2023 - Every Problem Has Its Orbit

[Michael37]

Today is 26th December 2022 in Aotearoa-New Zealand.

Yesterday my wife and I attended the Christmas Service at the local Elim place of worship.

I'm not a fan of darkened auditoriums and loathe the reverberating, distorted amplified sound that this place is known for.

I often have to put my personal preferences aside and submit to unpleasant experiences but it can be a struggle at times.

The OT prophet Jeremiah knew all about such things:    

Jer 16:1-5  The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,  (2)  "You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place."  (3)  For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land:  (4)  "They shall die gruesome deaths; they shall not be lamented nor shall they be buried, but they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth."  (5)  For thus says the LORD: "Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people," says the LORD, "lovingkindness and mercies.

No wonder he is sometimes called the weeping prophet:

Jer 20:14-18  Cursed be the day in which I was born! Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!  (15)  Let the man be cursed Who brought news to my father, saying, "A male child has been born to you!" Making him very glad.  (16)  And let that man be like the cities Which the LORD—overthrew, and did not relent; Let him hear the cry in the morning And the shouting at noon,  (17)  Because he did not kill me from the womb, That my mother might have been my grave, And her womb always enlarged with me.  (18)  Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, That my days should be consumed with shame?

So 2023 - Is it going to be a pleasant or unpleasant year ?

Jeremiah had a moment. Single men, particularly prophets of doom don't get to enjoy great popularity, let alone experience the benefits of being parents of growing families.

Labour and sorrow. Days consumed with shame. Being held in stocks (Jer 20.2). Jeremiah was having a bad year.

The earth has orbited the sun many times since Jeremiah spoke forth the Word of God.

I'm picking it will continue to do so for a while yet.

Blessings From Michael37.

Have a great year . . .

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19 minutes ago, Michael37 said:

Today is 26th December 2022 in Aotearoa-New Zealand.

Yesterday my wife and I attended the Christmas Service at the local Elim place of worship.

I'm not a fan of darkened auditoriums and loathe the reverberating, distorted amplified sound that this place is known for.

I often have to put my personal preferences aside and submit to unpleasant experiences but it can be a struggle at times.

The OT prophet Jeremiah knew all about such things:    

Jer 16:1-5  The word of the LORD also came to me, saying,  (2)  "You shall not take a wife, nor shall you have sons or daughters in this place."  (3)  For thus says the LORD concerning the sons and daughters who are born in this place, and concerning their mothers who bore them and their fathers who begot them in this land:  (4)  "They shall die gruesome deaths; they shall not be lamented nor shall they be buried, but they shall be like refuse on the face of the earth. They shall be consumed by the sword and by famine, and their corpses shall be meat for the birds of heaven and for the beasts of the earth."  (5)  For thus says the LORD: "Do not enter the house of mourning, nor go to lament or bemoan them; for I have taken away My peace from this people," says the LORD, "lovingkindness and mercies.

No wonder he is sometimes called the weeping prophet:

Jer 20:14-18  Cursed be the day in which I was born! Let the day not be blessed in which my mother bore me!  (15)  Let the man be cursed Who brought news to my father, saying, "A male child has been born to you!" Making him very glad.  (16)  And let that man be like the cities Which the LORD—overthrew, and did not relent; Let him hear the cry in the morning And the shouting at noon,  (17)  Because he did not kill me from the womb, That my mother might have been my grave, And her womb always enlarged with me.  (18)  Why did I come forth from the womb to see labor and sorrow, That my days should be consumed with shame?

So 2023 - Is it going to be a pleasant or unpleasant year ?

Jeremiah had a moment. Single men, particularly prophets of doom don't get to enjoy great popularity, let alone experience the benefits of being parents of growing families.

Labour and sorrow. Days consumed with shame. Being held in stocks (Jer 20.2). Jeremiah was having a bad year.

The earth has orbited the sun many times since Jeremiah spoke forth the Word of God.

I'm picking it will continue to do so for a while yet.

Blessings From Michael37.

Have a great year . . .

I agree. I doubt we are as near as some propose.