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Thursday,
July 13, 2023
This
"Baby Doll"
Southdown
sheep on the
Old Windmill
Farm appears
to be smiling
up at
Brooksyne as
she took this
photo a few
years ago!
I wonder if
she's thinking
that she might
have a napkin
to clear her
mouth of
leftover
grass.
"Eternity
In The Heart"
Message
summary:
God has given
the sense of
eternity to
His human
creation.
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"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end" (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
"He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end" (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
Traveling
across the
rural roads we
we many signs
expressing
faith. For
several weeks
a sign along a
road we take
in rural
Lebanon County
posed this
question, "Where
Will You Be A
Million Years
From Now?"
I wonder how
many have
given much
thought to
that!In
my lifetime I
have been to
many thousands
of church
services and
other meetings
and heard a
similar amount
of sermons and
teachings. I only
recall
the
specificities
of a tiny few
of them, but
readily
acknowledge
that all
exposure to
truth has been
beneficial and
has
incrementally
helped build
the foundation
of my
Christian
faith.
But
I distinctly
recall a
Sunday evening
service when I
was a young
Christian in
high school in
the early
1970's. I was
visiting the
Sycamore Hills
Baptist Church
on 39th Street
in
Independence
Missouri (I
checked and
it's still
there!).
While
singing
“Amazing
Grace” the
song leader
got to the
final stanza
that says,
“When we’ve
been there ten
thousand
years” and
then he
stopped the
musicians. He
then
instructed the
church to
replace the
number
“thousand”
with
“million”. So
we sang, “When
we’ve been
there ten
million
years.” That
first
experience has
stayed with me
though I’ve
sung it many
times since
then with “ten
million”. It
intrigues me
that
regardless of
whatever
gargantuan
number
replaces
“thousand”
it’s still
true! That’s
the nature of
eternity.
The
daily verse
states that "He
(God) has set
eternity in
the hearts of
men".
We certainly
have a
knowledge of
past history
and we also
have a sense
of eternity
future. As we
progress in
age we are
especially
mindful that
ours is a
temporal life.
It's but a
short moment
within the
span of our
eternal life.
My
next
illustration
may sound kind
of corny but
demonstrates
how my musing
mind works.
The text
states, "He
(God) has set
eternity in
the hearts of
men".
Of course in
this context I
believe this
means mankind
and does not
exclude women!
But do other
members of the
animal kingdom
have any sense
of eternity
like we do?At
12˝ years old
our border
collie Mollie
is likely
nearing the
end of her
life span
(they most
typically live
to be 12 years
old). She's
losing her
hearing and
seems to be in
pain similar
to our
arthritis. But
we really
can't explain
to her just
how aging
works.
We
wonder if she
may remember
particulars
about her
past, the fun
times she had
in her doggie
youth but we
certainly have
no reason to
believe she
has any sense
of history
before her
existence, let
alone eternity
future. But
God has given
the sense of
eternity to
His human
creation.
Today
we may have
many issues in
life that
trouble us.
There seems to
be so much
increasing
uncertainty
and we
continue to
live under the
specter of
terror.
Consider God's
love for you
and recognize
that we just "cannot
fathom what
God has done
from beginning
to end".
Indeed His
blessings are
unfathomable!
And when
all is said
and done we
can have an
assurance
that, "He
has made
everything
beautiful in
its time.
When
we've been
there ten
million years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun!
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we first begun!
Daily
prayer: Father,
You have set
eternity in
the hearts of
Your people
though it is
impossible for
us to
comprehend all
that You have
done from
eternity past
to eternity
future. Your
existence
spans eternity
for You always
have been and
always will
be. As Your
children, we
await the next
really big
event of
Christ’s
return and
joyfully
anticipate His
appearing
where He
invites us to
take our first
step inside
the pearly
gates where we
will view the
home He has
prepared for
us and the New
Jerusalem He
has prepared
for the saints
of all ages.
Ten million
years later
we’ll still be
singing Your
praise and
giving thanks
that there is
no end to our
days nor to
our unbounding
joy. It is
through Jesus
that we have
this unending
access to
heaven and it
is in His name
that we pray.
Amen.Today's
Suggested Music and Supplemental
Resources
"A
Thousand
Generations"
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SEU Worship
A
thousand
generations
falling down
in worship
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who’ve gone before us and all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb
To sing the song of ages to the Lamb
And all who’ve gone before us and all who will believe
Will sing the song of ages to the Lamb
If
Stephen sits
down in this
chair it's a
signal to the
pets that he's
going to take
a power nap.
They come
running from
every
direction and
make
themselves
comfortable
atop their
"Grandpoppy"
as Ester has
named him.
Mollie is also
present though
you have to
look closely
as she's
curled up in
her bed under
the table. In
this photo
taken
yesterday
after Stephen
came home from
a meeting he
fell asleep
first, then
the dogs took
a few minutes
to get comfy
and also fell
asleep.
Mollie had remarkable athletic abilities and determination in her youth that could not be deterred. She eventually got the ring every time.
Here's
a photo of
Mollie chasing
after a
frisbee in the
snow.
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