Ideal Climate

Several years ago, I went for my first winter beach trip.  I didn’t know what to expect but one day it was 81 degrees and [in spite of a slightly cool breeze], I was sitting in the sunshine soaking up sunshine! And it was nice!

 

Sometimes the climate of godliness doesn't agree with us, but it does no good to run away from it.  The story is told of a local weatherman so inaccurate in his predictions it became a joke in the community. When he applied for a transfer to another station, his manager asked why.  The forecaster answered, "Because the climate here doesn't agree with me." When righteousness doesn’t suit us, we often try to manipulate or adapt the climate of The Bible to our own liking.  God's Word is not climate-controlled!  It cannot be swayed or persuaded to suit our own personal tastes. We cannot pick and choose when and how and to what extent it is applicable to how live and the choices we make.  God’s goodness and the purity of His precepts instead free us to soak up The Light and likeness of Christ, hence controlling the climate of our souls -- hearts, minds, and emotions.  Psalm 119:130 says, "The entrance of Thy words giveth light ... " Believers who are really serious about knowing and applying God's Truths in every situation will always be in ... the ideal climate