MULL WITH ME: THIS DOESN'T NEGATE THAT.....

October 31, 2021

THIS DOESN'T NEGATE THAT.....

Psalm 118:1

"Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good for his steadfast love endures forever!"

Wonderful truth..."his steadfast love." We glory in His unending love. Nothing can negate it nor in any way interrupt it. Nothing can "separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:38,39).

But this glorious truth doesn't stand alone. He is a loving Father who, however, deals with insubordinate children. He can give them a good spanking. And so, His love doesn't negate or toss this verse out:

"For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and chastens every son whom he receives" (Hebrews 12;6).

- Dick Christen

ABOUT ME.....

Literally born and raised in a parsonage (dad and mom were pastor and wife for forty-five years), a Seminary graduate, a pastor for all my adult life in the Philadelphia area, upstate New York, California and Bermuda, a two year stint on a College and Seminary administrative team, a member of several Christian boards and councils, a husband to Sherrill, my dear child-hood sweetheart (a neighbor), father of three great kids, grandfather to eleven and great grandfather to sixteen, I readily attest to the fact that only by God's call, grace and sustaining power has anything of worth been accomplished in my long tenure of ministry. I also admit that I have that (sometimes cursed) kind of mind that thinks too much but which God gave me and has helped me ponder His Holy Word, work and needs of His people. Though often challenging, it is joy to follow and serve Jesus Christ. To God be the glory!