Oct.19.03: Light For The Day -"If God Should Go On Strike"

-- Psalms 86:15 (NIVUS)
"But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God,
slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness."

-- Psalms 106:1 
"Praise the LORD. Give thanks to the LORD,
for He is good; His love endures forever."

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"IF GOD SHOULD GO ON STRIKE"

How is it that God above
Has never gone on strike
Because he was not treated fair
In things He didn't like.

If only once He'd given up,
And said, 'That's it, I'm through!
I've had enough of those on earth,
So this is what I'll do;

I'll give my orders to the sun -
'Cut off the heat supply!'
And to the moon - 'Give no more
Light, and run the ocean dry.'

Then just to make things really tough
And put the pressures on,
'Turn off the vital oxygen
Till every breath is gone!'

You know, He would be justified
If fairness was the game.
For no one has been abused
Or met with more disdain

Than God, any yet He carries on
Supplying you and me
With all the favors of His grace
And everything for free.

Men say they want a better deal
And so on strike they go.
But what a deal we've given
To God to whom all things we owe.

We don't care whom we hurt
To gain the things we like.
But what a mess we'd all be in
If God should go on strike!!

-- Unknown

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-- Isaiah 1:18-20 (NLT)
18  "Come now, let us argue this out," says the LORD. "No matter how deep the stain of your sins, I can remove it.
I can make you as clean as freshly fallen snow.
Even if you are stained as red as crimson,
I can make you as white as wool.
19  If you will only obey Me and let Me help you,
then you will have plenty to eat.
20  But if you keep turning away and refusing to listen,
you will be destroyed by your enemies.
I, the LORD, have spoken!"

-- Matthew 6:9-13 (NKJV)  (The LORD's prayer)
9 "In this manner, therefore, pray:
Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.
10  Your kingdom come.
Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven.
11  Give us this day our daily bread.
12  And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors.
13  And do not lead us into temptation,
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.
Amen."

-- Psalms 107:1 (NIVUS)
"Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
His love endures forever."