Day 65 - Would I Lie To You?

Only 300 to go!! That's a milestone isn't it? Maybe?? Onto business then,

Today’s readings

Leviticus 14:1-57
Mark 13:1-31
Psalm 30:8-12


So we get home improvement advice today... Well it's still continuing our theme of God wanting to look after us and speaking to us in ways we understand. But I think the one thing I've got out of this is how important it is to say thank you after something good does happen. We can spend so long expecting things to happen that sometimes we forget that we ought to thank God for everything that comes, regardless of its size or importance. God here gives the Israelites a whole heap of ways to say thank you because He deserves our respect,, praise and thanks. A lot of people find that hard to deal with but it should be a moment of joy to be able to thank our Lord and to relish in His presence.

Into the New Testament we jam and Jesus is talking about the finality of everything. This stuff is quite hard to read but it's important to realise that Jesus never hid the truth. He knew that suffering would happen to everyone, regardless of if they followed Him, and that the only thing that can keep you going through that suffering is the rememberance of salvation. Jesus foretells the destruction of the Temple which does happen in the lifetime of His disciples and then He foretells the chaos that will happen at the end of days. But this chaos has already started and was going on in Jesus' time too. I think it's really important that we realise that Jesus has never promised justice within our life time but instead compells us to go and deliver justice. Christianity is about love but it's not a fake love that doesn't deal with the real world. Jesus is well aware of the rubbish that happens in the world and calls us to run to Him for salvation from it. Of course running to Him involves doing His will which means we'll be running back out to do what we can in those situations!

Finally our Psalm shows that the promise of salvation does come. What I like most is how David says that his songs won't last after he dies. Little did he know! But that shows to me that God not only saves us but can blow our limitations and preconceptions out of the water too. Times will get hard and the Bible is clear about that. But it is Jesus who saves us and will continue to provide for us with the ultimate rescue.

And that's your lot for today. Unless I do one before bed. There's a chance certainly. Yesterday's song is here. Praise God for chavvy remixes! Questions, criticisms and comments welcome as always

Jon
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