Lest Thou Forget - 'Days Of Praise' Devotional by HMM

"Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons." (Deuteronomy 4:9)

Some of us can remember the words of a melancholy song of the twenties: "You promised that you'd forget me not: but you forgot to remember." Words like these seem to apply increasingly to our observance of Memorial Day, which was originally established in 1868 to honor the Civil War dead, as well as all those others who have given their lives to establish and preserve our "sweet land of liberty." But now it has become just a holiday, a day for leisure and pleasure, rather than for prayer and thankfulness, at least for most Americans.
Like the Israelites of old, who had been urged by Moses not to "forget the things thine eyes have seen,...but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons," but who did indeed soon forget and go the way of the world, the flesh, and the devil, we Americans have largely forgotten these patriots of the past who sacrificed their lives that we might live in freedom. Especially have we--especially our political, educational, and commercial leaders--largely forgotten the God in whom our forefathers believed, and who answered their prayers for our land.
Because Israel forgot, their land eventually was taken over by strangers and her people dispersed all over the world. America is not immune to judgment either, and we need to remember that, "The wicked shall be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget God" (Psalm 9:17).
In the haunting words of Rudyard Kipling, we surely need to pray: "Lord God of hosts, be with us yet; lest we forget, lest we forget."

If Arrested For Being A Christian, Would There Be Enough Evidence To Convict You?

If Loving God Was A Crime
Steve Wiggins
c 1996 Photon Music
C.C.L.I. #215739


If loving God was a crime, I'd be an outlaw
I would join the fight, they could not shut me down
I would stand tall for what I know is right
Would you stand with me for the world to see
When all is on the line? Would you be ashamed of Jesus' name, If loving God was a crime?
The schoolroom, I hear, teaches choices to kids who cannot pray
And the unborn, I fear, they have no voice in politics today
Would you stand with me for the world to see when all is on the line?
Would you be ashamed of Jesus' name if loving God was a crime?
Take a look around. What will tomorrow hold?
It's time to stand our ground. We must be bold. We must be bold.
If loving God was a crime, I'd be an outlaw, I would join the fight
Would you stand with me for the world to see when all is on the line?
Would you be ashamed of Jesus' name, if loving God was a crime?
When loving God is a crime
When loving God is a crime
When loving God is a crime
When loving God is a crime, I'll be an outlaw
When loving God is a crime
When loving God is a crime

Still In Mourning

Yep, still in mourning over the loss of my Tuesday evening happiness, meaning the Gilmore Girls television series of course. Besides the dumping of the show that put KTLA Channel 5 on the map of major non-cable networks along with ABC, NBC, and CBS, they didn't even make a big deal out of it's death! The gall, the audacity. I mean, they just voiced little non-important blurbs every now and then, prior to it's demise, that it was ending. What was that all about? They could have, at the very least, paid SOME sort of tribute to the series that made the station what it is today and had a proper buriel/send-off, right? I may just have to ignore the "CW" altogether for a while just out of respect for the dead cuz, really, "Oy! Enough with the poodles already!". (Sorry Meig if I didn't quote that quite right:)

To Be A Sheep, Or Not To Be A Sheep

No..., it's definitely not too much time on my hands, nor is it because I think anyone would be interested in my thoughts, musings, or rantings on any particular subject. Maybe, subconsciously, I'm just being a sheep following the rest of the flock? Hmmm...

This Blog Thing

Okay, I've started my own blog. Not really sure why, just thought it might turn out to be kinda fun. Hmmm... we'll see.