

Jeremiah 10:12-16

A Painful Sacrifice for Peace

4 Things

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"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."

Psalms 90:12

Amapola

Amapola is some kind of flower (poppies flower). :)

Run

This summer will be my first summer outside of california. To be honest with you, I've never liked california summers. I enjoy autumn, spring, and especially winter weather of california, but I've always dreaded the hot and dry 95-102º summers.

So this morning, as I dusted off my running shoes and went out for a run, I couldn't help but wonder what summer in Illinois would be like. I've heard friends from school say that Michigan has one of the best summers, so I figured Michigan-Illinois can't be much different.

The run was great. I've been putting off running for some time with the broken earphones as an excuse. So last week I justified making a trip to walmart to get a new pair of earphones so I could put a stop unto this lazy self.

This morning I came to realize again why I loved running so much. No it's not the feeling of ankles being worn out after 20 min of excessive use. It's not the feeling of my out-of-shape self demanding a more frequent breaks as time goes. It's in that moment when you breath in the morning air and breath out; the feeling that somehow I'm doing myself a favor and that I know I'll be feeling much better after the run.

One thing I do not like when running is having the same scenery. So what I often do is intentionally make myself lost. lol. Oh the feeling of having to catch ones breath and at the same time must try to figure out how these winding streets with similar suburban houses would take me back to a familiar main road -I can't explain.

I see myself doing the same thing in my spiritual walk. I intentionally make myself lost and confused. I don't know what it is, maybe it's the new scenery that I get so curious about, maybe I don't feel content about my current route. What's so great about the ever-winding streets?

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"A man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it."

-George Moore

"As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly."

Proverbs 26:11

"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom."

Psalms 90:12

My Life

Jesus answered, "Will you lay down your life for me? Truly, truly, I say to you, the rooster will not crow till you have denied me three times."

-John 13:38

Proverbs 23 for Today

Let not your heart envy sinners,

but continue in the fear of the LORD all the day.

Surely there is a future,

and your hope will not be cut off.

Listen to your father who gave you life,

and do not despise your mother when she is old.

Buy truth, and do not sell it;

buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.

The father of the righteous will greatly rejoice;

he who fathers a wise son will be glad in him.

Let your father and mother be glad;

let her who bore you rejoice.

Proverbs 23: 17,18;22-25

To Forget

What could this broken self share with you this morning? If not a message from the Word of God that is assuring and uplifting, what could I share?

A good friend once asked me if I truly believed I was going to heaven. This morning as I was reading Paul's letter to the Philippians, that question crossed my mind again.

"Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." Phil 3:13,14

This morning, as I look back into my life, I do not have to search so far to find shame. So someone please tell me also, how do we walk this Christian walk shamelessly.

verse 17
"Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk, so as you have us for an example." Phil 3:17

If Paul can forget his past and cling on his faith on Christ, we are beseeched by him also to do the same. Just like Jacob in the night before meeting Esau and his armed men...

"Such will be the experience of God's people in their final struggle with the powers of evil. God will test their faith, their perseverance, their confidence in His power to deliver them. Satan will endeavor to terrify them with the thought that their cases are hopeless; that their sins have been too great to receive pardon. They will have a deep sense of their shortcomings, and as they review their lives their hopes will sink. But remembering God's mercy, and their own sincere repentance, they will plead His promises made through Christ to helpless, repenting sinners. Their faith will not fail because their prayers are not immediately answered. They will lay hold of the strength of God, as Jacob laid hold of the Angel, and the language of their souls will be, "I will not let Thee go, except Thou bless me." (Ellen G. White. Patriachs and Prophets p. 202)

Let's commune with our Heavenly Father this morning and ask for forgiveness, and for the faith of our Lord and Savior and Friend: Jesus Christ, asking Him to continue to abide with us daily and never let us go.

Morning

Picture: Lake Toba, Indonesia

"Prone to wonder LORD I feel it, prone to leave the God I love." -Hymn: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing.

I feel thankful for another day to walk with my LORD. Though I'm but a sinner, He's given me a new chance every day, 'fresh Grace' every morning.