Instructions for life

 

Instructions for life

 

We live in a world where people want to make things that are wrong into what they think is right.  It’s a scary place if you watch the news for any length of time.  We need to get back to the Word of God.

 I want to share with you the words of a song done by Johnny Cash that very much reflects the state of our world today.  

 

You can see it in the movies and the paper and the tv news
Somebody's army is always on the move
There's gonna be a battle the lines have been drawn
They've got guns and tanks and planes

The wells are gone dry and the water is bad and the air is acid rain
There's war after war and rumors of war from the east
There's a rumblin' in the ground and they're talkin' about the beast

Good mothers cry cause the rivers run high
With the blood of too many sons
Some people say peace is on the way
But the worst is still to come

Cause the prophets wrote about it
And Jesus spoke about it
And John got to take a look
And he told us what he saw when it's easy to see
It's goin' by the book
It's goin' by the book

There's armies in the cities and the missiles stand ready for flight
A pale horse rides like the wind across the night
And that rumblin' in the desert like thunder gettin' closer
And the trumpet's gettin' ready to blow
There's gonna be a shout that will wake the dead we better be ready to go

Cause the prophets wrote about it
And Jesus spoke about it
And John got to take a look
And he told us what he saw when it's easy to see
It's goin' by the book
It's goin' by the book

It's goin' by the book
Goin' by the book

 

 King David had some things to say about God’s instructions for our lives.  See we’ve somehow bought into the world’s lies that God’s commands are not for our good.  Open up the Bible and take a better look.

 

 

Psalm 19:7-11

 

“The instructions of the Lord are perfect, reviving the soul.  The decrees of the Lord are trustworthy making wise the simple.  The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the heart.  The commands of the Lord are clear giving insight for living.  Reverence for the Lord is pure, lasting forever.  The laws of the Lord are true; each one is fair.  They are more desirable than gold, even the finest gold.  They are sweeter than honey, even honey dripping from the comb.  They are a warning to your servant, a great reward for those who obey them.”

 

 

Basics of Life by 4 Him 

Going by the Book by Johnny Cash

Back to the blood by Pam Thum