Thought for November 18, 223

  •  1302: Pope Boniface VIII decrees that outside the Catholic Church there is neither salvation nor remission of sin. I am glad Jesus made a different decree on Calvary.
  • 1307: William Tell allegedly shoots apple off his son's head with bow and arrow
  • 1626: St. Peter's Basilica consecrated replacing original consecrated in 326
  • 1865: Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County."
  • 1872: Susan B Anthony arrested for voting illegally.
  • 1883: Railroads creat standard time zones in the US
  • 1902: Morris Michton names the "Teddy Bear" after Teddy Roosevelt
  • 1916: Battle of the Somme ends after more than 1 million killed or wounded
  • 1928: "Steamboat Willie" released--first Mickey Mouse with sound
  • 1956: Khrushchev says "we will bury you"
  • 1959: "Ben Hur" with Charlton Heston premiers
  • 1963: Touch Tone phone introduced
  • 1978: 918 members of the Peoples' Temple die with leader Jim Jones in Guyana
  • 1990: First Solheim Cup
  • 1999: Bonfire at Texas A&M collapses killing 12
  • 2018: Missionary John Allen Chau killed in the Bay of Bengal
  • Born: Louis-Jacques Daguerre [daguerreotype photo], Sojourner Truth, William Gilbert [Gilbert & Sullivan], George Gallup, Johnny Mercer, Alan Shepard, Linda Evans, Jack Tatum, Warren Moon, Len Bias, Owen Wilson, David Ortiz
  • Died: Chester Arthur, Niels Bohr, Joseph Kennedy, Cab Callaway, James Coburn, Walt Hazzard, Rose Duchesne [missionary to Louisiana Territory known among the Indians as "Woman who prays Always."]
Thought:
Finishing the book of Jude today. Verses 24-25 always challenge and inspire me. Think about these verses as a way to dedicate your day. Jude uses them as a dedication at the end of his letter. For me, they contain all I need for my day today.

The verses yesterday talked about mockers and believers. Believers were instructed to build themselves in faith, pray, keep in the middle of God's love by obeying and loving others, and wait expectantly for His coming. Jude starts his benediction by reminding us of who Jesus is and what He can do:
  • Jesus is the only God. Jesus is God. That truth alone changes everything. God cannot lie so every thing Jesus said is truth. God cannot die--so Jesus is life. God is love--so Jesus living in me is love to be shared. Our faith is built on the fact that Jesus is God, the only true and living eternal God.
  • Jesus is our Savior. He is not God in the distance. He is God who came to earth to save you and me. He is God that took on flesh and paid for my sin debt. He is the God that defeated death and the grave so that the sinner could be a saint. 
  • Jesus is our Lord. He bought us with a price we could not pay. So all our love, devotion, obedience, worship, praise is due to Him and Him alone--for He alone is worthy.
  • Jesus can keep me from stumbling. His light, His word, His guide, His way keep me on the right path. Trusting His promises and following His example keep me from stumbling. And when I stumble, His hand lifts me, renews me, refreshes me, forgives me. 
  • Jesus gives me the hope of glory and eternal joy. He is the only one that can allow me to stand before the throne of God blameless--covered by His righteousness. 
  • Jesus will have all glory, all majesty, all dominion, all authority--He had it in the beginning when He created all things. He has it now as King Jesus. He will have it forever as King of kings and Lord of lords. And He shall reign forever and ever. 
Now what else do I need for today? Nothing for in Jesus all the riches of God are there in abundance. He is all sufficient for every need, now and forever.

Blessings
Larry

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