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Posted on 07/08/2019 6:02:43 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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Howdy!
Bible in a Year : Job 38–40; Acts 16:1–21
In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry. Jonah 2:2 On July 18, 1983, a US Air Force captain disappeared from Albuquerque, New Mexico, without a trace. Thirty-five years later, authorities found him in California. The New York Times reports that, “depressed about his job,” he’d simply run away.
Thirty-five years on the run! Half a lifetime spent looking over his shoulder! I have to imagine that anxiety and paranoia were this man’s constant companions.
But I have to admit, I also know a bit about being “on the run.” No, I’ve never abruptly fled something in my life . . . physically. But at times I know there’s something God wants me to do, something I need to face or confess. I don’t want to do it. And so, in my own way, I run too.
The prophet Jonah is infamous for literally running from God’s assignment to preach to the city of Nineveh (see Jonah 1:1–3). But, of course, he couldn’t outrun God. You’ve probably heard what happened (vv. 4,17): A storm. A fish. A swallowing. And, in the belly of the beast, a reckoning, in which Jonah faced what he’d done and cried to God for help (2:2).
Jonah wasn’t a perfect prophet. But I take comfort in his remarkable story, because, even despite Jonah’s stubbornness, God never let go of him. The Lord still answered the man’s desperate prayer, graciously restoring His reluctant servant (v. 2)—just as He does with us.
What, if anything, have you tried to run away from in your life? How can you grow in bringing to God the pressures that overwhelm you?
Time for toons and coffee.
Greetings to all at the Canteen!
To all our military men and women, past and present,
THANK YOU
for your service!
Good evening, JJ...your jets all happy and healthy? How’s your weather?
We are burning! Lots of burning. And we’ve had high 80s for a couple weeks.
Hi Everybody!
((((HUGS))))
Volume up - Planes of Fame Airshow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE0LASIVVTE
The 2019 Planes of Fame air museum’s annual airshow had a large selection of warbirds that flew both days, for the first warbird flight there were several P-51 Mustang’s along with 3 P-40’s, a Griffon powered Spitfire, the museums Mitsubishi A6M5 (only one in the world flying with an original engine), a B-25 Mitchell, and an A-26 Invader.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIIBo-eiuR4
This is a must see video about WWII.
AN EXTRAORDINARY CODE OF HONOUR - A HIGHER CALL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKlZg1fEepY
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Excellent video links you posted, ETR!
Love the air show with the old warbirds and this video about Franz and Charlie is very touching.
Hai Kathy! (((HUGS))) On my way home for three. Then mostly local stuff (Billings, LV, etc.
Good evening, Janey…((HUGS))...enjoy home.
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
Did you have a good Monday? Enough rest?
Good evening, mountainlion...is your summer going well? No snow for a while.
We are dying of the heat, upper 80s with a couple 90s thrown in, and fires to south and fires to the north....lots of smoke here.
Good evening, radu...any rain for the corn.
Our heat attack may be starting to break this week; and with a possibility of rain sometime on the weekend. I sure hope so.
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