"Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God." - Psalm 20, Verse 7

Lil Miss Biscuit, yesterday, with a little help from an AI program.

Good morning blog readers here, there, and wherever. It is Wednesday, February 12, 2025, and I do bid each one a God blessed day. We are living in some really interesting days, don't you think? Our pastor mentioned this past Sunday how so many seem to have catapulted the newly elected administration to a position of supremacy, counting on it to solve all the problems we face each day. I voted for the change. And, I did so based on the alternatives and how I weighed them. That does not mean I blindly believe that any political party or individual politician can make things right in our land or in our world. Only God. A pastor friend posted this passage early this morning and it reminded me of the truth of God's Sovereignty: "It is I who by my great power and my outstretched arm have made the earth, with the men and animals that are on the earth, and I give it to whomever it seems right to me. Now I have given all these lands into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, my servant, and I have given him also the beasts of the field to serve him. All the nations shall serve him and his son and his grandson, until the time of his own land comes. Then many nations and great kings shall make him their slave. But if any nation or kingdom will not serve this Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and put its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon, I will punish that nation with the sword, with famine, and with pestilence, declares the Lord, until I have consumed it by his hand. So do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’ For it is a lie that they are prophesying to you, with the result that you will be removed far from your land, and I will drive you out, and you will perish. But any nation that will bring its neck under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him, I will leave on its own land, to work it and dwell there, declares the Lord." (Jeremiah‬ ‭27‬:‭5‬-‭11‬) Hey! You can believe whatever it is you want to, just like those who doubted God's providential working in Jeremiah's day, however, that doesn't change the truth one iota. Our God is the one we choose to trust, worship, and with His help, to obey. He's got this. Both now and forever. You can count on it! Romans 8:28 "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose." Amen.

 

I could say more on that subject but I hope you get my drift. I do my blogs in my upstairs home office. We've been in this house since 1984. Time has made a difference. I used to run up the stairs and bound down them. I used to run up and down with a grandchild in my arms. I didn't say it was a smart thing to do but they loved it. The boys and I used to wrestle around on the floor. The wife would always warn there had better not be anyone who ends up crying. There was always someone who ended up crying. As for the steps, today I used the handrail and watch each step. Sometimes when I am out walking the dog I make up my mind to walk like I did twenty years ago, stepping high and at a good clip. That never works out very well. Those hips that are rubbing bone on bone, well, they don't care for those kinds of shenanigans. Not one bit! Yes. I am aware we can do things to make aging less taxing, however, to a great extent it works that way for us all. Oh yeah. While I may have run down the stairs with a grand in my arms, today, I pickup one of the great grands and make sure I have good footing. The closing lyrics from the Alan Jackson song, 'The Older I Get', pretty much sums it up for me:

 

"The older I get
The longer I pray
I don't know why, I guess that I've
Got more to say
And the older I get
The more thankful I feel
For the life I've had and all the life I'm living still"

 

Here in the US Central Time Zone, it's approaching 10:30 a.m., therefore, I wish each and everyone to have a day where you might just pause, look up, and give God thanks for all He has done, what He is doing, and what He will do for us in the future. See you next time and may God add His blessings. Amen.