Day 300..."Obadiah only one chapter...Jeremiah in mud...A new creation in Christ"

Obadiah is only one chapter and so we begin and end today. There is one phrase that sounds like the South..."do not gloat." Gloating is sinful just as false pride and arrogance. The Book does end with hopeful images of Mount Zion. The NJKV Wesley Bible study notes points out this Book was written to comfort people suffering the cruelties of the Edomites. Speaking of cruelties...Jeremiah finds himself in a cistern stuck in mud...YUK. He is lifted out and given assurances that he can speak the Word of the Lord. (a prophets life is not easy!) Paul tells us that when we live in the body we are away from Heaven...our ultimate home. These reassuring words speak to us, when we lose a loved one. The idea ..."being absent from the body is being present with the Lord" is reassuring. Paul also offers a beautiful passage..."Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. " These words are true at any age and stage of life. You can become new! We reach a new milestone today...congratulations on reaching day 300!