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Colorado Springs, Colorado
Think about the factors that caused the snow to cling to this fence. The temperatures were well below freezing. There was the absence of wind and the softness of the snow that also contributed to this phenomena.
The snow was caught.
In Psalm 119:31, the psalmist declares that he clings to God's way of doing things. "I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame." New International Version
Any discussion about clinging to God's way must begin with acknowledging that God first clings to us. After his death and resurrection Jesus promised to always be with us, "even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20). He never lets go.
In Christ, we know the value of what the psalmist sings. In Christ, we know the significance of clinging to God's way of doing things, because our ways haven't work.
We've tried boasting in our accomplishments and that hasn't worked for us.
We've tried coercing others to love us and that hasn't worked either.
We've tried buying happiness and that hasn't worked for us.
Clinging to God's way, means holding on to a cross, a cross that, by the Spirit's power, we pick up and carry as we follow Jesus. Jesus' cross is the power that binds us to him and his way of living in the world.
The forces of nature cannot release us from his grip.
The snow was caught.
In Psalm 119:31, the psalmist declares that he clings to God's way of doing things. "I hold fast to your statutes, LORD; do not let me be put to shame." New International Version
Any discussion about clinging to God's way must begin with acknowledging that God first clings to us. After his death and resurrection Jesus promised to always be with us, "even to the end of the age." (Matthew 28:20). He never lets go.
In Christ, we know the value of what the psalmist sings. In Christ, we know the significance of clinging to God's way of doing things, because our ways haven't work.
We've tried boasting in our accomplishments and that hasn't worked for us.
We've tried coercing others to love us and that hasn't worked either.
We've tried buying happiness and that hasn't worked for us.
Clinging to God's way, means holding on to a cross, a cross that, by the Spirit's power, we pick up and carry as we follow Jesus. Jesus' cross is the power that binds us to him and his way of living in the world.
The forces of nature cannot release us from his grip.
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