November! Autumn! See the falling
leaves? Feel those cooler temperatures
(Well, I guess we’ll have to wait a little while longer for this blessing. It was 85 degrees on Tuesday. Don’t fret.
Those cool winter breezes will soon arrive.)? Smell the aroma of firewood burning in the
fireplace. The turkey and dressing and pecan pie are just around the corner.
The holidays are on the horizon. Don’t
you just love this time of year?
Our “Trunk or Treat” went very
well last Saturday along with our “Annual Chili Cook-off.” Congratulations to Jane Johnson, our 2016
Chili Champion. Jane’s chili held up
against 12 entries. Thank you to every
member at Watterson Trail for your participation.
The Deacons’ Appreciation Sunday
was a terrific success. We had 100
members and guests assembled to honor our five hard-working deacons. Thank you, brothers for your dedicated
service: Ray, Jerry, Lee, Eric, and Denny.
Keep up the good work.
This Tuesday, November 8th
is Election Day in America. We will be
electing a new President who will serve our great nation for the next four
years. We will also cast our vote for
others who will be leading our nation in their respective positions. In Joshua 24:15 Joshua asked God’s people to
“choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve” and then courageously
announced; “But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.” Our choice on Tuesday is a little bit
different. We might say; “Choose for
yourselves this day who will serve you, your family, and this great nation of
ours, the United States of America.”
What a choice we have before us! We
have the privilege to cast our vote to elect the one who we trust to serve us
for the next four years. May God bless
us with wisdom and courage as we cast our vote and then trust that His will be
done. God is our all in all.
Now to question #2 in the series:
How can we correctly understand the Bible.
God has indeed given us a great
promise in John 8:31-32; “They
Jesus said to those Jews who believed in Him, ‘If you abide in My word, you are
My disciples indeed. And you shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make you free.’”
Jesus always keeps His
promises. Hebrews 10:23 tells us; “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope
without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”
We know that we can understand
the Bible, because we are commanded to. Ephesians 5:17 tells us; “Therefore do
not be unwise, but understand what the will of Lord is.”
QUESTION 1 – WHO IS SPEAKING?
QUESTION 2 – WHO IS THE SPEAKER
SPEAKING TO?
The Bible says in Genesis 6:14
“Make yourself an Ark of gopherwood.” We
know who the speaker was; God. But who
was God speaking to? We should ask ourselves this question in order to
understand God’s will. Must we make
ourselves an Ark of gopherwood? Of
course we know that no one today must build an Ark, because God was not
speaking to everyone. He was speaking
here to Noah.
Luke 18:22 says, “Sell all that
you have and distribute to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and
come, and follow Me.” To follow Jesus
must we all sell all that we have? Is
Jesus speaking to us? The answer is no,
because Jesus was speaking to a certain ruler who was very rich and trusted in
his riches to his detriment. It is
important to know who the speaker is speaking to.
It is very important to know who is
speaking and who the speaker is speaking to in order to understand the Bible
correctly.
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