Another way to “beat the winter blues” we are told is to “organise something to look forward to.” We are looking forward to our next birthday. Do we? Some people do, some do not. But I think I can safely say that all of us are looking forward to Christmas, even if it is only for the time off.

Followers of the Lord Jesus Christ are looking forward to The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.

KAITAIA: In the middle of Winter

I have learnt that The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ is mentioned 318 times in 260 chapters in the New Testament. Did you know that?

The Second Coming of the Lord was foretold by the prophets, by Jesus himself, by the apostle Paul and by the angels. We do not know about the time of Christ’s coming, but we are told about the purpose. We are also told about the signs of Christ’s coming. The manner of His coming is suddenly. You can read that in Mark 13:36.

If organising something to look forward to helps us to survive and thrive in June-August (Winter), how much more helps us anticipating The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ in our life. And we do not organise The Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is organised for us.

“Two drifters off to see the world,” was written on the camper van I saw today.

In the Bible, in Hebrews 2:1, we find a warning against drifting away. There it says, “So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it.” (New Living Translation)

Driftwood at HIHI, Northland/ NZ

God’s message is the truth. Ignoring God’s message always brings punishment. We cannot escape, if we ignore the message of salvation.

1. It “was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself.” 2. It was “delivered to us by those who heard him speak.” 3. It was confirmed by God “by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.”

Are we listen carefully to the truth?

If we are drifters off to see the world, we are surely drifting away from the truth.

What is written? The Bible says, “Do not love the world or anything in the world.” Please read First John 2:15-17

At the beach

“Picking the best pathway,” is the title of the column in our local paper called and I want to read more. I am interested. (The Northland Age, Tuesday, June 30, 2015)

And I am reading about an education pathway and how the more we know helps us to find the education pathway that is best for our children to follow.

On top of the education pathway, other pathways are hinted at and the commerce pathway is mentioned.

In the Bible we are reading about the life pathway in Proverbs 15:24 and Psalm 16:11. In Psalm 16:11 David says, “You have made known to me the path of life.”

It is good to know about education pathways, but we must know about the life pathway and must make the life pathway known not only to our children but to everybody.

Why?

Because the life pathway is the foundation for all other pathways.