{"id":6512,"date":"2020-07-03T20:10:39","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T00:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forglorysake.com\/?p=6512"},"modified":"2021-07-17T19:14:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-17T23:14:15","slug":"making-sense-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2020\/07\/03\/making-sense-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Sense"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Times are strange. My search for truth continues through all of the shifting sand we are living in. Daily I look for which scriptures apply. I don\u2019t necessarily mean prophetically&#8230; although that\u2019s fun to speculate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jude 1:18 &#8230;\u201dAt the end of time there will come scoffers, propelled by their own ungodly desires.\u201d&nbsp;1:19&nbsp;These people are divisive, worldly, devoid of the Spirit.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m wondering more about&nbsp;<em>how<\/em>&nbsp;to live,&nbsp;<em>what<\/em>&nbsp;to say,&nbsp;<em>what<\/em>&nbsp;to do? I know God\u2019s word holds all the keys for every era, every situation that comes&#8230; even controversies over: race, protesting, masks, politics, social distancing and economic fall-out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jude 1:20 But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith, by praying in the Holy Spirit,&nbsp;1:21&nbsp;maintain yourselves in the love of God, while anticipating the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that brings eternal life.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nearly finished with my yearly read through the Old Testament, I\u2019ve launched into the 21 small letters of the New Testament. Between these books: Romans to Jude- lie treasure, practical guidelines and help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Jude 1:22 &#8230;have mercy on those who waver;&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>1:23<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&nbsp;save others by snatching them out of the fire; have mercy on others, coupled with a fear of God, hating even the clothes stained by the flesh.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I know God holds His Bride in His faithful loving sight. He will come for&nbsp; The Church when it\u2019s time. Until then, He will lead us into becoming an ever useful building of His making, ready to be light in the darkness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>1:24&nbsp;Now to the One who is able to keep you from falling, and to cause you to stand, rejoicing, without blemish before His glorious presence,&nbsp;1:25&nbsp;to the only God our Savior through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, power, and authority, before all time, and now, and for all eternity. Amen.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this I find peace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ForGlorySake! <\/strong><em>-Anna<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FCB33C42-90F9-4472-A73F-7F0ACEB006C9.jpeg?resize=640%2C856&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6513\"\/><figcaption>1 Thess. 4:17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Times are strange. My search for truth continues through all of the shifting sand we are living in. Daily I look for which scriptures apply. I don\u2019t necessarily mean prophetically&#8230; although that\u2019s fun to speculate. 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