November 4. I thank the Lord for a little extra sleep last night as I was quite tired. It seemed like a long night, at the beginning anyway. I kept waking up, thinking that I had slept quite a while, and noticing that only a short time had gone by. It was a chilly morning, and I put the small heater on before my shower. A few minutes after 8:00, we started getting ready to head to C&C’s house. It was going on 8:30 when we got there so I set up my computer right away after saying good mornings. It wasn’t long before the church meeting started. Today, after review, Pastor Ogle just covered the third church in Revelation 2, the church at Pergamos, the church with a moral problem. Balaam had caused Israel to commit idolatry and fornication. It is believed that the Nicolaitans also taught laxity of morals. God’s characteristic—He is the Word. The word would be their condemnation. The solution to their problems—repent, or else…. God would use his word against them. After the meeting, I had time to make myself a smoothie. Did some walking and praying and then some crocheting and praying. Pastor Ogle finished II Peter 1 in the latter service, covering verses 16-21, The Sure Thing. You must make the Bible your final authority. We don’t have to tell you emotional things to stir you up. We don’t depend on emotion. We have a more sure word of prophecy. 1) The background of the story: Matthew 17:1-13. We need the stability that the word of God will give. 2) The Bible is sure. This book is absolutely trustworthy. Don’t follow your heart. The heart is deceitful above all else and desperately wicked. 3) The Bible is to be searched. Ye do well that ye take heed. You must give attention to it and apply yourselves to it. The word of God will make you right. How immersed are you in the word of God? 4) The Bible shines, it illuminates—a light that shineth in a dark place. Psalm 119:105. 5) The Bible is Spirit-filled, it is inspired. After nap, I made the edging on the crocheted marketbag, and it is now ready for use. After that, Daddy and I went out for a nice stretch in the fresh air. Then I had supper. We assayed to go over and visit “G” this evening as he had said he wanted to see our slide show. We had tried calling him several times, but no answer. So Daddy went over and knocked on his door. He came to the window and said he was down for the night. So then we listened to Pastor Weiss’s next message from Hebrews 12. His text was Hebrews 12:18-23 comparing Exodus 19:9-19; 20:18-21, “What Have We Come To?” What Moses came unto was earthly—it was a physical mountain. It was also a mount that was on fire. Secondly, what Moses came to was frightening. It was black. There was a storm and an earthquake. There was an extremely loud sound, and there was a voice. It was something unendurable. The people didn’t want to hear any more. It was so fearful that even Moses feared and quaked. What have we come to?—something heavenly. It is better. Ephesians 2:4-6. Mount Sion is in the heavenly city. It is not frightening, but comforting. There is an innumerable company of angels there. We’ve come to the church in heaven—we are there in Christ. God the righteous judge is there. The spirits of just men are there. Jesus, the mediator is there. And we are comforted through the blood of Jesus Christ which is there. “22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels, 23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect, 24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.” (Hebrews 12:22-24) All this we have in Christ. It is already ours. In Christ, we are already there positionally. Yes, what a comfort!
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