by Jesse Abel
A Word from Papa “J”
The next time you curse the leaves on the ground or the snow in the driveway remember that this is not a part of the original God given task; it is an attachment or rider. Man chose to disobey God 6,000 plus years ago and he has been reaping his reward since! Genesis 3:17b-19.
Good Morning
It has been several months since I wrote about, “Fatso and Skinny” these are the two finches that we have. These birds were a gift from one of our grandchildren who did not want to take care of them anymore. Fatso and Skinny are confined to a cage (thank goodness for that) but we should not be saddened that this 3 foot square area is all they know since they have duties and responsibilities and I will be happy to explain.
Each morning, Fatso sits in the nest tossing straw out and skinny sitting at the bottom of the cage gathers straw and flies up to the nest and stuffs it back in. It is a daily ritual that has gone on since we have had them. Okay, you are saying; “Jesse, you’ve got to much time on your hands”, well that could be true but I do not spend much time watching the birds. It just so happens that the birds are in my den since now and then when the other room is being used the birds come to visit.
All I have to do is look over to the left of my desk and on a small table near the window sits the cage, the birds and the noise. The noise is the argument of these birds and it goes like this. “Fatso! Stop throwing out that straw, we need it to sleep on!” “But Skinny! It stinks, bring us up some new stuff” and the cycle goes on and on. So I am familiar with their routine.
Sort of reminds me of all of the political ads that we have been muting on the TV over the last year. Well tomorrow these ads will be moved into the archives or storeroom of most all of the television stations across the land, “whoopee”!
I hope you go out and vote today… it is important that you do, but more importantly I hope you have prayed and sought the LORD’s Will for our Nation since it really does not matter who is in the leadership of this country. If we are a people called of God, we will pray and repent personally and nationally and God will heal our land.
If we are less than people called by God we will not pray or repent personally or nationally and God will not heal our land. Some will say that it is not as simple as that, well you would be wrong… Yes, it is! Acts 12:1-25 is a true event in history. God answers prayer even when we have the audacity to disbelieve Him. We should be willing to pray every day for our country, our military, our community, our neighborhood and our loved ones.
IF WE ARE NOT DOING THIS THEN… WE ARE NOT A PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE ARE THE WHOLE OF THE PROBLEM.
The next time you curse the leaves on the ground or the snow in the driveway remember that this is not a part of the original God given task; it is an attachment or rider. Man chose to disobey God 6,000 plus years ago and he has been reaping his reward since! Genesis 3:17b-19.
Good Morning
It has been several months since I wrote about, “Fatso and Skinny” these are the two finches that we have. These birds were a gift from one of our grandchildren who did not want to take care of them anymore. Fatso and Skinny are confined to a cage (thank goodness for that) but we should not be saddened that this 3 foot square area is all they know since they have duties and responsibilities and I will be happy to explain.
Each morning, Fatso sits in the nest tossing straw out and skinny sitting at the bottom of the cage gathers straw and flies up to the nest and stuffs it back in. It is a daily ritual that has gone on since we have had them. Okay, you are saying; “Jesse, you’ve got to much time on your hands”, well that could be true but I do not spend much time watching the birds. It just so happens that the birds are in my den since now and then when the other room is being used the birds come to visit.
All I have to do is look over to the left of my desk and on a small table near the window sits the cage, the birds and the noise. The noise is the argument of these birds and it goes like this. “Fatso! Stop throwing out that straw, we need it to sleep on!” “But Skinny! It stinks, bring us up some new stuff” and the cycle goes on and on. So I am familiar with their routine.
Sort of reminds me of all of the political ads that we have been muting on the TV over the last year. Well tomorrow these ads will be moved into the archives or storeroom of most all of the television stations across the land, “whoopee”!
I hope you go out and vote today… it is important that you do, but more importantly I hope you have prayed and sought the LORD’s Will for our Nation since it really does not matter who is in the leadership of this country. If we are a people called of God, we will pray and repent personally and nationally and God will heal our land.
If we are less than people called by God we will not pray or repent personally or nationally and God will not heal our land. Some will say that it is not as simple as that, well you would be wrong… Yes, it is! Acts 12:1-25 is a true event in history. God answers prayer even when we have the audacity to disbelieve Him. We should be willing to pray every day for our country, our military, our community, our neighborhood and our loved ones.
IF WE ARE NOT DOING THIS THEN… WE ARE NOT A PART OF THE PROBLEM. WE ARE THE WHOLE OF THE PROBLEM.
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