A Goody From Woody

My daughter, Marianne Cox, sent me an email a few days ago. I read her words and two words crashed upon my heart, “no regrets.” Think with me about those words, “no regrets” and your life. Let the words sink into your soul. No regrets physically—a famous baseball player comes to mind with his confession that he used steroids but denied it for years. No regrets emotionally—a famous candidate who ran for President admitted this week he fathered a child but had denied it for two years. Another example would be a world-famous golfer who is on the verge of losing his wife and kids because of numerous adulteries. No regrets spiritually. What if you spent your entire life on earth and rejected God at every turn? No church, no prayers, no Bible, no confession of sin, no knowledge of spiritual reality—and then you died. When that happens you will discover that you were wrong—eternally (never ending)—and that will leave you with the biggest regret of your entire life! Mercedes Lackey wrote, “If only. Those must be the two saddest words in the world.” No regrets. That is my prayer for you today.

Psalm 107:4-22 says it best:
“Some of you wandered for years in the desert, looking but not finding a good place to live,
Half-starved and parched with thirst, staggering and stumbling, on the brink of exhaustion.
Then, in your desperate condition, you called out to GOD. He got you out in the nick of time;
He put your feet on a wonderful road that took you straight to a good place to live.
So thank GOD for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves.
He poured great draughts of water down parched throats; the starved and hungry got plenty to eat.

Some of you were locked in a dark cell, cruelly confined behind bars,
Punished for defying God's Word, for turning your back on the High God's counsel—
A hard sentence, and your hearts so heavy, and not a soul in sight to help.
Then you called out to God in your desperate condition; he got you out in the nick of time.
He led you out of your dark, dark cell, broke open the jail and led you out.
So thank God for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves;
He shattered the heavy jailhouse doors, he snapped the prison bars like matchsticks!

Some of you were sick because you'd lived a bad life, your bodies feeling the effects of your sin;
You couldn't stand the sight of food, so miserable you thought you'd be better off dead.
Then you called out to GOD in your desperate condition; he got you out in the nick of time.
He spoke the word that healed you, that pulled you back from the brink of death.
So thank GOD for his marvelous love, for his miracle mercy to the children he loves;
Offer thanksgiving sacrifices, tell the world what he's done—sing it out!”
-- Psalm 107:4-22 (The Message)

Today, live for Jesus. Love Him, serve Him, worship Him! Live for Him and live with no regrets.

God bless, Woody