I'm tired. I've not been sleeping all too well lately. The lump on my leg (I posted about that in a previous post) is very sore to pressure. So it's hard for where it is located for me to get comfortable so I am not creating pressure on it. But I am confident that this too shall pass.
We had a very good sermon at church this morning. See my notes on the sermon in my previous post. The point that was driven home to me was the fact that God is sovereign over all, even the difficulties of my life are in His hand. He has allowed them for my spiritual good to teach me who I am and Who He is. I can not control most of what happens in my life, but He does. I like to think I can. My bad attitude, my fretting, my wishing things were different all show that I wish I was in God's place. They are all a striking out against Him and what He has allowed in my life for my own spiritual good. It was surprising for me to realize that if Peter and the disciples had had their way during the betrayal of Jesus, God's plan of redemption would never have happened. But they were not God and God's plan was carried out to redeem His people.
Well, tomorrow marks the end of Rick's vacation and my laziness of the last two weeks. Now I must get off my back side and get busy! I'm so glad we have one more week before school starts, however. That makes it nice.
I so miss Sarah coming to church with us now that she seems to be scheduled for Sunday's almost every week. But I do feel better about her working to help make life better for our older generation at the nursing home than if she were working retail. I know the elderly nursing home residents appreciate having clean rooms and it's work that has to be done, so why not by a Christian girl who can spread a little hope and cheer to these people.
I don't know where some Christian people get off, criticizing her because she is working on Sundays. Yes, I can see not working retail and some other venues on Sundays, but when it comes to helping those who are infirm, well, that just gets a little too legalistic for my blood. What was it the Bible says?
Matthew 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cumin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
And what about the fact that Jesus often broke the Sabbath by healing people on the Sabbath? Is not taking care of the needs of our elderly population an act of mercy such as Jesus performed on the Sabbath?
What about Hosea 6:6?
For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Matthew 12:7-8 But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. For the Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath day.
My point is this: There are different interpretations of what is allowed and what is not allowed for Christians to do on Sunday. There are even differing interpretations of whether or not "Sabbath Day" rules were meant to be transferred when the Sabbath Day was no longer observed among Christians, and Sunday became the day of worship.
So perhaps this is a point where Scripture is not crystal clear in my opinion, although there are those who would argue that. I will allow you your opinion and convictions on the matter and you can choose to treat Sunday as you feel convicted in your own heart. But please allow me and my family the same liberty we allow you and let us come to our own convictions on how Sunday should be treated and what should be allowed or not allowed for ourselves.
Legalism is a pet peeve of mine, but I will get off my soap box now.
I think it's time for a nap. My brain is numb.
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