Ideal Climate

A local weatherman was so often wrong his predictions 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." Sometimes the climate of Godliness doesn't agree with us, but it does no good to run away from it. It seems often we try to manipulate or adapt the climate of The Bible to our own liking. God's Word is not climate-controlled! It will not and cannot be swayed or persuaded to suit our own needs. We cannot pick and choose when and how and to what extent it is applicable to how live and the choices we make. Instead, the goodness and the purity of God's precepts free us to live in the light and likeness of Christ, thus 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!