God made them pee their pants

Now don't get upset with me! It's in the Word. Check it out in Ezekiel 7:17; "Every hand will go limp; every knee will be wet with urine." In the midst of the most dire of warnings from God through the Prophet Ezekiel, comes this little humorous prediction. Ezekiel has said that the end is near and warned the Israelites that they will be repaid for their "detestable practices." They'll die by the sword and famine and plague. And they will be so scared they will pee in their pants!! (I don't think that they wore pants, but you get the point.)

I remember several years ago a dear Indian brother (K K Johns--some of you might know him) was telling us a story of an incident that had happened in India. Brother Johns was on a train that was hijacked. From the pulpit he said he was so scared that he peed his pants. Our pastor just about fell out of his chair.

Okay, so this wasn't my most inspirational blog, but maybe it brought a chuckle to you this day.

Jeremiah--Crying

I was reading in Jeremiah one morning this week chapter 30 precisely and read this beautiful promise from God to His children: "But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds" (v. 17). I know that there are different takes on who God was talking to in the Old Covenant with some saying those promises are for the Children of Israel. Others say that, "Every promise in the Book is mine, every chapter, every verse, every line." I find myself vascillating between these two opinions; however, I want to take this promise that He will restore me to health and heal my wounds as my mantra. He will restore me to health and He will heal my wounds. With that belief I get through the day--without crying.

I'm Baaaaacccckkkk!

I have been gone from my work for a few days, not just writing this blog, but from reading and grading my students' papers. My chemotheraphy last week was rough and it left me quite weak and sore. But that's in the past. Like everything else, it's temporary! I stayed home from church tonight even though we have special guests from Lee University. Instead I am resting and recovering for the week that is ahead. I am watching a special about Appalachia. I am an Appalachian American so the program greatly interests me. It is a shame what we have done to the land, raped and pillaged, I think are two terms that fit. Anyone who has been to the beautiful mountains of West Virginia knows that God has been there and left His indelible mark on those beautiful hills. I always cry when I cross the state line "going home."