Cornerstone

While listening to a pastor on the radio his topic piqued my interest; why is it that somewhere along the way we (in the western world) began to think of our days beginning at just after the stroke of midnight and ending at midnight?

This western notion that a day begins and ends in total darkness is contrary to God’s creation. Genesis tells us “…that the earth was in darkness and that as the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters, Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. (Genesis 1: 2-4)

As is in Jewish custom, day begins at sundown so that darkness is overcome by the light of day; and light was good. If you are in a place in your life when you feel overwhelmed or in a place of brooding sadness; remember that our God didn’t allow darkness to last; he gave us light. And the greatest gift of all is he gave Himself to us as Christ Jesus – He is the light of the world.



Cornerstone

In reading a book by Dr. Jeremiah,  he included a passage written by John Phillips, “Governments may be weak or strong, just or oppressive, benevolent or cruel, wise or foolish, but in each case, God has His way and moves His own plans forward. Democracies and dictatorships alike are under His control….Nations come and go, kingdoms rise and fall, empires wax and wane, but behind them all is God, overruling in the affairs of men….From our viewpoint, the strands may seem tangled, meaningless, hopelessly knotted, unequal and wrong. But the tapestry He is weaving is perfect, and all the pressures of Satanic force and human sin are floriously overruled by a God who is both omnipotent and omniscient.”
 
What an awesome God we have!