I was expecting to take one service today talking about the pharisees and what Jesus thought of them, but instead a fellow preacher was indisposed and I took her service in the afternoon. Previously in the morning I had been gently talking to God about the fact that I didn't have very many services coming up and maybe he could find me a few more. I didn't expect such a prompt answer to my prayer.Do you talk to God like that, just like talking to a friend? You can only do it if you have Jesus in your life. He is the one who makes you and God into friends because he has died to wash away your sin. It is truly wonderful to have God as your friend.
I have written in previous posts about disasters. In the case of Concorde, decisions by people, plus other factors were directly to blame for the event. In the case of the Penlee disaster it may have been avoided if someone had made a better choice in the time beforehand and as a consequence brave men and the ship's crew and the captain and his family died. 9/11 was certainly the result of wicked men committing a terrorist act, but even in this there was heroism notably by another Cornish man, Rick Rescorla who helped many to safety and left it too late to help himself. In situations like this we see what the human spirit is capable of both good and evil. What of disasters that come on people because of the earth restless movement of tectonic plates. Often people live near volcanoes because the land is rich and fertile and they have the chance of a better life there when the volcano is resting. We cannot blame them for that but sometimes people become complacent...
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