How are you spending your dash?

“How are you spending your dash?”

When we go to a cemetery we notice that a tombstone will say 1940 – 2010, and we realize that the dash – refers to the life between the two dates. The reality of life is that ‘we didn’t ask to be born.’ --- Usually our parents wanted us, or accepted us when we came along, but we didn’t have a choice in the matter. --- Job said, “Life is short and full of trouble.” So here we are. We have made mistakes and tried to correct them, but the things that come upon us from the outside can destroy us and our best intentions. --- This new virus might say, “I’m coming for you.” --- But we say, “Oh no, I’m not ready to go, I have my whole life ahead of me.” And James 4 says, “What is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.” --- But before it vanishes away, we must find the right answer. The Bible says that ‘God loves us,’ so He must have the answers. Blessings

HEB. 2:15.
And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
well;
our point is, that after deliverance we have 'no fear of death'!!!, but what we do,
between the 'dash' should be acceptable to God, that He might say,
MATT. 25:21.
'His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: you have been Faithful over a few things,
I will make you 'ruler' over many things: enter you into The Joy of YOUR Lord.

we must not WORRY about 'death, calamity, disease, heart-ache or mis-fortune, we MUST LIVE for Jesus Christ,
for our Eternal-Destiny lies in HIS HANDS...

This virus while not ot be feared as God himself says
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
However it also is not to be ignored. From what I hear because I have diabetes and because of my history with cancer I am more likely to catch it and even die from it however I would rather it be my life than any one elses.

Far to many have suffered perished and lost loved ones already and the one thing I cannot stand the most is not being able to do anything about it. my life is of no consequence, if I could have it my way I would take the place of the next person who will die from this virus but God simply refuses my request. So since my life is not my own anyways I suppose it isn't mine to give away either so how do I spend it? Like I do everyday seeking after his heart, for me this the only way to be and if we seek after his heart with all of ours then everything else will follow no matter how strong this virus may be.

I have read the medical journals concerning Covid-19, and it does seem to be more in line to affect those who for some reason have bad genetics and who have suffered major illnesses/sickness before. It almost appears to seek out those who qualify by doctors as weaker immune systems and very overactive immune systems. As someone who enjoys the sciences behind medical biology, this virus is amazing for how small it is. To look at normal microorganisms it takes around a 100 times powered microscope to visibly see the organisms. But Covid-19 is so small, it takes almost a 10,000 times powered microscope. the pores within a human cell don't have a chance at stopping something so minute. It really is a miracle of God to create something that is basically a micro-micro-microorganism with such deadly effects to its power.

I am praying for You!

God will keep you safe!

Wow that does sound fascinating it literally give a whole new meaning to the phrase big things come in small packages huh? I can't say I know much about the science behind medical biology but it is a subject I have studied about a bit. Psychology is also a fascinating subject I enjoy as well. I love being a nerd when I get into a subject I REALLY get into a subject regardless if it's science or the bible I go all out

I agree. It cracks me up how Scientist have created these far-fetched names for just about everything. They have created their own language because the Bible confuses many of them. But in several areas of Science, you will find Believers of Yahweh because their studies confirm the very existence of God on a daily basis. I have seen Science go from the how the Circumstances of energy, electrons, protons, neutrons, Singularity, and "Laws of Physics" caused the Big Bang to just 5 years ago the Big Bang causing the effects.

In my personal opinion, it's quite easy to say the Earth is 4.5 BILLION years old because "Only" God is still around when He made it. There is not a single human being around to say to Science, "Nope, you are incorrect." It's like light years. The Big Dipper has been shining in the same spot since the moment God created that stellation. If you listen to Science, they claim the light we see reflecting from that galactic array is from a billion of my own lifetimes away from Earth. Grant it, we do not have engineering to create a fuselage to get us there and back, but who can really refute Science's claims? No one but God can. And He don't care what they think to correct them. But if I discovered something, I could say this is 15 millions years old. After all, who was around 15 millions years ago to say I am wrong? No one is. This is why Science is a useful tool, but their accuracy and Mathematics are well beyond the realms of reasonable!

