Day: February 16, 2026

WORSHIP

“He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them. He made a way to his anger; he spared not their soul from death, but gave their life over to the pestilence; And smote the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham.” Psalm 78:49-51

It occurs to me this morning that the current child of God thinks that somehow God is not the same God of Genesis & Exodus. That He is perceived as somehow the God in His 20’s where He broke out doing big impressive things and amassed this huge catalog of work and piled up the wealth of creation while He was young, brash and strong. Then somehow in his 30’s God figured out how to parent His created people and swung a belt a little harder and really flexed discipline, maybe a bit much in those early days of figuring out how to do His work and raise up humanity. By the time of the kings, maybe in His 30’s, He still is ready to step up to an enemy and put the smack down on those who would insult His honor or touch His kids. Sure, there was punishment and big time consequences for their rebellion and idol worship but He told them that once they learned their lesson that He would bring them back home. Then there were His 40’s, where He just got quiet for about 400 years. He needed to deconstruct His ideals and make a fresh start for the back half of His life. Then God has a Son as an older and wiser God maybe in His early 50’s [CAUTION: DO NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE THAT THIS IS HOW I PERCEIVE THE LORD GOD OF HEAVEN. THIS IS HYPERBOLE TO EXPLAIN THE CURRENT PERCEPTION OF GOD BY SOME IN THIS DAY]. God is more mellow. There is so much love, grace, miracles, promises, redemption, restoration, blessing, healing, forgiveness. Oh how He has changed! (I speak as a carnal man) His 60’s were spent on His final project in establishing a church that includes everyone, left to the methods of mankind to operate as they see fit according to their culture, style and desires. Now, today, in 2026 I believe the perception is that the God of heaven is a tired, pawpaw, retiree who sits in His chair, winks & laughs at the antics of His grandkids that used to raise His anger and tells the elders to lighten up and not take things so seriously. “Oh, is that the music you kids enjoy today? Well, I more or less said that but I cannot remember…” More hugs less whoopin’s. Just talk to them and encourage them. Let them have their fun and everything will work out in the end for their benefit. I would like to interject a theological word at this point in this analysis: HOGWASH!!!! He is still the same GOD! Lest we fall under the spell of society and modern humanistic talking points, God still hates sin. God still allows consequences for sin. God still killeth and maketh alive (1 Samuel 2:6). God is still not mocked. God still knows and sees. There is still a judgment for the believer to give an account for the deeds done in his body (2 Corinthians 5:10), and a judgment for the unbeliever who rejects Christ (Revelation 20). GOD IS NOT RETIRED, TIRED, OR SLEEPY. He is still the ‘terrible’ one (Deuteronomy 10:17). Let us keep that in mind. Worship the Unchanging One (Malachi 3:6).

WISDOM

“Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.” Proverbs 16:3

The mind, the thinking processes of mankind are a top tier topic in this day. There has never been a time when people are more affected in their thoughts than now. Neurosis and disassociation from reality is so widespread that no age group is immune. Why? Thinking. I will not presume to explain the spider web of diagnoses of the minds of men but I will take the Wisdom of Proverbs 16:3. Works established by, dedicated to, and done for the sake of the LORD affect the thoughts. Specifically, thoughts will be established. What does that mean? When something is established it is defined, fully determined, resolved, proven, secure, structured, stable, settled, trustworthy, agreed upon, and founded upon truth. That simple Wisdom is the cure for the unsettled minds of today. Wise or foolish?