Luke 12:20 But God said to him, 'You fool! This very night your life will be demanded from you. Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?' 21 This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.
Welcome to the worship celebration today! We are glad that you came! We pray that the Lord will bring to you a desired blessing or even a much-needed miracle! The Lord is a good God, and it is his joy to do some good thing to you and bless you today! One of the manifestations of God’s great wisdom and power is seen in the almost limitless variations of the ways people live. The study of cultures is a fascinating one. And if you try to know how people lived for the centuries in various parts of the world, you could be amazed at the variety and color and the unique ways of humans. One of my areas of study (in my free times) in my childhood and teen years was geography, and I explored anthropology in my early adult years. I remember being awed reading about the beauty of cultures, languages, clothing, etc. of the various peoples of the world. But even though people dress, eat, relate, and speak differently in various cultures and generations, there are some very obvious similarities. The external and observable things may be very rich and diverse, but the internal realities are pretty similar between people across cultures. The philosophical and theological (things pertaining to God) dynamics are very observable and pretty discernible. The Bible describes in clear and, in many times, graphic details, the kinds of lives people live as far as God and spiritual-moral things are concerned. Today we want to look at the categories of ways of living. We will explore each way of living and look at examples of how they impact our lives, especially our futures. Our actions and choices do have consequences - some good, positive, and happy. Others are negative and sad, even tragic at times. Our goal is to reflect on our lives and identify the kind of life we are living, and be affirmed if we are living wisely, but also be encouraged and inspired to change if we are living unwisely or dangerously. The Lord made you and me, and he knows the best way for us to live. The Bible is our “life manual” and we will do well to find out what it says and to do what we learn. Let’s do that today with teachable and believing hearts. God’s rich blessings on your life and family today! Lathur Badoy