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We are getting ready to start racing. We have been training and have studied our sport. We know the courses ahead and we know both our strengths and weaknesses. Now, it is almost time to race. We are nearly ready to go, prepared within the limits of our bodies, time and other constraints, but almost ready to go, nonetheless. Soon, we will be on the line, ready to contend for the prize. This is an exciting time and one that brings both joy and nervousness in the preparation.

We have a beginning an an end. We were born for here and now. We are not accidental or random. We are put together specifically with our individual gifts and talents. What we know from Scripture that we are frequently given the guiding principles of the How and certainly see the Why and know the for Whom, but we all probably struggle to discern the What, the When and the Where of our life’s work. We know we will be called to account for how we have lived our lives. Because of this we should have a certain sense of urgency to accompany our faith that we are equipped to live purposeful lives.

All of Psalm 119 is the writer rejoicing in the the security and power of God’s laws and precepts. In all of the turbulence of his life, he clings to the anchor of the law and rejoices in its guidance. How amazing. Most of us, most of the time, rail against the fences put up around us by the laws of our nation and state. Internally, of course, we have always rebelled against the laws of our God.

Why is it so essential that we know and follow truth?After all, if what we believe is not true, but seems to be working out okay for us, what would it really matter?

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Life. How we define, preserve, protect and value life is often, in my opinion, directly related to how well we have understood God and His Word to us. On the other hand, this subject as with all other similarly important ones is decided very differently when we have no anchor of absolute truth to which we moor our lives to. If the truth we follow is, in fact, centered on us and our own preservation/comfort/convenience/economics, then the direction we take in regards to abortion, euthanasia, or in fact simply how we value any other human will result in the rank ordering of our affections and treatment for people.