Set Everything Right
Happy 2nd Anniversary to this cute couple this week.
Happy 33rd Birthday to this sweet girl today.
Happy First Birthday to this little man today!
June 27This morning I awakened and inquired, "Are you there God?" "I'm right here my child," he said. Then immediately my cell phone gave a "ding". I must have received an email, but it was as if God was sending a confirmation of His presence. It made me smile!
I've learned that it is not always for me to know what God is up to at a certain moment. Obedience is where the action is and I am to obey His lead, even when I have not a clue where the finish line lays. Late last night, as my lids were drooping, I was hanging out in Biblegateway placing the Word of God on my mind as I drifted to sleep.
This passage from The Message, which David wrote, spoke to me.
I'm thanking you, God, from a full heart, I'm writing the book on your wonders,
I'm whistling, laughing, and jumping for joy; I'm singing your song High God.
The day my enemies turned tail and ran, they stumbled on you and fell on their faces.
You took over and set everything right; when I needed you, you were there, taking charge.
You blow the whistle on godless nations; you throw dirty players out of the game,
wipe their names right off the roster. Enemies disappear from the sidelines, their reputation trashed,
their names erased from the halls of fame.
God holds the high center, he sees and sets the world's mess right. He decided what is right for us earthlings, gives people their just deserts. God's a safe-house for the battered, a sanctuary during bad times. The moment you arrive, you relax; you're never sorry you knocked.
Psalm 9:1-10
I do think as a nation we continue to make decisions, which boarder or maybe even jump boldly into the category of godless nation. It saddens my heart to see so many people who have no need for God.
The reality is God has no need for us, but loves us passionately and is ready to take us into His arms when we turn to Him.
Below is a Focus on the Family report concerning The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling yesterday.
Today's Supreme Court decisions overturning part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act and failing to rule clearly on California's Proposition 8 case are deeply troubling. They worsen the widespread confusion on the definition of marriage.
Ironically, the family and I have just landed in Washington D.C. for a tour of historic Williamsburg. From the small television in the back of the seat on the airplane, I watched the proceedings from the steps of the Supreme Court as reporters analyzed the news coming from inside the historic building.
Together, the Court neglected to uphold the will of the people through their elected representatives in Congress and the public votes of more than seven million California citizens.
Yet, however disappointing the rulings may be to those of us who embrace natural marriage, the decisions should not elicit a spirit of despair.
To be clear, the Court rulings responded to two complex cases asking narrow legal questions. Legal experts will spend days dissecting the pages of opinion and case law. And yet, for most Americans, the big picture is more of what the Court did not do:
It did not create a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage as it did for abortion in 1973.
It also did not declare same-sex marriage a civil right on the order of ethnicity or nationality.
Today's two rulings do not touch the 38 states across our nation that enshrine natural marriage as law. And the two rulings don't diminish the job of the Church to proclaim God's truth to a culture that desperately needs it.
The critical role of man-woman marriage is not diminished by these rulings today. The essential need for children to have both a married mother and father is not lessened by the opinions.
Proponents of same-sex marriage are hailing today's rulings as a turning point for the institution of marriage and, indeed, the debate will continue.
That's why, especially in the days to come, the Church will have a new opportunity to shine its light into a confused culture.
It is time for everyone who supports the natural definition of marriage to recommit and affirm the sanctity of their own marriages. We must humbly confess the damage we have done to marriage by our own collective careless treatment of it. As we continue to distance ourselves from God's design for marriage and family, Christians will need to take their oath and commitment to marriage more seriously. Though the divorce rate among committed Christians is lower than among the general populace, it remains far too high.
The single greatest argument we can present to the world on this issue of marriage is to personally live out marriage in all its God-ordained fullness and radiant beauty.
As the culture continues to spin in different directions, it's more important than ever to get back to basics.
