Today’s Thought “Preventive or Scared Straight?” G. Ward

“Who were building on the wall. Those who carried burdens were loaded in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and held his weapon with the other. And each of the builders had his sword strapped at his side while he built. The man who sounded the trumpet was beside me.” Nehemiah 4:17-18

Copy-cat crimes like home invasion and random shootings have enabled a social paranoia of maniacal proportions. Furthermore, safety mechanisms, at the insistence of loved ones communicate (verbally – without texting) an awareness of surroundings perhaps forsaken in ordinary living (cf. Ps.127:1).

While believers pray in general terms like, “heal our land, bless our children, keep us safe, obliterate cancer”; is it Holy God they speak unto (Ge.18:27, Eccl.5:1-2), or a genie in a bottle (cf. Jn.15:19-21)? The cure-all was given, then violated by US that call HIM Savior (Mt.28:19). Holy God, our Heavenly Father insists we clean our rooms and not to exit until it’s complete and our manipulations vacate periodically to exclaim, “Hallelujah, You’re Great and greatly to be praised!” It won’t get better until you consider the BEST (Mt.16:24)…

Happy Wednesday!