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Meaning in religious practices

There are many old practices in the faith that have tremendous meaning. But many forgot them and continue to engage in the practices with no real meaning. Over time the practices get adulterated with other things and the original meaning can never be truly recovered. One of them is the use of blood sacrifices. The Jewish passover is probably the most powerful presentation of God's plan of salvation. 2 Chronicles 35:18, There had been no Passover kept in Israel like that since the days of Samuel the prophet; and none of the kings of Israel had kept such a Passover as Josiah kept, with the priests and the Levites, all Judah and Israel who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Young King Josiah reinstituted it during his time. The most powerful element in the passover is the slaughter of the lamb and the sprinkling of the blood. The Chinese and the Indians, who form the largest populations of the world, have this in their cultural and religious practices. But they don...

Bad chapter

Do you like a happy ending? I do. I am not sure if you liked the ending of the latest Avenger movie. I did not. In fact, I may never watch another Avenger movie. But of course the story does not end there. There is another movie coming. We are at the end of 1 Samuel and it did not end pretty. The chapter is very graphic about the death of Saul and his sons, including Jonathan, David's best friend. 1 Samuel 31:1, Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell slain on Mount Gilboa. When you look around the world today you see strife and war. Surabaya just had a series of suicide bombings killing innocent people going to church. And probably celebrating Mother's Day. This chapter of the earth's history seems to be taking a long time to end. We know that Satan has plans for a new future. It does not look good based on how the chapter is developing. God however has intervened and has the perfect plan. Father, I am...