Now don't drop over with shock because I am on the blog. Actually, I had forgotten how to even get on it. But tonight it seemed simple to change my password etc and start over --so here I am. I was also at Chelsea's blog and saw she has me as a link, at the bottom. So I checked it out and last entry was May of 2009.. Me thinks I should get current.
My words are gone. Values have changed. How? Just staying home, keeping my nose in my own business, leading a quiet life makes my thoughts more focused about what I'm doing here. I'm tired of words, opinions, idle chatter. I don't need it, or want it.
Right now in this office, I am surrounded by books written by people who had tons of ideas and thoughts they believed were so important they had them published. As I am learning how to get rid of these publications, I have scanned them over for their "important" info. Oh, it may be interesting but then it's over. Who cares? What's it all for? They are dead. Their work is meaningless and has no value. To the thrift store pile they go! The ones that demand a price are very wordy and full of arrogance.
Today I checked out a book about Luther Burbank. Famous and respected in the world of botany, science. Ever heard of him? Bet you didn't unless you were alive in the 20's. How admired he was. But he's gone. Just a vapor. But he's somewhere.. and I can tell you where. Why? Because of what he believed about God. In the interview at the end of the book, he's asked about what he believes.
"Do you believe in the divinity and miraculous conception of Christ?"
Answer: I do not; there is no proof of it, either natural or otherwise. "
"Has science taught you that heaven and hell do not exist?"
Answer: The common orthodox heaven and hell do not exist. They could not exist if there were an all-powerful and just ruler. No criminal could be as cruel as the God who would consign human beings to a hell.
Ok, one more.
"What is your opinion of the Bible? Is it the work of God or of man?"
Answer: Without the shadow of a doubt the work of man, being a history of the lives of ancient tribes reaching up toward civilization and constructed mostly unconsciously by men both good and bad.
Well, enough said. Burbank didn't believe the words of the one whose words need to be believed. . Man was his god, therefore he gets what man can give: nothing. But he does get what God has said would happen to those who do not believe in him: Hell. Now Luther Burbank knows. I'm sure if he were here he would tell me to not re-sell his book, but to burn it. It's a bunch of nonsense and his whole life was off track and a waste.
For me, my words are meaningless too unless they proclaim the goodness, divinity, and greatness of the God of the Bible who through His Spirit imparted the words to the 40 men who wrote it. His words alone stand as the only ones worth reading, hearing and applying to one's life. The life, death and resurrection of Jesus is the most important, life changing contribution to man kind there will ever ever be. That's the only book I want to promote.
So in light of that, what do I have to say.. except Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.
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Looks like it's time to revamp the house library. :)
I don't have anything to say other than "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ", and if somehow my words are gone and I can't utter the ones I want then I pray that my actions will somehow proclaim the message instead.
Thank you for the reminder.
Love you.
I didn't know that about Luther Burbank! There's a park on Mercer Island named after him & I never cared enough to know why, so thank you for that! We're going over there & I'll have to tell the relatives.
My current favorite song is from Jeremy Camp, "Jesus Saves"--I told Jylle I love it because it's Truth, it's simple, and it's the Gospel.
LOVE seeing you back on. See you here next year... =)
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