Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
--John 3:17
Happy Saturday! We have The Sandpipers to thank for that mellow, even mystic anthem ("Come Saturday Morning") to the last day of the week. Here's a snippet: "Just I and my friend, we'll travel for miles in our Saturday smiles and then we'll move on. But we will remember long after Saturday's gone." Saturdays, for many, are like a mini-vacation. And, as with so many other good experiences, they seem to be over before they start. Before you know it, Monday morning's alarm goes off and it's back to the world of economic downturns, troop surges, "another-day-at-the-office", and a growing pile of uncertainties. Have you ever felt as though reality is something you have to "peacefully co-exist" with?
Pretty clearly, Jesus didn't come into the world to make Saturdays happier or to baptize the Monday status quo. Neither did God send Jesus in order to cough up caustic commentary and blasting bromides on the awful state of the world. Jesus appeared on our scene on a saving mission. Crucified and risen from the dead, He got the job done! That means, among other things, that your Saturdays -- and your Mondays! -- are in His nail-marked hands.
--John 3:17
Happy Saturday! We have The Sandpipers to thank for that mellow, even mystic anthem ("Come Saturday Morning") to the last day of the week. Here's a snippet: "Just I and my friend, we'll travel for miles in our Saturday smiles and then we'll move on. But we will remember long after Saturday's gone." Saturdays, for many, are like a mini-vacation. And, as with so many other good experiences, they seem to be over before they start. Before you know it, Monday morning's alarm goes off and it's back to the world of economic downturns, troop surges, "another-day-at-the-office", and a growing pile of uncertainties. Have you ever felt as though reality is something you have to "peacefully co-exist" with?
Pretty clearly, Jesus didn't come into the world to make Saturdays happier or to baptize the Monday status quo. Neither did God send Jesus in order to cough up caustic commentary and blasting bromides on the awful state of the world. Jesus appeared on our scene on a saving mission. Crucified and risen from the dead, He got the job done! That means, among other things, that your Saturdays -- and your Mondays! -- are in His nail-marked hands.
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