Breakfast For Your Soul

Thursday, October 23, 2008

A prudent person foresees danger and takes precautions.The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.

Proverbs 22:3

Good Morning Beloved,

Consequence:  The relation of a result to its cause.

One of my favorite old comedic ‘classics’ is a movie called “Cabin in the Sky”.  The story of a man (Eddie Rochester) caught in a battle between good and evil.  Angels on one side trying to help him get himself ‘right with the Lord’… demons on the other side trying to lead him to hell.  In one scene, they use his beautiful ex-girlfriend (Lena Horne) to try and tempt him, and lure him away from his loving and prayful wife (Ethel Waters).  That was when he sang about “life’s consequences”.  This movie was made in 1943, but the message is very relevant today….. choices.  God has sent wisdom to the earth, and those who choose to follow wisdom are called prudent.  There are those who do not take responsibility for their own actions. Have you met people like that? Everything is always someone else’s fault.. always a reason why they can’t do something.  Remember King Saul.  Poor man… he never really wanted to be king in the first place.  The PEOPLE wanted him to be their king because he was tall, strong and good-looking.  He “looked” kingly.  He was not prepared mentally, spiritually or emotionally to be king.  The consequences of their choice of king, were devastating.  Poor Saul went crazy with insecurity and jealousy and tried for years to kill his most loyal servant — David.  The people were in a constant state of war and turmoil.  Saul even dabbled in witchcraft when he went to see the witch of Endor.  He wanted her to bring back from the dead his only connection to God… the prophet Samuel.  Saul died by his own hand on the battlefield. His choices to kill many innocent people in his quest to destroy David, ultimately cost the lives of 7 of his sons.  David did many things wrong, when he repented, God forgave him… however, that did not absolve him from the consequences of his sins.  He still had a tumultuous relationship with his son, one of his sons raped his daughter, that girls brother kills the son and takes over the kingship sending David on the run.  This son is killed by David’s general…. just a lot of nastiness that David endured.  The bible tells us in his case why….

“Now therefore the sword shall never depart from your house; because you have despised Me, and have taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your wife” 2 {Samuel 12:10}

Yes, life is full of “consequence”, but here’s the thing..the choices we make can cause wonderful consequences too….

Now that my friend is Good News!

U Blessed!

Have A Fabulous Day

Regina

Cartoonist’s Comment:

In John 16:33, Jesus says: In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. Trouble may be mowing down everything around us, but in Jesus, we can stand and not be cut down.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

   Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever

Passage Psalm 23:6

(“Lord You Are Good”  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAGZ8HmiWCM)

Good Morning Beloved,

I see a beautiful word picture when I read that verse.  Goodness and Mercy ever-present with me, one on each side following me, with their eyes fixed on the future.  They see far ahead of me, and know that shortly, I will need them.  The bible says that:

“…or despise thou the riches of His goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance? {Romans 2:4 KJV}.

“So it is God who decides to show mercy. We can neither choose it nor work for it”.

(Romans 9:16 NLT)

It is reassuring to know that God knows that we will mess up… It would be awesome if we NEVER made another mistake after coming to faith in Christ…. but, since we do… How beautiful that the mercy of God keeps God from killing us on the spot (like some of the folks in the old testament), and the goodness of God kicks in where we have the opportunity to repent, be restored and abundantly blessed.

Now THAT is Good News!

U Blessed

Have A Fabulous Day Child of God

Regina