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I Didn’t SeeTHATComing!(But God Did) “I Look To You For Protection And Hide Beneath The Shadow
<CENTER> <H1><FONT COLOR=#613300>I Didn’t See<BR><I>THAT</I><BR>Coming!<BR><FONT SIZE=3><I>(But God Did)</I></FONT></FONT> </H1><B> “I look to you for protection and<BR> Hide beneath the shadow of your wings<BR> Until the danger passes by.” </B><BR><B><FONT COLOR=#647A28>Psalm 57:1</FONT> </B><BR></CENTER> <FONT FACE=arial SIZE=-1><P><IMG SRC=https://www.NotesOnLife.org/images/YDN-Images/RioCrosswalk.jpg WIDTH=275 ALT=RioCrosswalk HSPACE=8 VSPACE=8 ALIGN=right>Walking down and around Rio de Janeiro as a young man in the Navy was exciting!The beaches, city and weather were absolutely beautiful and it was easy to get distractedat so much to see. Glancing across a wide boulevard I saw the famous “Sugarloaf”mountain jutting up from the yacht harbor ahead and excitedly when the light turned green,I hurriedly stepped off the curb to cross the street to get a closer look. <P>No sooner than I did, the strong hand of my weightlifting Navy buddy snatched me by the collarand violently yanked me back off my feet as a little Fiat going about 60 miles an hour ran thelight and clipped the curb - my flailing shoe lightly brushing aside view mirror as the car raced by. <P>My friend 'Rack' scolded me saying, “They don’t obey traffic lights down here son!When no one’s coming they GO!” I certainly would have been killed if my shipmate had notliterally had my back. <P>I didn’t see the danger coming, and likewise in our lives God often delivers us fromdangers we never saw coming. As today’s verse tells us, he nestles us under the shadowof His wings until the danger passes by. <P>The key here friend is to have <I>HIM</I> 'Have Your Back' and the only way is if you stay close to God,because when you are close to Him in THIS life, then He will be close to you in the next life. <B><I><FONT COLOR=#613300><P>God Bless Your Day<BR>Jesus Loves You<BR></FONT></I></B> <P ALIGN=center><B>Read ALL 700+ previous “Your Daily Notes” <A HREF=https://www.notesonlife.org/archive>HERE</A></B> </P><IMG SRC=https://www.NotesOnLife.org/images/WE-CirclePic+Signature.png ALT=Pastor_Wayne_Picture>
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There is an old joke that if you have one foot in a bucket of boiling water and one foot in a bucket ice, then theoretically you should be OK! Well naturally that is ridiculous, but as today’s graphic illustrates, the same is true for people that are professing to be 'christian' to have one proverbial foot based on living by the Bible while the other is planted in a world of drinking, sex, money and fancy possessions.
Hopefully the contrast is obvious.
Sadly there are those that like the idea of being a Christian but don’t live a Godly life. These people may even faithfully go to church, have Christian friends and maybe also attend a Bible study but may be having sexual affairs, drink too much, obsessed with making or having lots of money and/or wanting flashy cars, homes and clothes to satisfy their egos or to impress other people.
As today’s scripture says, when you try to live two lives and are split between two different worlds, You Are Truly DOUBLE-MINDED And Will Be Unstable In Your Life. If that is the case, what then is the solution?
Romans 8:5 gives us the answer when it states - “Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things…“ (just like this fellow between looking at the raft of lusts!) HOWEVER “…those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.”
If your life is not yielded to God and His principles of life and living, then “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth” (Colossians 3:2) and Be SINGLE-MINDED on only those things that have Eternal Value.
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“How many moons are around Jupiter?”
If you said 92, you were right, but how do you know? Well, because someone Told You that’s the answer... but how did you know that’s correct? Examining it yourself would be unreasonable but in this case it’s reasonable to believe others.
So then, “How many moons are around the earth?” is an answer we can seek out ourselves.
If that’s the case, now consider this...
When it comes to “Is the Bible TRUE??” instead of also seeking the answer out for ourselves, most people (maybe you?) instead believe what others say about it like that it’s
Full of contradictions and discrepancies.
Not historically true or accurate
Miracles are not scientifically possible
Espouses unscientific events like the flood/6-day creation
A collection of myths and 'old wives tales'
Not possible for people to rise from the dead.
Been Translated so many times as to be meaningless
Just 'wishful thinking' of people hoping there is a heaven
So, if most (or all) of these are 'true' do you know this because YOU decided to SEEK the truth about it for yourself, or You Just Believed What Others Said??
As today’s verse says, if you truly SEEK (and not reading a few verses here and there) you will be surprised that everything others have said was false.
Friend, do not let others tell you what the Bible says.
FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF.
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Years ago I knew a strong sister in Christ that had a simple but effective way to deal with problems she was going through.
On her kitchen bulletin board, she pinned up a small brown paper bag, and on it it simply said 'THE GOD BAG'
Curious I asked her “What’s that for?” and she said “Whenever I have a problem, I write it down on a piece of paper, throw it into THE GOD BAG and say to myself and to the Lord, 'OK Lord, that problem is yours! And I know you’ll provide a means or way to solve it!'”
As today’s scripture reminds us, we need to cast (i.e. place) all our cares upon the Lord, and not carry them alone because He indeed does care for us! While life can be really hard at times, the Bible says that Christ will stand by our side and help as we plow along the field of life (Matthew 11:29) as He also said:
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.” Matthew 6:34
Friend, when you need assistance, don’t go it alone. Cast your problem into THE GOD BAG!
God Bless Your Day
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The story of King David’s affair with Bathsheba started when three things came into alignment.
Instead of being in his appointed place and leading his armies that were engaging an enemy, David elected to stay back in the comfort of his palace. One night while on a casual walk upon the roof overlooking the city he happened to glance down and saw a woman bathing. This implies of course that she was naked, but instead of respecting her privacy and turning his eyes away he instead intently gazed at her beauty. In doing so, this story teaches three important lessons on how turning a GLANCE into a GAZE can quickly lead to temptation and sin.
First, whenever you are in a situation where temptation is possible, It Will Always End In Setting Yourself Up For A FALL.
For example, purposely going into a worldly night club or wandering onto a web page with salacious pictures is a situation ripe for falling into temptation. Like David, instead of being in a place where he should have been, he placed himself in a place he shouldn’t have been!
Second, while he had a chance to avert his glance away from her he (thirdly) chose to GAZE upon her which led to temptation and an even greater sin.
Today (and especially on-line) we are continuously subjected to pictures and 'click-bait' links that appeal to our lower nature, and even when out and about or watching TV it’s easy to turn from a general GLANCE to a glaring GAZE at something or someone that we should not be looking at.
Friend, make a concious decision that when you see ANYTHING that is not honoring to a life of faith and obedience to AVERT and LOOK AWAY. In so doing, Jesus promises us for for those that do that “Keep the word of His patience, that He will also keep you from the hour of temptation.” (Revelation 3:10)
Be ALERT & AVERT.
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