it's true. over all no one is doing better.
at best, been able to tighten their belts. and manage to squeak slightly ahead.
401 and any other investments are extremely volatile. any loss is still a loss no matter what gains people might luck out with. it's the same with money spent.
costs of living up in ALL aspects. it's not the changing times any where near as much as it is bad policies.
trump 2024. we need those policies back. and if people have truly learned any thing from 2009 to present, keep the demonrats out to minimal at best.
russia, china, terrorism, and illegal immigrants, seem to be the only ones that do better. no funds for the nation, border security, and citizens, but seem to have plenty for every one else.
global and home front chaos affects us all. no peace for long to none with demonrats. with the rest of us divided, they keep winning for themselves.
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. We should joyfully endure present suffering in light of future glory.
This point stems from the context of our text. Peter is arguing that our salvation is so great that whatever we must endure for Christ’s sake now is nothing compared with the glory that awaits us. Just as Jesus first wore the crown of thorns and then the crown of glory, so with us who follow Him. We may suffer now, but we already have tasted of this great salvation that the prophets foretold and into which the angels long to look. We can’t even fathom all the riches which God has in store for those who love Him. So when you suffer for Jesus’ sake, hang in there with joy, knowing that glory lies ahead!
Conclusion;
When you study your Bible, one secret is to look for words that are repeated for emphasis. Sometimes these words are not significant in themselves, but their repetition makes them significant. In our text, there is a word that occurs once in 1:10 and three times in 1:12 that drives home Peter’s message: the word “you.” He writes of “the grace that would come to you“ (1:10); “they were not serving themselves, but you, in these things which now have been announced to you through those who preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven” (1:12). The point is simple: Even though the message of God’s salvation is the greatest message in human history, it does you no good unless you personally lay hold of it by faith.
I began this message by asking, “What consistently gives you the most joy in life?” The Reformed Heidelberg Catechism of 1563 begins with a similar question: What is your only comfort in life and death? It’s a personal question with both temporal and eternal implications. If your honest answer is anything other than, “Jesus Christ and the salvation He has given to me by faith,” you need to do some serious soul-searching. You may be a church member or even involved in Christian ministry, but if you’ve never responded personally to the great salvation God provided in Jesus Christ, you are lost. I fear that as in Jesus’ day, so today it is often the most outwardly religious who have the most difficulty responding to the salvation Christ provides because it requires admitting that we are not good people; we’re undeserving sinners.
Years ago, Bishop John Taylor Smith, a former chaplain general of the British army, was preaching in a large cathedral on the text, “You must be born again.” He said, “My dear people, do not substitute anything for the new birth. You may be a member of a church, ... but church membership is not new birth, and our text says, ‘You must be born again.’ The rector was sitting on his left. He continued, “You may be a clergyman like my friend the rector here and not be born again, and you must be born again.” On his right sat the archdeacon. Pointing at him, he continued, “You might even be an archdeacon like my friend here and still not be born again, but you must be born again. You might even be a bishop like myself and not be born again, but you must be born again.”
He finished his message and went his way. But several days later he received a letter from the archdeacon which read, in part, “My dear Bishop: You have found me out. I have been a clergyman for over 30 years, but I have never known anything of the joy that Christians speak of. I could never understand it. But when you pointed at me and said that a person could be an archdeacon and not be born again, I understood what the trouble was. Would you please come and talk with me?” Of course, Bishop Smith did talk with him and the archdeacon responded to Christ’s call to salvation (H. A. Ironside, Illustrations of Biblical Truth [Moody Press], pp. 49-50).
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Why do you presume that
I've been around a hell of a lot longer than you and watched them come and go but none so controversial as Trump.
I was a child when Truman ,after 2 weeks in the White House and much pressure,ordered the atomic bomb attack on Japan. What was Oppenheimer's response "I have blood on my hands"
Look back at your past and you will see so much corruption within the White House.Do you honestly believe that the charges piled up against Trump are all false just to keep him out of the White House
Your choice will never "make America great again" especially the rantings that are taking place at this moment in time .No country for old men as they say and what person would threaten violence once again from his supporters if he loses.
That's a "gun to the head speech" if ever I've heard one.
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