Today is Thursday, March 20th, 2003; Karen's Korner #14

I am forwarding to you something I wrote last month. I hope that you enjoy it!

 

Everything or Nothing!

 

 

February 10, 2003

 

Have you ever noticed how we like things to stay the same? How we don’t like to make changes? And the older we get the worse we are? We don’t like it when the children graduate and leave home. We like it better when our best friends stay in our neighborhood and don’t leave to take different jobs in other communities. We prefer the doctor to tell us that all is well with us or our loved one. We don’t like a surprising or shocking medical diagnosis.

 

Everything changes in "our" kingdom! Our job status changes. Sometimes people let us down. People we thought we could trust, we find out too late have taken advantage of us. Our physical and mental abilities escape us as we age. People we love die. Someone drives a plane or two into the World Trade Center.

 

God’s kingdom isn’t like ours. It never changes. He doesn’t change. His universe is well ordered. Nothing is left for chance. Seasons always follow one after the other. Our bodies only run if ever piece is in proper working order. One thing out of sorts, and we are sick or need medical attention to put it back on track.

 

God made us. He loves us. He takes care of us. Nothing can change His mind. Once we ask to be adopted into His Royal Family – we are a part of it – from now and throughout eternity. Doesn’t matter what unlovely thing we might say or do. Or what obscure thoughts we might have. God doesn’t change.

 

On which kingdom should we hook our hope, our today, our future? On one that changes constantly? Or on one that never changes? One that ends tragically? Or one that never ends? One that goes whichever direction the wind might blow? Or one that is built on a Solid Rock that cannot be moved by any situation or circumstance?

 

There is a choice, which each one of us can make – which one will you choose?


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