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So many things have transpired in the last few days and months but God is still God and he still loves us.

Many things have gone on this year and we are fast approaching another year. As this one wraps up with some very unsettling happenings as we already know about. I think of what Jesus said in Matthew that wars and rumors of wars, distress of nations, and a list of other things would come upon this world but the end is not yet. God still has a plan and it's being set forth day by day and that plan is the redemption of the world and its inhabitants. What some view as calamities, which they are, God is using as a way to wake up the people of this nation. Not that God did these things but evil men did. To bring into our view the need of a greater truth and strength than that of our own might and strength. Though we are the most technically and militarily advanced nation, we are not strong when our people have forsaken the God of our fathers and followed the gods of riches and power, lust of the flesh and the pride of life.

We must look into our hearts and be honest to ourselves and God as he already knows what’s in our hearts and ask him to take away those things that hinder and plague your walk with him day by day and year after year. There is an utter lack in some lives and that’s the ability to trust in Jesus and his word as our bread and as our life. We have this innate desire to fulfill that need with the trappings of the world with its lusts and self-motivated desires. We fail to seek first His kingdom instead we seek the arm of flesh to take care of our needs, we march off to duty with unity but not faith. We sing our songs in worship but do not pray to Him or take the time to pour our hearts out to Him. Instead we cover our pain with amusements and try to bury our fears with drugs or alcohol.

Its time to awake out of slumber and as the virgins that kept extra oil with their lamps and the others that did not. They all fell asleep but the wise ones were ready when the time came to go. The foolish had to go back and find the oil, which was needed to go on, but were left behind. They did not make it in because they were not being prepared to go.

Lets make the last part of 2001 a time to get ready for what is ahead and take the time to spend it with the Lord and getting our hearts prepared. Too till up the hardened ground with the plow of repentance and water the soil to soften it with the word of God so it will grow and become fruitful when the time of refreshing comes into you souls from the Lord. God is faithful as he said he who began a good work in you is faithful to complete it also.

This is just the start of the last times we have not even begun to enter into anything of that great and dreadful day yet but it will come as his plan unfolds. What we must do is be ready always no matter what comes so that when our day comes to go we will be ready and be rejoicing in that day.

God Bless and I hope this Thanksgiving season will be a time to truly give thanks to Christ for giving us the blessings that we have enjoyed in our homes and lives.

Lee Kramer
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