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Dear friends, John Lennon once penned a song lyric that went like this: “All we are saying is give peace a chance.” We here at ournewconsciousness.com like to apply that same reasonable appeal to spiritual matters. Only, our appeal goes like this: “All we are saying is give God a chance.” This same reasonable tone was used by the Biblical psalmist when he wrote: “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in him.”…..
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” (Isaiah 30:15) In considering this matter of giving God a chance to become active in our lives we learn from the scripture above three key aspects that will facilitate this process: quietness, rest, and trust. The fourth ingredient mentioned in this scripture – repentance – is also necessary, but is more of a preliminary aspect. Before anything can happen for us spiritually, we must wholeheartedly embrace…..
Make no mistake about it. We are heading towards a glorious new day, though perhaps not all of us. In his writings the prophet Isaiah describes this new day for mankind at length, saying among other things: “They will beat their swords into plowshares… nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore… the wolf will live with the lamb, the leopard will lie down with the goat, the calf and the lion and…..
Our world is a world of spiritual darkness. Why is this? Is there some superpower devil wreaking havoc among us? Or maybe it is God Himself cursing us on account of our wicked deeds. Does God want us to be miserable and unhappy? No, of course not. The truth is that there is no such thing as a great Devil, and the God of our universe is not a personal God of vengeance, but an impersonal God of love. What…..
Here in the world of men we live in a temporal dream. Our obsession with time acts as the framework or boundary for all we do and every decision we make. People are born and people die. Things begin and things end. And in between, the clock never stops ticking. In this dream those who find success forthcoming are those who learn to govern and master time. They use time to chart their course, and their mastery and confidence enable…..