[Aquamarine]

It's Friday at the Finest!
Which means....it's time to kick back, relax and enjoy yourselves!

[JohnHuang2]

G'morning to you, my friend

[The Mayor]

Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith. —Habakkuk 2:4

The only right way is the straight and narrow way.

[The Mayor]

March 12, 2004

Only One Option

Read: Habakkuk 1:1-2:4

Behold the proud, his soul is not upright in him; but the just shall live by his faith. —Habakkuk 2:4

Bible In One Year: Deuteronomy 17-19; Mark 13:1-20

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If you were to ask several people to draw a crooked line on a piece of paper, no two lines would be identical. There is a lesson in this: There are many ways to be crooked, but only one way to be straight.

The Lord tells us that the righteous person has only one option—to "live by his faith" (Habakkuk 2:4). In the chapter prior to this declaration from the Lord, the prophet Habakkuk had complained about the violence and injustice around him. It seemed as if the wicked were swallowing up the righteous (1:13).

God responded to Habakkuk by saying that His people were to be "just" and were to live by faith. They were not to be like the one who is "proud" and "not upright" (2:4). A proud and self-sufficient person will rationalize his faults and imperfections. He doesn't want to admit that he needs God. His ways are crooked.

Wickedness seems to prevail in our world. God urges us to live our lives in faith, taking to heart His assurance to Habakkuk that there will be a day of reckoning for the wicked.

The only way to please God now and to be ready for that day of reckoning is to live by faith. —Albert Lee

Lord, grant me grace throughout this day
To walk the straight and narrow way,
To do whatever in Thy sight
Is good and perfect, just and right. —Huisman

The only right way is the straight and narrow way.

[GailA]

Good Morning, another sunny bright day in Memphis today.

Coffee's on

[Texagirl4W]

Good morning from the North Dallas area of the great state of Texas. Kind of cloudy this morning, but we know it come from the Master, the same One who send us sunshine also. We will welcome rain today if that's what we get and thank Him for all the blessings we get.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Friday !

Kerry fails to back up foreign 'endorsements'

    Sen. John Kerry refuses to provide any information to support his assertion earlier this week that he has met with foreign leaders who beseeched him to prevail over President Bush in November's election.
    The Massachusetts Democrat has made no official foreign trips since the start of last year, according to Senate records and his own published schedules. And an extensive review of Mr. Kerry's travel schedule domestically revealed only one opportunity for the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to meet with foreign leaders here.
    On Monday, Mr. Kerry told reporters in Florida that he'd met with foreign leaders who privately endorsed him.
    "I've met with foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly," he said. "But, boy, they look at you and say: 'You've got to win this. You've got to beat this guy. We need a new policy.' Things like that."

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John 'F' Kerry is a liar and a crook !! ...

[Diver Dave]

Mornin' to the Finest...
While y'all are thanking God for Friday, would you also ask Him to provide healing for my father-in-law, George. He suffered a stroke yesterday. Latest word we've received is he is regaining some feeling in his right side and is able to speak. It was pretty scary yesterday morning.
George is an 84 year old WWII submarine veteran. He's also a plumber who forgot to retire. He was working on a job yesterday when the incident occurred. Would appreciate your prayers for George and the family. Mrs. d will be traveling north tomorrow morning to join her sister, brother and dad.
Thanks, FRiends.

[lonestar]

I'm working on a new dance--"The Kerry Flip Flop Shuffle." The critters love doing it.

The last move is at a fire hydrant--get it?.

Weinie

[FreeTheHostages]

[Aeronaut]

Good evening Aqua. (Night patrol, I guess)