“The tyrant wields his sword and rod, and puts us on trial, because he fears freedom just as he fears fire. He is afraid that once we find freedom, his throne will be shaken, his fate will be dire.” Lin Zhao in the Chinese poem Seagull

Your legacy matters - The sons of Samuel the prophet abandoned the truth of God. Will yours do the same? 1 Samuel 8:3 “His sons, however, did not walk in his ways, but turned aside after dishonest gain and took bribes and perverted justice.”

“Who would have considered in their range of economic predictions that one man’s obsession with selling books on the internet in the mid-1990s would lead to an explosion in the construction of warehouses in Southern California decades later?” - Doomberg

Ideas STILL have consequences

“Having a personal relationship with one who is only moderately holy, partially sovereign, modestly wrathful, or minimally loving becomes less of a priority.” Reading Made in Our Image by Steve Lawson and enjoyed this quote.

Don’t let your legacy be stained by a “But” King Uzziah reigned successfully over Judah for 52 years and then… 2 Chronicles 26:16 “But when he became strong, his heart was so proud that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful to the Lord his God…”

Just saying that you are a Christian means nothing if you walk in darkness. 1 John 1:6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth

I wasn’t the only one hunting huckleberries today 🐻