Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
We have had a few months of mixed
emotions in the complex. Some good happy times and at the other end of the
spectrum a fair bit of sadness.
We have had parties for the coronation of
the new king and queen and one for the 50th anniversary of Trust
Housing. We also have our entertainment evenings, all directed at raising the
blood pressure. There have been new tenants moving in which is cause for
celebration but there have also been others moving out into nursing homes. Of
course, we always remember those who make their journey to be with the Lord.
These things are facts
of life, human lives are not permanent. Change happens with a predictable
ending. And the people I have known have almost always
been ready to make that most important journey of all.
Of course, we are blessed that we know
Christ Jesus never changes. As God Jesus is eternal and faithful, we know we
can trust Him to welcome us home.
It makes me sad when I think of all the
Christians who have turned away from our Father,
leaving themselves open to the false doctrines of Satan. We can see this all
around as the prophecy in Isaiah 5:20
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for
light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Isaiah lived
around the 8th century BC, so this prophecy was given nearly 3000 years ago. Look about and we can see that
happening right now, I would be scared if I did not know that it is all in
God’s plan. What we need to do now is give everything to God and know we are
safe in His hands.
I have been privileged to be asked to
pray with some tenants who were not into the snare of dementia. They are afraid
of not being ‘good enough’ at the end of the day. Dementia causes them to
forget so much, but they always remember that they need God and prayer. Their
love of God is in their bones, and it is sad they should feel this way, but
Satan takes every chance he gets to trap us into his wickedness.
Let us all be very wary of following
popular thinking which can lead us astray.
Prayer
Loving Father, thank You for always being
aware of our circumstances and for giving us Your Spirit to guide us on the
path that Jesus showed us. Help us to recognise the false teachers we have been
warned about, that is the hard part of all that is happening. A wolf in sheep’s
clothing looks just like everyone else so we need to be able to call on our
knowledge of Your word in scripture to be able to refute the lies a false
teacher preaches. Father, help us also to be able to pass on truth to those who
need to hear about Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
When we explain why we follow Christ help us to speak words that You give us.
Amen
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