Story: King Saul orders somebody, anybody, to kill this popular young David fellow. Prince Jonathan objects. David escapes. Jonathan wants David to come back to the palace. David says, "Not on your life! Your dad is plotting to murder me." "No, he wouldn't do that." "That's what you think. He's hiding it from you because he knows you wouldn't like it." Jonathan comes up with a plan to test it out and still ensure David's safety. (1 Samuel 18-20)
In chapel, Pastor asked the kids about the fourth commandment. Jonathan was disobeying his father. Wasn't that sinful? (By the way, in case you're wondering, the answer is NO, not sinful.) As we read the story, and as Pastor brought in other passages, something crossed my mind.
We cannot truly honor someone unless we are holding fast to the Word of God.
Any time we have to fudge on God's word a bit, whatever "honor" we are showing to somebody isn't really honor. It may be for self-preservation or for gaining power or for some other reason. But it's not honor.
So when there are ethical problems with regard to abusive husbands, or parents using kids as drug-runners, or governments enacting unjust laws, the answer will always be in God's word, especially in connection to His word of promise and mercy.
Tuesday, September 01, 2015
Monday, August 31, 2015
A Very Clean Pantry
My poor pantry was feeling left out of the cleaning binge. So it had its own little meltdown. A beer bottle exploded.
1. It was inside the closed pantry. So flying glass stayed contained in the pantry.
2. It was beer, not wine. I had a wine bottle explode once. That required not only cleaning but also painting walls.
3. Gary was home when it happened, and did a huge portion of the clean-up work.
4. From here on out, liquids should live on the bottom half of the pantry, and dry goods (noodles or sugar) should live on the higher shelves.
When you empty out the whole pantry, onto the kitchen floor and counters and table, it's rather surprising to see how much food we are blessed with, with it spread all over instead of contained in its proper spots behind a closed door.
So, do ants and other nasty critters like beer? We have cleaned and scrubbed. But I fear missing ANY drips of beer, lest I should entice pests. (I mean the six-legged kind, you silly.)
1. It was inside the closed pantry. So flying glass stayed contained in the pantry.
2. It was beer, not wine. I had a wine bottle explode once. That required not only cleaning but also painting walls.
3. Gary was home when it happened, and did a huge portion of the clean-up work.
4. From here on out, liquids should live on the bottom half of the pantry, and dry goods (noodles or sugar) should live on the higher shelves.
When you empty out the whole pantry, onto the kitchen floor and counters and table, it's rather surprising to see how much food we are blessed with, with it spread all over instead of contained in its proper spots behind a closed door.
So, do ants and other nasty critters like beer? We have cleaned and scrubbed. But I fear missing ANY drips of beer, lest I should entice pests. (I mean the six-legged kind, you silly.)
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