All I can say is “Brrr!” Today we took the dog to the vet for her annual rabies shot/checkup. The mini van did not get very warm during the ten minute drive. It was only 6°F!
At times like this I am reminded of the first time I ever heard Keith McLeod, a Canadian evangelist, back in 1976. He was speaking from Genesis 3, about the Fall of Adam and Eve. I don’t remember much about the main part of the sermon, but what stands out to me is what he said concerning weather. He said that the Garden of Eden was most likely 75° or warmer, since Adam and Eve were naked, yet comfortable. Since they fell, the weather extremes we experience remind us of their sin. When we are too cold in winter, we should remember the Fall. When it is scorching in summer, we should remember the Fall. (Side note: The next time I heard Bro. McLeod, it was a record breaking -23°F! He joked that it felt warm, as it was -68°F when he left Canada.)
So, this winter as we shiver our way through the cold, let us remember not only the Fall, but the redemption provided for us when Christ Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. Adam and Eve, as far as we know, never knew redemption and forgiveness from God for their sin. That does not matter. The main question is, am I forgiven? Are you?
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Hmm, am I forgiven? Well, last time we talked, I told God that I found religions based on him quite ridiculous and the whole premise of his intervention/omnipresence here on Earth far-fetched at best.
He responded by winking at me and, "No hard feelin's, right?" I nodded as he disappeared into the distance, back to his usual post, seated in a really plush-looking Barcalounger, positioned next to a black console hovering in midair, with BB in glowing yellowish light on a large red pushbutton. As he sat down,(really, it was more like appearing in the seat, rather than any motion towards it) the latest New Scientist was in hand.
Hi. Just a goofy atheist having a bit of fun, hope you take it such!
Yes, I take your “having a bit of fun” as such. But be warned, Jesus (the Son of God) said, “Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.” Luke 6.25
God also says: The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” Psalm 14.1
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