
Stay Close in the Storm
Saturday, May 28th, 2011
The recent wave of severe storms that swept through our communities caused great loss – more for some than others. We saw the events in Alabama, Missouri, and now here at home in Oklahoma. Our hearts and prayers go out to those who suffered injury, loss of life and loss of property.
For all of us, the storms brought the more than subtle reminder of how very little we can control. Who can harness the storm? Who can direct the tornado? We are reminded of our total dependence on God every day of our lives. One day the weather is calm, the next it is stormy, the next it may be deadly.
A man once asked his teacher when he should repent. The teacher told him that he should repent on the day before the last day of his life. The man correctly asked, “But how will I know when the last day of my life will be?” the teacher responded, “You cannot, so repent every day.”
There are few things we have much control over. We can control our part of our relationship with God. The Bible reminds us of his nearness: “‘in him we live and move and have our being’;” (Acts 17.28). Stay close to God no matter what may come!
Keep The Light Burning!
Perry Greene
The recent wave of severe storms that swept through our communities caused great loss – more for some than others. We saw the events in Alabama, Missouri, and now here at home in Oklahoma. Our hearts and prayers go out to those who suffered injury, loss of life and loss of property.
For all of us, the storms brought the more than subtle reminder of how very little we can control. Who can harness the storm? Who can direct the tornado? We are reminded of our total dependence on God every day of our lives. One day the weather is calm, the next it is stormy, the next it may be deadly.
A man once asked his teacher when he should repent. The teacher told him that he should repent on the day before the last day of his life. The man correctly asked, “But how will I know when the last day of my life will be?” the teacher responded, “You cannot, so repent every day.”
There are few things we have much control over. We can control our part of our relationship with God. The Bible reminds us of his nearness: “‘in him we live and move and have our being’;” (Acts 17.28). Stay close to God no matter what may come!
Keep The Light Burning!
Perry Greene
When I was a kid I built model airplanes and ships. I put together the Japanese Zero, the German Stuka dive bomber, the British Spitfire, the American Mustang and others. I would hang the planes from the ceiling in my room and let them have have imaginary dogfights. At one point I even put together a biplane or two.