Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Dog Chokes himself
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
62 Years and Counting
He really put me in my place. I had been feeling sorry for myself the last couple of days. And after hearing how much he was in and out of the hospital. But didn't bitch about it or complain, he kept saying how blessed he was. And that he had lived such a good life regardless of how bad things were right now.
I got a kick out of watching them interact. It was really cute. At one point he was nodding off and his wife gave him a nice subtle jolt to wake him up. I'm still blown away that they have been married for 62 years. We live in an age where it seems like everyone is getting divorced. So it's nice to see a couple endure and make it through all the ups and downs that life has thrown their way.
Diligence, Providence & God Unchanging ~
Hugh Binning Share
'TAKE HEED TO READING': *I wish that souls would read the Scriptures as
profitable Scriptures with the intention to profit. If you do not read with
such a purpose, you read not the Scriptures of God, they become as another
book unto you. But what are they profitable for? For doctrine, and a divine
doctrine, a doctrine of life and happiness. It is the great promise of the
new covenant, You shall be all taught of God. The Scriptures can make a
man learned and wise, learned to salvation, it is foolishness to the world,
but the world through wisdom knew not God. Alas! What then do they know?
Is there any besides God? And is there any knowledge besides the knowledge
of God? ...
The doctrine of Jesus Christ written on the heart is a deep profound
learning and the poor, simple, rudest people may, by the Spirit s teaching,
become wiser than their ancients and than their ministers. Oh, it is an
excellent point of learning, to know how to be saved. ... If you would seek
unto God and seek eyes opened to behold the mystery of the word, you would
become wiser than your pastors, you would learn from the Spirit to pray
better, you would find the way to heaven better than they can teach you or
walk in it.*
been in my top 5. But over the years I lost interest in him. His
costume is in dire need of change. I mean seriously who wears underwear over their spandex pants. On top of that he's virtually invincible. He has way too many powers. He's just so boring,
easily the least identifiable hero ever. But do to sentimental
reasons he squeaks his way onto the list.
PROVIDENCE: *Oh that you would read the Scriptures more often! and ponder them better, how there is nothing in this world, which may seem to fall out by chance to you, that you know not how it is to come to pass, and can see no cause nor reason of it; but it falls out by the holy will of our blessed Father. Be it of greater or less moment, be it a hair of your head fallen, or your head cut off. The most casual and contingent thing, though it surprised the whole world of men and angels, that they wonder from whence it did proceed, it is no surprisal to Him; for He not only knew it, but appointed it. The most certain and necessary thing, according to the course of nature, it has no certainty but from His appointment, who has established such a course in the creatures, and which He can suspend when He pleases.*
GOD DOESN'T CHANGE:*Has He not said, 'I am the Lord, and change not' ... How is it then, that you doubt of His love as often as you change? When you are in a good temper, you think He loves you; when it is not so you cannot believe but He is angry, and hates you. Is not this to speak quite contrary to the Word, that He is a God that changes - that He is not in one mind, but now in one, and then in another, as often as the inconstant wind of a soul's self pleasing humour turns about? Here is your rest and confidence, if you will be established, not within yourselves, - not upon marks and signs within you, which ebb and flow as the sea, and change as the moon, - but, upon his unchangeable nature and faithful promises.*
HUGH BINNING
(nother super wonderful Puritan Pastor,
who only resided in the flesh till age 26)
