http://www.minthegap.com/2007/12/02/faith-and-freedom/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:18:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/12/02/faith-and-freedom/comment-page-1/#comment-78170 Carol Mon, 03 Dec 2007 20:57:14 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/12/02/faith-and-freedom/#comment-78170 YES,YES,YES !!! How wonderful that what our Pastor preached about on Sunday would show up on your site today. We as a nation have forgotten Sunday as a day set aside to be with and worship God. We have all week to shop and go to "our" events but can't seem to find a few hours for God on His day. The Pastor spoke of how businesses were closed on Sunday (the only one that comes to mind now, is Chick-Fa-Lay, God bless them for that policy)and now we are all about getting, getting and getting RIGHT NOW. What happened? We could blame (and do) everything under the sun, but the sad state of affairs of not only our country but many others, is that we are NOT doing God's work or living by His laws. How can we expect to fill our lives with "stuff" and think that it is the happiness we seek. It's just STUFF. We add to the emptiness within ourselves by thinking the "stuff" will fill a void and when it doesn't we just get more stuff or newer stuff or bigger stuff. Still we are not filled. God knows of our selfish ways and I will stake my soul on the fact that when we go to be judged, God will not ask how big the television was or what type of car we drove or how big our house was. Matthew 6,19-21 says "Do not lay up for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust consume and where theives break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where theives do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart be also." God gave us all the "treasure" we will ever need. Now is the time to give Him some back, by following a few simple rules and having faith. YES,YES,YES !!!
How wonderful that what our Pastor preached about on Sunday would show up on your site today.
We as a nation have forgotten Sunday as a day set aside to be with and worship God. We have all week to shop and go to “our” events but can’t seem to find a few hours for God on His day. The Pastor spoke of how businesses were closed on Sunday (the only one that comes to mind now, is Chick-Fa-Lay, God bless them for that policy)and now we are all about getting, getting and getting RIGHT NOW. What happened?
We could blame (and do) everything under the sun, but the sad state of affairs of not only our country but many others, is that we are NOT doing God’s work or living by His laws. How can we expect to fill our lives with “stuff” and think that it is the happiness we seek. It’s just STUFF. We add to the emptiness within ourselves by thinking the “stuff” will fill a void and when it doesn’t we just get more stuff or newer stuff or bigger stuff. Still we are not filled.
God knows of our selfish ways and I will stake my soul on the fact that when we go to be judged, God will not ask how big the television was or what type of car we drove or how big our house was. Matthew 6,19-21 says “Do not lay up for yourselves on earth, where moth and rust consume and where theives break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where theives do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart be also.”
God gave us all the “treasure” we will ever need. Now is the time to give Him some back, by following a few simple rules and having faith.

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