Shortcast with Don

Rush Limbaugh died today, life is very short. May we follow the Lord.

James 4:13-17

13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast in your arrogant schemes. All such boasting is evil. 17 If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

Have you ever watched a science episode on Netflix and wondered what really happened? I had the same idea.

The science programs have people that were not there and they are trying to explain what happened. If there was a crime scene, do you trust someone that was there or someone that heard the news? I hope you trust the person that saw the crime.

God was there and the science shows were not.

Genesis 1:3-5

3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

What is happening in the United States? I can relate to Jerimiah in the book of Lamentations. I talked about the third chapter of the book.

How to handle God's judgement?  

We live in a place where pleasure is end-all-be-all. This will lead people to be sad. What are we leaving out?

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

1I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure to find out what is good.” But that also proved to be meaningless. 2 “Laughter,” I said, “is madness. And what does pleasure accomplish?” 3 I tried cheering myself with wine, and embracing folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.

4 I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards. 5 I made gardens and parks and planted all kinds of fruit trees in them. 6 I made reservoirs to water groves of flourishing trees. 7 I bought male and female slaves and had other slaves who were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me. 8 I amassed silver and gold for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces. I acquired male and female singers, and a harem as well—the delights of a man’s heart. 9 I became greater by far than anyone in Jerusalem before me. In all this my wisdom stayed with me.

10 I denied myself nothing my eyes desired;

Do you want a rich life and have peace? People always think of being rich when they think of a great life. There is something greater than money.

Proverbs 3:1-10

1My son, do not forget my teaching,

3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you;

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart

7 Do not be wise in your own eyes;

9 Honor the Lord with your wealth,

I hope that you are well. I will talk about being single. It is good to be single because the Bible says it is good. (I will tell you this, sex is only for marriage. Marriage is only between a man and a woman.)

I will you about my past relationship my the opposite sex and lightly touch on it. I will talk about my dad being a jerk to my mom and later divorce which I didn't trust women. Later, I am used being single and thinking I am always will be single. My great love is for Jesus and my church is my family.

1 Corinthians 7:1-7

Now for the matters you wrote about: “It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman.”  But since sexual immorality is occurring, each man should have sexual relations with his own wife, and each woman with her own husband. The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body but yields it to her husband. In the same way, the husband does not have authority over his own body but yields it to his wife. Do not deprive each other except perhaps by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.  I say this as a concession, not as a command. I wish that all of you were as I am. But each of you has your own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.

2020 was a hard year. We all need some grace in 2021. I have good news about healing of the disease and finding the love that we need. I am not talking about healing from Covid but of sin. We need healing from sin and we must be humbled. Jesus lived a perfect life and died on the cross and He arose from the dead. We can receive this gift by turning to Him. Have a great 2021 with Jesus.

We live in a world that teaches that God is not real and science disproves God. May we look at the evidences. 

Genesis 1:3-5

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness.  God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

The Atheist Test

Test One

A person who thinks the Coca-Cola can can have no designer:

A) is intelligent

B) is a fool

C) has motivation for denying the obvious

Test Two

Do you know of:

A) building that has no builder? Yes or no

B) painting that has no painter? Yes or no

C) A car that have no maker? Yes or no

Test Three

 Is there order in the universe? Yes or no

 Did it happen by accident? Yes or no

Or was it designed by an intelligent mind? Yes or no

Test Four

Do you have all knowledge? Yes or no

Where you in the beginning of time? Yes or no

Test Five

A person who sees a building and doesn't know if there was a builder:

A) is intelligent

B) is a fool

C) has motivation for denying the obvious

Is there a reason why a person don't want to see God? We must be open to God to know God.

A thief doesn't see the police because the thief is avoiding the cop. Sin has a way to separate us from God.

We have broken God's law so we are in trouble. We must repent and follow Jesus. 

People see the darkness all around them. They like the spirit of Christmas. I live in Seattle, it is getting darker spiritually. Even people that are not spiritual know this this idea.

Israel had free-will to follow God but they didn't want God. People that are Born-Again can follow sin instead of God but bad events will happen. This Christmas may you embrace Jesus. Sin does not pay read this.

Read Lamentations 2.

We live in a world that is crazy. People like the idea of Christmas because of peace, love and joy. Suicides are up, drug addictions are up. Abuse in families are increasing. Depression is increasing. We love for love but if we exclude Jesus and the Bible, then we will have only bad events. Merry Christmas! If you are a type of person the exclude Jesus in Christmas time and in life. This podcast is for you.

 Ecclesiastes 1:12-18

I, the Teacher, was king over Israel in Jerusalem. I applied my mind to study and to explore by wisdom all that is done under the heavens. What a heavy burden God has laid on mankind! I have seen all the things that are done under the sun; all of them are meaningless, a chasing after the wind. What is crooked cannot be straightened; what is lacking cannot be counted. I said to myself, “Look, I have increased in wisdom more than anyone who has ruled over Jerusalem before me; I have experienced much of wisdom and knowledge.”  Then I applied myself to the understanding of wisdom, and also of madness and folly, but I learned that this, too, is a chasing after the wind. For with much wisdom comes much sorrow;