Adams Folly ( Romans 5 v12 )

                                             Original sin.

         George Clooney speaking about the  state of  America said'' We
         have still a lot of work to do from our original  sin and racism''
         Join the club, the fact is most countries  have, and lets make it
         personal ,when it comes to original sin we have all been effected
         by  the sinful act in the garden of evil. The word of  God tells us,
         ''Therefore just as through one man sin entered the world, and  death
         through sin, and thus death spread to all men , because all sinned''.
         ( Romans 5 v12 ] Here the apostle Paul is telling us that when Adam
          sinned  we all sinned, yes that means every human being sinned.
          The result is we carry on sinning , its in our nature.

                                                 Romans 6 v 23
          For the wages of sin of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal
          life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
          
      

I will follow Him. ( Jonah 1-4 )

                             What does this song mean to you?

                                       I will follow Him,
                        Follow Him where ever He  may go,
                        And near Him I always be
                        For nothing can keep me away
                        He is my destiny.

                                       I will follow Him,
                        Ever since He touched my heart, I knew,
                        There isn't an ocean too deep,
                        A mountain so high , it can keep,
                        Keep me away, away from His Love.

                        I love Him, I love Him, I love Him.
                        And  where He goes, I'll follow, I'll follow,
                        I'll follow.
                        I will follow Him, follow Him, where ever
                        He may go.
                        There  isn't an ocean so high, it can keep
                         me away.

                                            ( Words by Frank Pourcel )

Anger ( Ephesians 4 v 26 - 27 )

                                          Wrong Anger.

                  It is  Alistair  Campbell who wrote a book called ,'The
                  Gospel  of  Anger', I have not read this book ,but the
                  title spoke to me. Now of course the gospel is good news
                  so why should we associate it with anger?, because anger
                  is associated with so much that is wrong. I become angry
                  I sin, and then I have to ask forgiveness, yes there is a
                  very wrong type of anger, which is destructive. C P
                  Ephesians 4 v26,  verse 27 reminds us that it gives the
                  devil an opportunity. We need to face up to the wrong
                  anger we manifest, stop making excuses, God can help us
                  if we seek him ,on a daily bases.

                                               A  Prayer
                 Dear Lord there are so many of us who manifest  a sinful
                 anger, grant us grace to face up to our wrong anger, guide
                 guide us and help us with this severe problem, in Jesus name.
                                                Amen.


                       

Dire results. ( Romans 1 v 18 - 32 )

                                           The results.

           A.N. Wilson points to the results of this myth, how those
           who were atheists or agnostics , saw it as something that
            ''made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist''
            But as he goes unto point out it open the way for the
            strong to discard the weak, to look on other human
             beings as sub human ,which we are all to aware of 
             when Hitler came to power, and the Japanese treatment
             of the Chinese.  The belief  of the survival of the fittest
             became a religion, and brought with it dire consequences
             for humanity.

                                         A.N.  Wilson.
            ''Darwin's , 'Descent of Man', is an absurd embarrassing book
            I wonder sometimes how many Darwinians have actually read
            it to the end.''
      

A Myth. ( Genesis 1 v 1 )

                                         Darwin
         In a soon to be published book by A .N, Wilson on Darwin
         he writes, ''Darwin's greatness is founded on a myth ''. I
         found it an interesting article ,I do not think he is writing from
         a Christian point of view. One of the things Darwin got wrong
         was the finches, which he claimed to have evolved ,when in fact
         they were  all distinct species of  finches. A. N. Wilson states
         ''Darwin's ,'Descent of Man', is an absurd embarrassing book. I
          wonder sometimes  how many Darwinians have actually
          read it to the end''. The sad thing is many people do believe it.
          and we  will consider what that has meant for mankind ,
          tomorrow.

Shalom ( John 14 v 27 )

                                               Shalom
                 When we think of peace we think of a cessation of war,
                 of conflict, of  peace of mind. In the Bible we have a word
                 for peace, which goes beyond our concept of  ,indeed has a
                fuller meaning. It  is a word called Shalom, and it covers,
                 physical, emotional , relational, and spiritual well being .
                 We have this coming across in  3 John v  2 .
                              Dear friend ,I pray that you may enjoy
                              good health, and that all will go well
                              with you, even as your soul is getting
                              along well.
                   That is Shalom, today in the name  of  Jesus, the Prince
                   of  peace ,I wish you Shalom.
                                       

Romance. ( Ephesians 5 v 2 )

                                            Romance
              Are you a romantic?, I am to some extent, I still send my wife
              a Valentine's card ,but I know that love is more than this. The
              wedding vow ,we make in church, declares for better or worse,
              in sickness or health . When we take those vows we are saying
              come what may ,we will love , and be faithful to the one we
              are married to. That's a tremendous challenge ,to present society,
              with its fickleness, but if we have stood before God , and made
              those vows, He expects us to keep them.

                                       William  Shakespeare.

                                         Love is not love
                     Which alters when it alteration finds,
                     Or bends with the  remover to remove.
                     O no, it  is an ever fixed mark,
                     That looks on tempests and is never shaken,
                     It is the star to every wand'ring bark.