Latin for the first words of Psalm 130, Out of the depths, I cry out to God.....
Blogging is and always will be a wonderful expression of life's journey,,, my online journal documenting some details along the way... but the Lord is leading me to a new bent .. a new path in journaling the impressions that arise in the echoes around me.. The echoes of discontent, fear, loss, a sense spiraling out of control,,, in our families, homes, communities, churches, our nation and the world.... What constitutes this fear of loss... a loss of stability, the loss of integrity in society as a whole, the loss of freedoms, the loss of quality, loss of respectability and honor, loss of gentility and grace...
Scripture explains it fully and succinctly:
John 10:10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
We ask ourselves, then, who is this thief who is after our very well-being? The context of the passage refers to a predator of a pasture, a wolf,, a deceiver and a liar,, evil bent on destruction. This could only mean satan himself, the author of confusion , despair, suffering..
The "I" of the passage is the Good Shepherd, the Lover of our souls, the One who loves us best and Most... Jesus Christ... God's on Son and the Redeemer of the world.
Therein lies the age old premise of good vs. evil ... a battle that has been raging since before time.. and we see this devastating battle occurring all around us today...
I am feeling a move in my Spirit to spend some time blogging about my
Reflections on the Times
in which we are living...
For I think discourse on this topic will strengthen us to really think about our world view... whether it is based on that of the world which is so prominent in our lives, our entertainment, our media, our government, our education, even some of the churches across this land... or is your view rooted on Rock solid prinicples from God's Word , the Unshakable, Unchanging, Unmovable Word of the Father in heaven and creator of all things?
Now as a new blogger to attempt to use a linky tool I am very excited and hopeful that this will work! But I would love to see other thoughtful and concerned bloggers share in this discourse...
Reflections on the Times
The topics are far reaching from what is happening in our society, government, families, media, etc.. But the premise is not to focus just on the circumstances that are surrounding us, but to bring them into the light of the Truth and how we are to cope with and overcome them in our lives..
You are free to use my button on the sidebar and please link back to my page in your post.
Together we may bring clarity to this upside down world.