Hear this everyone! Listen, all people everywhere, great and small alike, rich and poor together. My thoughts will be clear; I will speak words of wisdom. I will turn my attention to proverbs and explain thier meaning as I play the harp. I am not afraid in times of danger when I am surrounded by enemies, by evil men who trust in their riches and boast of their great wealth. A person can never redeem himself; he cannot pay God the price for his life, because the payment for a human life is too great. What he could pay would never be enough to keep him from the grave, to let him live forever.
Anyone can see that even wise men die, as well as foolish and stupid men. They all leave their riches to their descendants. Their graves are their homes forever; there they stay for all time, though they once had lands of their own.
A man's greatness cannot keep him from death; he will still die like the animals. See what happens to those who trust in themselves, the fate of those who are satisfied with their wealth- they are doomed to die like sheep, and Death will be their shepherd. . . but God will rescue me, He will save me from the power of death.
Dont be upset when a man becomes rich, when his wealth grows even greater, he cannot take it wiht him when he dies; his wealth will not go with him to the grave.
-Psalm 49: Good News Translation
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Hello Bethany, The JCC Missions committee finally caught up with you on your blog. What a great idea! It looks like you don't get a lot of time on the computer, so we'll keep checking for your latest update. It sounds like your work/travels/mission is challenging and inspiring good spiritual growth in you. We are all still back here keeping you in our prayers; remember that God gives you the strength to abide all things and will never give you more than you can handle. Write to us soon at church! gary@jamul.org and craig@jamul.org.
ReplyDelete-Adrienne (the red haired missions committee person :)