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What If

Do you ever wonder what next after life is done? When this fleeting breath leaves your body and your lifeless body is reunited with the very dust it came from, do you wonder how it will be? Will the spongy box they put you in be comfortable? What if you are claustrophobic like I am? Will the space in your new abode in the ground be enough? Will you feel the weight of the soil once it's thrown down to cover your new residence? How will you cope in the darkness 6 feet under? Will you be ready? Will you have accomplished your goals? Will you have fulfilled your dreams? Does it scare you? What will you miss? Will you have any regrets? When you see the grim reaper approaching with the "End" to your book of life, will you scream and kick for another chance or will you confidently let him ink it on that last chapter? Yeah, I know it's spooky and even taboo to talk about death while you are still living but lately I have been thinking of the life beyond. Don't get me...

In Pursuit Of Holiness

This year at  BSF  we studying the People Of The Promised Land {PPL1}. It's an "exciting" study that traces the journey of the Israelites into the Promised Land after spending 40 years in the desert. I say it's "exciting" cause at times when I read how the Israelites acted, I can see myself through and through. It's like a mirror has been held up and I can see an exact reflection of my character. When the Israelites in Egypt cried out to God for deliverance, God raise Moses to lead out of bondage and into the Promised Land. God gave very specific instructions which I must say, He kept repeating over and over. The Israelites were to consecrate themselves and be holy. Leviticus 11:45 " I am the LORD who brought you up out of Egypt to be your God; therefore be holy, because I am holy ". Leviticus 20:7 " Consecrate yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God" . Well, the Israelites agreed to worship the Lord God almighty o...