v. 43 is a throwback to the book of Ecclesiastes 12:1 which tells us to remeber our Creator in the days of our youth - if we did then we would now. We wouldn't stray far from the precepts and teachings that we should and must embrace to live. It only takes a spark to get the fire going... I think of parallel tracks and what would happen to a train if there was just the slight deviation in the distance between tracks. The passage then talks about the proverb... "like mother, like daughter"! I always thought and was told, "like father, like son" - WOMEN! take that! Still the truth is that "the apple does not fall far from the tree". If we as parents fail, the likelihood is that our children fail as well. I have noticed (very unscientifically, I might add) that if there is a history of divorce in the family, I have noticed that there is a pattern of it later on in the offsprings and from generation to generation. Maybe I am wrong, but I do notice the chain of events. We as the passage says are an arrogant people who justify our wants as our needs and that our actions have no consequence to present and future generations. We need to own up to our mistakes and our sins and repent and turn in order to stop that pattern of destruction.
Sin has no varying levels or degrees in God's eyes. We need to address it at any level and work out our salvation daily.
As we approach His death and resurrection, I am mindful of His great love and outpouring at the cross. I am thankful that GG is home for a few days and while I won't be able to see him we will pray on Wed.
Prayers for Heather and her family, co-workers who are ill and my usual peeps for their trials and God's grace on their lives. Prayers for Irene and David as well.
Praise for today: that His grace is sufficient for me.
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