Wednesday Church

Time Roecker had the family night service, summarizing the book of Ruth for our Bible study. He brought up the Judges at the time of Ruth and how dark and awful the time period was but that Ruth was a shining brightness in the midst of the dark.
As Tim told us about each judge and what happened to the kingdoms of Israel and Judah during each time period he truly got all of our attention. He read the very last line in the book of Judges, Everyone did right in their own eyes, and then explained how awful that was. Sure makes us think this is the end times. Satan is so sneaky and powerful the Bible tells us even the very elect shall be deceived. I'm praying that is not us or our family and holding on to the promises and directives of the BIBLE alone. I am saved because of the giving of Jesus life and blood, the taking of all my sins past, present and future on that cross with Him, the rising from the dead and being seen by so many witnesses, the promises HE makes that HE goes to prepare a place for ME! Ken Hoerr has held up a BIBLE and tells us this stands for (B)BASIC (I)INSTRUCTION (B) BEFORE (L)LEAVING (E)EARTH. Good GRIEF PEOPLE READ IT! God does not want any lost but if one rejects Jesus there IS A HELL and it's AWFUL. God gives us free will to choose Him or reject Him. Rachel gave a good example of why God gives us free will on yesterday's walk, how much does it mean when you force your child to give you a hug? But when your child comes and hugs you on his own free will how very wonderful it is to a parent.