Good day! I’m Duane Matz and here’s today’s living word.
I apologize for not keeping my blog/vlog whatever you want to
call it updated daily. Actually I’m kind of flattered that you have asked about
it. As I was reading the Bible this morning, I came across a passage that, in
light of the current weather pattern, I just
cannot ignore.
The U.S. is experiencing a nasty bit of winter right now with
the northern states (where I am )
getting hit with bitter cold and windchills in the -40 range and the
southern states facing freezing drizzle and sleet.
But, this blog is not about the weather it’s about God’s relevant
Word.
Last week, I received a weather warning on my phone that in
my 79 years of living never heard before. It was an exploding trees warning.
Whoever heard of such a thing. Exploding
trees??????
Well, God did. And the Psalmist made note of it in Ps 105:33 where we read of judgments that God had brought against His
rebellious people. Among other things, “He struck their vines also, and their fig trees,
And splintered the trees of their territory,” “splintered the trees of their
territory?”
Don’t tell me that the Bible isn’t relevant to our world
today. God “splintered the trees,” then as
a judgement, today for us, a warning! It’s getting late my friend, the angels
are tuning up their trumpets. Will you heed the warnings or not?
The ultimate anger against trees was the anger against that
tree that Jesus died on outside Jerusalem. 2Co 5:21 “For He made Him who knew
no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
Where the cross didn’t explode, but it led to an explosion of
grace on the third day when Jesus rose from the dead.
So when you hear of a tree exploding or see it in the news, let
it remind you of God’s coming judgement, and the only way of escape. Faith in Jesus,
trusting His Word (the Bible) as the only source of truth. Isn’t it time for
you to believe that the Bible, the word of God is where you will find truth.
Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth,
and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
I’m Duane matz and
that’s today’s Living Word.
