ARTHUR KEITH AND EVOLUTION

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Arthur Keith
  (1866 — 1955)  Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons

"Evolution is unproved and improvable. 
We believe it only because the only
 alternative is special creation,
 and that is unthinkable."

At least he is honest in his unbelief.

TODAY'S PROMISE

"Now listen!  Today I am giving you a choice

between life and death, between prosperity

and disaster.  For I command you this day to

love the LORD your God and to keep his com-

mands, decrees, and regulations by walking in

his ways.  If you do this, you will live and multi-

ply, and the LORD your God will bless you and

the land you are about to enter and occupy."   

(Deuteronomy 30:15,16 NLT)

MY GOD REIGNS

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MY GOD REIGNS.

If you keep up with the news, and who does not,

you know that in all appearances the world is in

total chaos.  And it is.  The world appears to be

on the verge of self destruction.  And it is.

In fact Jesus Christ himself told us these days were

coming on this old world.  And His apostles told us

these days were coming as did the prophets of old.

God has been trying to tell us these days were 

coming for several thousand years.  But few pay

any attention.

Does that mean that things are out of God's control?

Of course not.  It is all part of his master plan.  God

permits this evil time to come on the world to 

accomplish his will and purpose.

The Scripture below does not necessarily apply to

today.  But it seems so fitting when we see the 

entire world trying to kick God out of his own

creation.

"Why are the nations so angry?

Why do they waste their time with futile plans?

The kings of the earth prepare for battle;

the rulers plot together against the LORD.

and against his anointed one.

'Let us break their chains.' they cry,

'and free ourselves from slavery to God.'

But the one who rules in heaven laughs.

The Lord scoffs at them."

(Psalms 2:1-4 NLT)

I like that.  God laughs at the foolishness of

the nations.  Another place it says;

"Has the LORD ever needed anyone's advice?

Does he need instruction about what is good?

Did someone teach him what is right

or show him the path of justice?

No, for all the nations of the world

are but a drop in the bucket.

They are nothing more

than dust on the scales.

He picks up the whole earth

as though it were a grain of sand."  

(Isaiah 40:14,15 NLT)

I find great comfort in knowing that the entire

world is still under God's control.  My God reigns.

William Temple

Archbishop of Canterbury 

once said in his sermon:

"While we deliberate, He reigns.

While we decide wisely, He reigns.

While we decide foolishly, He reigns.

While we serve Him humbly, loyally, He reigns.

When we serve Him self-assertively, He reigns.

When we rebel and seek to withhold our service, He reigns."

Yes, my God reigns.

NOTHING can come agains me with out His consent.

I can bring my every care to God because He reigns

and is concerned about my welfare as a child of his.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"The prevailing idea seems to be, that I come to God

and ask Him for something that I want, and that I

expect Him to give me that which I have asked.  But

this is a most dishonoring and degrading concept-

ion.  The popular belief reduces God to a servant,

our servant: doing our bidding, performing our

pleasure, granting our desires.  No, prayer is a com-

ing to god, telling Him my need, committing my

way unto the Lord, and leaving Him to deal with it

as seemeth Him best."  

-Arthus W. Pink

TODAY'S PROMISE

"God blesses those who patiently endure

testing and temptation.  Afterward they will

receive the crown of life that God has promised

to those who love him."  

(James 1:12 NLT)

HEALING

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HEALING.

I have just had some very minor surgery done.

And, like you would do, each time I clean and 

dress the wound check to see how the healing 

is coming.

Then I began to think about the healing process.

Even the doctor, as smart as he is, cannot make 

it heal.  He can only assist in the healing process.

And, in my ignorance I cannot make it heal.  I can

only try to keep from hindering the healing process.

Then where does the healing come from?

Lets go back to the very start.  Modern man wants

me to think that somehow by pure chance something

came from nothing.  You know, nothing became 

something.  Then some how over eons of time the

something some how [Again, by pure chance.] acquired

life.  Call it a life force if you choose.  And then this 

life developed some how into the universe that we 

now know.  And, some where along the line developed

a healing process so it could continue to live without

dying off as it had in the past.

Come on now.  I am not very smart.  But even I am

smarter than that.  There is a designer or creator

behind every thing we develop in this life.  And

there is a creator behind the development of this 

universe, and you and me.  God, whether we like 

it or not.

And God, the source of life it's self is the source

of any and all healing that takes place in my 

body and yours.

TODAY'S QUOTE

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"Jesus lived His life in complete dependence upon

God, as we all ought to live our lives.  But such

dependence does not destroy human personality.

Man is never so fully and so truly personal as when

he is living in complete dependence upon God.  This

is how personality comes into its own.  This is

humanity at its most personal."  

- Donald F. Baillie