Wow, what to write about? So much has been going on here lately it seems i never have time to blog anymore. However, I love love love my blog! Here are a few things that have been going on lately
1. Tornado's Everywhere!....please everyone remember to pray for the victims of the tornadoes that swept through Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee! Complete Devestation...need I say more.
2. Easter!!!!! Without our saviour Jesus Christ we would all be headed for a very dark place. But becuase he is risen we are forgiven! Also, the kids enjoyed so many easter egg hunts. Caleb didnt care much for picking up the eggs. He prefered sticks! lol! I would have photos up here but I have lost my plug in for my camera :(
3. The Royal Wedding......sigh ... love....Oh how I absolutely loved the wedding. I loved everything about it. I loved watching history in the making!
4. Planning vacation to North Carolina in July! Yes, I am way overdue for some sister time! I love my sisters so much and miss them dearly!
With cities completely flattened and families completely torn by the recent tornadoes many may ask why? We sometimes think has God left us? Does he hear our cries? Does he let these horrible things happen to us....?
The truth:
Where is God when all this happens? Do not good people pray for safety? The Bible says, "Am I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?" (Jeremiah 23:23). The Son of God did not remain aloof from suffering. He suffers with the innocent. He was the classic example of the suffering of the innocent. As a matter of fact, from the beginning, He has done only good. He accepted the consequence of our rebellion against Himself, however. He did not stay away. He came down to this world and suffered in our suffering. God himself experienced the most horrible pain imaginable upon the cross. He endured the pain of the hostility of a sinful human race. He took upon Himself the consequence of our sins.
The real point when calamities happen is that it could happen to any of us at any time. It is because God is love that heartbeat follows heartbeat. He gives life and love to all. Billions of people wake up to fresh air, warm sunshine, delicious food, and comfortable homes. We have no individual claim on life, however, as though we had created ourselves. We must acknowledge that we live in a world that is subject to death from a variety of sources. We need to remember what Jesus said, that unless we repent we shall all likewise perish. Calamities serve to remind us of the fact that apart from the salvation which Jesus offers, there is no hope for the human race. We can expect more and more destruction as we come closer to the coming of Jesus. The Bible says, "A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD" (Jeremiah 25:31). The message of the Lord is, "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed" (Romans 13:11).
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