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Wednesday, July 6,
2022
Brooksyne took
this photo on an evening walk through our neighborhood and
always enjoys this view with the changing seasons. The red
barn in the distance is a real stand out in every season
(enlarge to see).
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"I'm
Based!"
Message
summary: What is your faith based on? What
is your life based on? What is your worldview based on?
1) Is
it man's wisdom (or the outlook of "intellectuals")? Is it
that which is faddish and popular? Is it what is easy and
safe, just going along to get along?
2) Or
is your faith, life and worldview based on God's power and
His revealed Word?
"My
speech and my proclamation were not with persuasive
words of wisdom but with a powerful demonstration by the
Spirit, so that your faith might not be based on men’s
wisdom but on God’s power" (1 Corinthians 2:4,5)
Lately I
came across a word I did not understand, at least in the
sense it was being used. It is generally used in online
articles or comments referring to a person being or
becoming "based". Initially I thought it was a negative
description due to the way the word is used in 1
Corinthians 1:28, "And God has chosen the base things
of the world and things which are despised", but in
this verse the word "base" means insignificant or common.
It seems each time I came
across the word, "based" it spoke of a positive change in a
person's outlook so I did some research and it turns out I
really like the way this word is used and will use it as a
self-descriptor! I'm "based"!
You see, the meaning of
"based" has the sense of being unswayed by
common culture, of being anti to the current thing that is
commonly pushed at any given time during a trend or
popular opinion.
From an
early age I have been a slow adopter in technology,
reasoning let someone else test it first (and pay the
higher price for the "new"). After all, I've lived a
fulfilling life without it and if it works and is a
beneficial thing I can check it out later.
However I am
especially a proponent of this outlook when it comes to
all the new stuff coming down the pike regarding beliefs,
such as men "marrying" men, a woman "becoming" a man,
calling murdering an unborn baby "healthcare" and so much
more. We need to practice Biblical discernment and "hate
what is evil; cling to what is good" (Romans 12:9).
"Based" is
also used to mean something or someone who is considered
anti-woke. That's me when "woke" is used in the sense of
accepting every crazy, nonsensical notion that comes our
way!
However I do
believe we should be awake in this sense, "So then,
let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be
awake and sober" (1 Thessalonians 5:6). In a
Biblical sense the current word "woke" essentially means
asleep and we are not to be asleep. In fact the
Bible says, "Wake up, O sleeper". A contemporary song,
"See the Light", speaks to this: "No longer I who
live, Now Jesus lives in me. For I was dead in sin but I woke
up to see the light." Let's wake up to see the light of
truth found in Christ and be truly awake.
I am not sure the etymology of the current word "based" as used in this message but value this definition of the word base and basis: "have as the foundation for something"; "as a point from which something can develop".
I am not sure the etymology of the current word "based" as used in this message but value this definition of the word base and basis: "have as the foundation for something"; "as a point from which something can develop".
Today we consider the latter
part of our daily Scripture portion, "so
that your faith might not be based on men’s wisdom but
on God’s power".
Today we encourage you to
self-inspect. What is your faith based on? What is your life
based on? What is your worldview based on?
1) Is it
man's wisdom (or the outlook of "intellectuals")? Is it that
which is faddish and popular? Is it what is easy and safe,
just going along to get along?
2) Or is
your faith, life and worldview based on God's power and His
revealed Word?
You know the answer we
believe you should have! Our faith, life and worldview are
based on God's power and His Word.
Daily
prayer: Father, we read in
Scripture not to be swayed by every wind
of doctrine nor the changing
philosophies of our day. We are to be
firm, immovable and always abounding in
Your work, Lord, for You are our rock
and our salvation, our fortress where we
will never be shaken. Our faith is not based
on people's wisdom but based on
Your power which flows through us as we
see the Light and walk in newness of
life through Christ all the days of our
life. Amen.Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
"See
the Light" Video We sang
this song in our worship service this last
Sunday.
"Statement
of Faith" Video Legacy
Five, The Booth Brothers, The Hoppers
& Greater Vision
"Made
Up Mind" Video
Phillips, Craig & Dean
"Made
Up Mind" Video Geron
Davis (different song)
"Live
Like We’re Redeemed" Video Brian
Free & Assurance
Three
brothers from London sure enjoyed playing
with Stephen (clad in suspenders) on
Monday afternoon in the corn crib on the
Old Windmill Farm. Does this look like fun
to you?
Ester
manages the Old Windmill Farm Facebook
page and sure manages to take some
interesting photos!
On the way
to church Sunday we passed this truck for
a local electrical company with a creative
ad for their services. But can any astute
observer see a problem with this ad and
how it may be interpreted?
(Think
about it and see below)
Finally
today:
Our dear
friends, Notsen and Tho Ncube will return
to their home country, Zimbabwe, on
Thursday next week to resume ministry
there after living here for seven years.
Notsen will be overseer of 72 Brethren in
Christ churches and Tho will be helping to
develop and organize a Bible College for
students 18 and up. They have worked at a
hatchery for the past seven years in
addition to their studies and also cleaned
the Reuzit Shop six days a week where
Brooksyne volunteers. The co-workers at
the shop recognized them yesterday
afternoon with the beautiful cake and
beautiful words of appreciation for their
faithfulness and dedication to their work.
A few years back on New Year's Day we enjoyed a delicious Martin ham with our friends, the Ncubes, which we have often featured on this site. They brought a couple of their native dishes as well. Some of their food was foreign but Tho also brought a pan of pinto beans, one of our favorite soups, far more popular in the southwest where we grew up than here in the northeast.
Regarding
the Lapp Electric truck: We are sure
the intent of the ad is to show that after
service with Lapp Electric you will be
smiling. However you cannot change the
shape of the ground hole unless you turn
the receptacle upside down and then you
would lose the smiley face!
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