You see the big bang while greanted being the most common debate between science and believers is one that I don't understand their reasoning. Science proves that nothing can simply come from nothing correct? there always needs to be a beginning of some sort either created or born and as far as I know the god particle is their answer to that. Apparently the god particle was just always there and eventually created the big bang but by the laws of the universe something had to create that god particle to begin with and if you say this and they respond it is no different than how you say your God was just always there but the key difference is God is not of this universe or reality the god particle is.

I love science and find is fascinating but I also think there is a difference in mans understanding of science and God's understanding of science since he who created all things created the laws of science itself

Amen!

What fascinated me most concerning the Big Bang was Krause (at the time was Arizona States top Astrophysicist)(big time atheist). After the KOBE Telescope expedition, they claim to have proven that space was an empty void. No energy, no Singularity, no Laws of Physics, just a big whole lot of nothing. (I watched this video they used to show but it destroyed the old Theory and I no longer can find it) Anyways, some top dog Astrophysicists were involved in this expedition. Many of them were on the line of does God exist and there is no evidence for God so He must be a hoax. Ironically, it was them who suddenly flipped Science upside and gave it a big black eye after seeing the proof of nothing, then this flash that just lights up the video screen, followed by the Laws of Physics, energy, and the formations of a nucleus beginning to grow into the expansion we can see now. Immediately they jumped on the "I now for certain believe in a Creator.

But the hilarious part was Krause. He was still holding onto his "String Theory/Soup Theory." And when he was presented with this evidence, he clearly admitted he had been previously wrong, but he still never accepted the idea of a Creator. He holds onto "Accident" like many continue to do.


And concerning God's Science, talk about fascinating. We have God as an Engineer in Job when He asks Job and his friends, "Who stretched the line to measure..." (here we have God talking about using a Tape Measure 6,000 years ago before man ever called it as such). Isaiah speaks about the Constellations and David writes about the star formations so we can see God as the first ever Astrophysicists. There are so many more examples including "In the Beginning God created the heavensssssssss.

I absolutely agree with you 100%, it is a true pleasure to compare man's version to God's.

Yes I enjoy speaking with you about these things as well. I think of myself as a Christian nerd I love to learn study and talk about all kinds of things my fmaily gets so sick of me explaining everything I learn and I constantly watch all kinds of documentaries and absorb knowledge.

Have you ever seen star wars? There is a robot on there I can never remember his name for some reason the gold one with anxiety issues but anways nasa has a space progrom specifically for researching and studying the deeper things of space and they named it after him. Nerds rule the world and it is glorious XD

I believe science is making a lot of things up but there is a reason for it.

They say the big bang happened this long ago.

And they know when the first universe was formed.

And they know the period of the dinosaurs.

And the period of man as they progressed.

And the earth is billions of years old.

And the Hubble telescope can see 13 billion light years away.

Among other far fetched claims of what they know.

Which I believe there is no way they can know these things, but they are making it up but there is a reason for it.

The new age movement interprets the Bible according to the occult, and evolution, and people are still evolving to be greater and spiritual provided by the New Age Christ, and Jesus is not Lord and Savior, but a good teacher and love, and evolved to be an ascended master and avatar, and do not acknowledge a personal God, but honor the God of forces, or the power of nature as their higher power, the evolutionary process, and the New Age Christ is the final teacher.

And the new age movement interprets all religions according to evolution.

The new age movement is atheist, but spiritual, and the God of forces is their higher power the evolutionary process.

So science is backing them up, and making ridiculous claims about things to make it appear as if evolution is true and to try to make the fundamental interpretation of the Bible appear to be false.

1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
1Ti 4:3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1Ti 4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:
1Ti 4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.

The Bible warns us of the new age movement and their false interpretation of the Bible.

They will forbid a man and a woman to marry for population reduction.

Command to abstain from meats for they reverence animals, the occult, mother earth, nature.

2Ti 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.
2Ti 4:3 For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears;
2Ti 4:4 And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.

