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thank you. A caregiver just sent me a note, and part of it read: We can give it all to Jesus, no matter what.

I’m so sorry my friend - you have honoured your sweet wife and your God through this incredibly difficult journey. May you feel His peace tonight, His sorrow, and His deep love for you both.

Promise Not one thing hath failed Joshua 23:14 And, behold, this day I am going the way of all the earth: and ye know in all your hearts and in all your souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which the Lord your God spake concerning you; all are come to pass unto you, and not one thing hath failed thereof.

Sorry to hear that BlessedMan!! Your in my prayers friend!!

No creative imagination. I see enough "creative imagination" to be concerned.

Promise Be not afraid Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

Mat_24:7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places. Luk_21:11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven. In the literal sense, "pestilences, as used in scripture could mean "plague" such as diseases, in the figurative sense which is sometimes used, it could mean "a pest" which a disease such as Covid19 would meet both general descriptors. Again; Jesus said this, not me or anyone else in this thread. Before Jesus mentioned these "pestilences, the question was asked by His disciples: The very first thing Jesus mentioned in His response to the question about "what shall be the sign" was to take great care that "no man deceive you." (Mat 24:4). In Mat 24:5, after Jesus mentioned "wars & rumors of war..." He mentioned "pestilences" in Mat 24:7. Luke 21:11 In summary; our Lord mentioned that all of these signs "are the beginning of sorrows." Like it or not, the world-wide scope of so-called Covid19 is a part of said "beginning of sorrows." Its actually not a denominational thing to say that. Its Biblical. And it is physically observable to be happening now, just as Jesus said. Mat 24:9-10 details exactly what you say wont happen. Mat 24:1-13 seems to be saying that the deepening crises will increase, incrementally, step by step. And that the "signs" will reveal character, and effect what is called in Mat 24:14 as "...the gospel of the kingdom being preached in all the world, as A WITNESS." The crises, as it develops and widens will reveal character; and THAT witness will be revealed. I think you would have to do much better if you want to accuse Adventists of something here. It is interesting to note that Jesus also said: "MANY SHALL BE OFFENDED..." (Mat 24:10)

You may need to use a bit of deductive reasoning here. We do have that capability. Deductive reasoning, also deductive logic, is the process of reasoning from one or more statements (premises) to reach a logically certain conclusion. Deductive reasoning goes in the same direction as that of the conditionals, and links premises with conclusions. If all premises are true, the terms are clear, and the rules of deductive logic are followed, then the conclusion reached is necessarily true.

The Sacrificial Blood of Christ Upon Christ as our substitute and surety was laid the iniquity of us all. He was counted a transgressor, that He might redeem us from the condemnation of the law. Hating sin with a perfect hatred, He yet gathered to His soul the sins of the whole world. Guiltless, He bore the punishment of the guilty. Innocent, yet offering Himself as a substitute for the transgressor. The guilt of every sin pressed its weight upon the divine soul of the world's Redeemer. The evil thoughts, the evil words, the evil deeds of every son and daughter of Adam, called for retribution upon Himself; for He had become man's substitute. Behold Him in the wilderness, in Gethsemane, upon the cross! The spotless Son of God took upon Himself the burden of sin. He who had been one with God, felt in His soul the awful separation that sin makes between God and man. This wrung from His lips the anguished cry, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" Mat_27:46. It was the burden of sin, the sense of its terrible enormity, of its separation of the soul from God--it was this that broke the heart of the Son of God. "Ye know," says Peter, "that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold." 1Pe_1:18. Oh, had these been sufficient to purchase the salvation of man, how easily it might have been accomplished by Him who says, "The silver is mine, and the gold is mine"! Hag_2:8. But the sinner could be redeemed only by the precious blood of the Son of God. By pouring the whole treasury of heaven into this world, by giving us in Christ all heaven, God has purchased the will, the affections, the mind, the soul, of every human being. {taken from Faith That I Live By}

Promise The everlasting arms Deuteronomy 33:27 The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them .

The great dilemma facing the world’s leaders right now is a new disease (COVID-19) with the following features: 1) we have no preventive (vaccine) and no cure, 2) it appears to be highly contagious, 3) it can be spread by people who don’t even know they have it (no symptoms), and 4) it is substantially […] The post The Bible and Social Distancing appeared first on Jon Paulien's Blog. View the full article

[she just died in my arms] ? The light of the warm home fire went out. Darkness brooded over the face of every familiar, and precious thing. The trusted companion, and love of my life who had shared all of the changes of the ever-changing way, was taken from my side. The light of our sweet fellowship, and of our loving journey was suddenly extinguished as if by some mysterious, unseen hand stretched forth from the unknown. I was alone. "At even, my wife died; and...in the morning... "But what about that next morning, when the light broke almost obtrusively upon a world that had changed into a cemetery, containing only one grave? "In the morning; I did what I was commanded." The command had been laid upon me in the days before my bereavement. Life in our little home has been a source of true inspirational fellowship, and loving companionship. In the evening times, after all of the many little things there were to do in a day; we would both turn to our home, and being together, as the perfect comfort, and rejuvenation. Immersed in the sweet sanctities of married life, the romance never ended. No matter how sick she got. It just continued. We both found in our togetherness, the restoration and inspiration, that would prepare us for another day. But, today; The home is no longer a refreshing bath, or a loving embrace, or a lovingly cooked meal. And the hard, dusty road travelled each day will lead no more to an oasis; but rather to a roiling continuance of the wilderness. But, what of the prophet's command here? How does the old duty appear in the gloom of my bereavement? Duty, still clamant and insistent, now absorbed into the shadows; as it became loud and importunate in the light. What now shall I do? Take up the old burden, and faithfully trudge the old road? Impossible. Go out into the loneliness, and try to go on with the old tasks? But why? Perhaps I will find the secret of that little bit of light at the end of this chapter, from Ezekiel 24? Being broken-hearted doesnt have to be the end of the story. Perhaps going back to some of the old duties; and by the manner of so doing, others will be compelled to believe in Jesus too? Is that the secret motive in the "dark night of the soul?" Our wonderful Lord wants our conspicuous crises to be opportunities of testimony; our seasons of darkness should afford some sort of unveiling of The Divine. Jesus wants duty to shine more resplendently, because of the environing shadows of grieving; Jesus only wants my tribulation to assist in "letting my Light shine." And I WILL let it shine tomorrow. Isnt that why Paul says: Jesus wants to manifest the sweet grace of continuance; of searching for the little bit of light and opportunity amid all of the sudden and saddening upheavals of this stormy life. This was Ezekiel's triumph; and that leaves me to wonder, can this be my opportunity too? Could I possibly make my calamity a witness to the eternal? Will I too be able to make my decrepit loneliness minister to our Lord? Is my grieving able to intensify my calling to go beyond this insistent hour of grief? Sure; I can take up the old task. And in taking it up; it can be glorified...as I "choose this day whom I will serve..." "At even, my wife died. And in the morning I will do what God tells me. The evening sorrow has come to me. How shall it be for me, once the funeral is over? That "joy that comes in the morning," (Psalms 30:5), for me will be the resurrection morning. Truly, "weeping may endure for the night; but joy comes in the morning." (Psalms 30:5) I will expect that special morning...that Light In The Clouds When Jesus gathers us all together, unto Himself on the resurrection morning. As long as the darkness lasts; I will expect that Light. I will wake up every day, expecting the light of Christ in the dark clouds. (1 Thes 4: 13-18) In the thick darkness, (Job 38:9) Jesus is there. Jesus comes near "in the thick darkness..." I expect it. (Deut 4:11) I cry... Abba. Father.... _____________ "There is always a little light..."