Well, thirty days into my trek across our land. In many ways this trip has been all and more than I ever thought it might be. In just this first month I think I have learned a lot about my self. Lord willing, I will make it and make my goal. But my goal wasn't just to ride across our land or to raise funds to purchase a lodge in Canada to help improve our ministry, Northern Light Ministries. Let me encourage you to check out our ministry at northernlightministries.org and please consider donating to our goal to purchase the lodge. We need much help and maybe God could use you in this way.
Today, I road 41.4 miles in 2 hours and 3 minutes for an average of 20.1 mph. On my map, we find ourselves just west of Lamesa, Texas. Today started out with rain but by mid-morning the Sun came out and was beautiful the rest of the day with a high around 85. Maybe, because I am starting the fifth week of riding or that I am beginning to see the destination down the road, or that I am reaching the half way mark of the trip soon but I feel very contemplative about what we are doing. Some times I think, "What in the world am I doing?" Other times I just think, "I am doing okay. I will make this." Most of the time I just keep thinking about how much I am learning about myself. As we reach closer to the end of the trip I plan on sharing with you more and more about what I have learned.
My thinking in John 15 took me to verse 6 today and gives mankind a very solomn warning, "If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers; and the branches are gathered, thrown into the fire, and burned." There are many portions of Scripture that discuss this kind of thing; enough to know that this refers to an eternity in hell. You have to see what he does not say. He does not say that if a person is not saved, he is thrown away. No, He says, "If anyone does not abide in me he is thrown away." Do you know why? Well the truth is that a true Christian, not just one who gives it lip service but a person who is genuinely saved will abide in Him. But then people say, "Well I sin, so I must not be abiding then." The answer to that is what a Christian does with that sin. If you ignore it, or deny it, or try to hide it, or run from it; then, yes you are not abiding. But, if you do what He tells us to do when we sin. 1John 1:9, "If you CONFESS your sin, He is faithful and just to forgive and to cleanse you from all unrighteousness." That is abiding, and that is what He wants from each of us in our lives. Talk to you tomorrow.
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