The time will come that the world will only want to hear the Bible according to the new age movement to evolve to be greater and spiritual the exaltation of people with no higher authority above them.

The New Age Christ is the antichrist.

The first thing the New Age Christ will do is establish peace in the Middle East between the Jews and Palestinians, then he will work as a great man of peace which many will trust him, and he will push the agenda of the new age movement which will lead the world to follow him when he claims that the Christ conscience came upon him, and he evolved to be greater and spiritual and will share this power with all people who follow him.

And science is going along with it and supporting evolution for the new age movement is the future for this sinful world, and will pave the way for all people who do not love God to follow the New Age Christ.

But the new age movement has permeated, and is influencing a lot more than what some people may believe, and it will come out one day in full force but they slowly were implementing their plan.

1Ti 6:20 O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:
1Ti 6:21 Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

The Bible says some shall depart from the faith and follow the new age movement.

God has to end this sin business on earth one day and allow the world to rebel against Him for He will not give up on the world until the world gives up on Him.

And the time is now which the new age movement will come out at the latter times, the last days of the last days, and real close to Jesus coming back.

And a person does not have to know the Bible to understand that the new age movement is the future for this world.

Thank you for your interesting replies

2 “How are you spending your dash?”
We cannot minimize the seriousness of this plague that has come upon us. Loved ones are dying alone because relatives are confined and cannot visit them. --- It took everyone by surprise so there is no blame to place on those who are responding and taking leadership, as conditions change from day to day. The medical personnel are on the front lines and many there, too, have been infected. --- The Bible says, “In the last days perilous times will come. --- There will be famines earthquakes and pestilences.” Pestilences can be ‘infectious diseases.’ So is Covid-19 an end time plague? They say 80% will recover, and I heard one doctor say that when they fully recover they are not carriers, nor will they get it again. If this is true, then they can become the front line workers, and while taking all of the precautions, thankfully they will not be in danger themselves. Many reports now say there is ‘a glimmer of hope.’ Blessings

c3po

I watched George Lucas' first 3 in 80's/90's, but have only seen 2 out his last 3. Have not seen the last one. And I believe nerds should be classified more on the lines of those who want to learn more.

I agree!

The issue for me with today's Science vs those in Science 500 years ago to about 1990 Scientists is we know many of today's Scientists suffer from several forms of Psychological Disorders (autistic/Asperger/skitzo/personality disorder/etc...). Today's scientist even use a term "X-Men Factor." These complete imbeciles believe their mental issue equate to being more special than the rest of us. Hence, they have their own language, they use non Mathematical Symbols, and none of their ideas are even close to reality.

I will hand it to them because their mental issues have allowed them to be better Mathematicians, better at focusing on some issues, but these people live in an asylum because they have major difficulties talking to people in person/face to face. They make excellent lab rats, but hardly any of them have a clue to how we can go to a store, shop, speak to others, get back into our vehicle, go home, and live normal everyday lives. In my opinion, if you cannot relate to me and my normalcy, you have no business trying to fix me/help me.

Personally, I believe 40% of today's Scientists should be locked in a padded room and have the keys tossed away for good!

Happy Easter! He is risen indeed.

A verse of interest for the scientific world is found in Ecclesiastes that was written by Solomon.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.”

The dictionary meaning of 'science' is, 'Ordered and systematic knowledge of natural phenomena gained by observation, experiment, and induction.' --- 'Knowledge and learning in general.'

Science kind of means 'to know.' --- But Ecclesiastes says that no one can know. --- And the important thing for us 'to know' is that He has put eternity in our hearts, so that we are all responsible for the eternity that follows physical death.
--- Everyone has an awareness that there is an eternity, and a most asked question is "Why are we here?" --- We didn't ask to be born, but we had no choice in it. As we have lived our fragile lives, the important question is, 'If eternity is in our hearts,' where will we be going? --- And the choice is ours. A good illustration is found in the prophecy when Christ, the King, judges the nations in Matthew 25:34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. 40 ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

41 “Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. --- Hell was not prepared for human souls, but for the devil and his angels, the evil spirits on earth.

But in 1 Peter 3:9 "God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance." --- So there is this step to take.

