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Good morning and welcome. It is Monday, January 4, 2021, and we are off to begin to begin this brand new year. On New Year's Eve, we traveled over to our eldest son's and enjoyed a good meal and time of fellowship with them. On New Year's Day, the wife put the little pot in the big pot and made us a feast to start the year off right. Her sister and the sister's husband came over and shared this spectacular meal with us. She had cabbage cooked the old fashioned way. She made a pot roast with all the trimmings. We also had the obligatory black-eyed peas, We enjoyed corn on the cob and freshly made cornbread. For dessert, she made her famous Rave Review Coconut cake. It's something akin to the Italian wedding cream filling cake but so much better. I know the wife has talked a lot about dieting in this brand new year, but, that was not a topic of conversation at this noteworthy eating occasion. We had a wonderful service at our local church Sunday morning and two hours of choir practice Sunday afternoon. The early part of this week is planned for removing the Christmas decorations. That's likely a two-day job. One little girl who came with her family to have her photo made said it was so good to be able to visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus in their vacation home. There you go. You actually do learn new things here.
Mr. Bentley will be so glad to see the Christmas tree put away. One of his most favorite things to do is to lay in front of the sliding glass door and look out on his domain. He likes to keep his eye on things. But, we had to be very firm in not allowing him to go behind the Christmas tree and that took away his viewing station. Yesterday, we inadvertently left our bedroom door ajar. He found his way in and when we discovered his location, the photo shows what we found. I'm sure there is a reasonable explanation as to how he got the curtain pulled back away from the sliding glass door in our bedroom, and, how he was able to secure it with the jug of distilled water I use in my CPAP machine. Shi Tzu ingenuity or accidental happenstance? He had found him a new sweet spot and was enjoying the view. I did not say my dog is smarter than your dog, but, I do believe he has an above-average dog IQ. Just saying.
As we begin this new year, I know I joke around a lot about this, that, and the other, but, in reality, given all that is happening in and around our world, we know to be able to get up and go each day is a blessing and we would be remiss in not acknowledging that and in giving thanks to God above. Were it not for His grace, mercy, forgiveness, and His provisions, we would be helpless and hopeless. These may well be the perilous times mentioned as characteristic of the 'last days'.
2 Timothy 3:1-13 King James Version
1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.
9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.
10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,
11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.
13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
While that may describe much of what we are seeing, be aware that God is in control and He will take care of His own. We have His word on that! Amen. .....More later.
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