3 “How are you spending your dash?”
Is there any good that can come from this epidemic when the world is having a ‘down time’? There have been other times in history when the world was in need of being revitalized, and I think of John the Baptist who came on the scene, and it said this of him in Luke 1:17 “He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” I wonder if this will be a time when the fathers and children will be reconnected as ‘staying at home’ gives opportunity to find out what little minds are thinking. The work-a-day world sometimes neglects family togetherness, so this may afford the opportunity. --- For some it may be frustrating, but for others, ‘a vacation at home.’ --- As we look at the unpredictable world weather conditions, and if this plague is a sign of the ‘tribulation’ to come, --- it may also be a time to ‘make ready a people prepared for the Lord.’ Blessings

4 “How are you spending your dash?”
In about three months we have gone from a flourishing economy and lifestyle in North America to a loss of the things that we idolized. Hockey and all local sports are cancelled and the stadiums are closed. --- The musical entertainment and festivals that occupied the interest and finances of many are all cancelled. The actors and actresses that are idolized by many are limited, with their shows cancelled and the theaters closed, but thankfully some are donating part of their wealth to battle Covid-19. --- Our Stores and even the Malls are closed which were usually bustling centers, but now, people will have to save their money for use on essentials. --- The economy is at a standstill except for the regular flow of the food chain, and the increased need for medical supplies and equipment. --- Those who trusted in money have seen the collapse of the stock markets. --- Most of our Churches are closed, but those who honor the Lord are always in contact. --- And personal solitude can lead one to examine and enrich their relationship with God. Blessings

5 “How are you spending your dash?”
Some are ‘dashing through life’ to achieve their dreams, but dreams are often shattered. Time has an illusive quality. We talk about finding time, making time, using time and losing time. --- But the time it takes to do anything is ‘now.’ We live in the moment. --- Bill Gaither wrote a song, and the Chorus says, “We have this moment to hold in our hand, before it slips through our fingers like sand. Yesterday’s gone and tomorrow may never come, but we have this moment today.” --- God gives us time in this life to find ourselves. --- ‘We didn’t ask to be born,’ but now that we are here and mature, we are responsible for what we do with our time, or with God’s time. The world, the media, and the internet keep our minds busy so we have to ‘take time for the Lord.’ There is a great Hymn. “Take time to be holy, speak oft with the Lord. Abide in Him always, and feed on His word. Make friends of God’s children; help those who are weak. Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek." --- And, ‘it takes time to be holy.’ Paul wrote, “And now abide Faith, Hope, Love, these three; but the greatest of these is Love." --- Faith is our companion from the past, Hope is our blessed assurance of the future, and Love is now. Blessings

6 “How are you spending your dash?”
Suppose you have never thought of God seriously, and don’t know where to start to look for the answers to life. --- If you start with the simple phrase, “God loves you,” --- then you might ask “Why does God love me?” The Apostle Peter wrote, “God is not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.” --- This says, “It is not God’s will that any should perish, or be lost.” --- So if it is not ‘God’s will’ that any should be lost, why doesn’t He save us all? --- But that is where we come in. --- If ‘we are not willing’ that God should save us, then ‘we keep ourselves out of His salvation.’ --- There might be a long road between --- the first realization that ‘God loves you, and has a plan for your life,’ --- and your willingness to fit into His plan for you. --- God’s ‘condition’ is that ‘all should come to repentance.’ --- “And why should we repent?” --- The Bible said that we fall short of meeting God’s standard, it says, “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” --- In ourselves, we miss the mark. Blessings

7 “How are you spending your dash?”
It has often been suggested that a person should start reading the Bible with the Book of John, the fourth Book in the New Testament. You can find it online if you don’t have a Bible or New Testament. There are many versions to choose from but I prefer the New King James Version because it follows the verse structure of the original King James Version, but without the ‘Old English’ language. Let me give you an indication of what God wants us to know about Jesus Christ who came to save us. John 15:1 “I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. 4 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. 5 I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” --- One might be productive in the world but miss the mark with God. Blessings