A Good Run Day

 

The sun was out (an oddity these days in KY 😄), so I decided to go for a steady-state cardio run.  It was a good run for me.  I felt energetic ... something that I don't always feel when running!

What do you enjoy doing that gets you outside?  The next time that the sun is out and it's not freezing, get out there and move!

A Gospel-Preaching Church in Yellowknife

I, along with 4 siblings, grew up in Arctic Canada.  In particular, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories was the far-north town that I, Tammy, and Josh called home for many years.

My Dad was a pastor of a church in that town.  

Eventually, the small church building was sold, siblings moved out, and I and my parents moved away.

Since those days, I haven't met anyone who is from Yellowknife or anyone who knew anyone from Yellowknife, so I was shocked the other day when, at church, the music director told me that he is giving online lessons to a couple who live in Yellowknife.  Wow!!  

I asked him if they are Christians.  He said that they are, and that they attend a Baptist church called Central Arctic Baptist Church.  I visited their website, and they seem to be a faithful group of people who love God and stand on the truth.

I praise the Lord for keeping a witness in a dark place!  I praise the Lord for allowing me to hear about this church that is being a witness for Christ in the small, icy town of my boyhood.

The Grind

 

Strength training isn't always fun, but it's always necessary.  From building bone density to improving your mood, strength training is packed with value.

Steady-state cardio is great, but don't neglect those weights.

Today's routine was ...

Squats, lunges from a step, deadlifts, single leg squat, chest presses, hip lifts, chest fly, bent over fly, shoulder presses, bicep curls, tricep presses, crunches, back extensions, and a stretch routine

I used two 25 pound weights and two 12 pound weights.

Find a routine that works for you, and lift some weight!

The Just Shall Live by Faith

"Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith."  Habakkuk 2:4

In Sunday School, I am leading my class through the Book of Habakkuk.  This verse is timeless.  At a time when judgment was about to come upon Israel through the Babylonian army, God reminded Habakkuk, and anyone who is willing to listen, that the one who is justified before God is the one who believes what God has said.

"Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness."  Genesis 15:6

Through faith, Habakkuk looked forward to a coming Messiah Who would die in his place to pay for his sins.

Through faith, we have believed in a Messiah Who came and died for our sins and rose again from the dead.

By faith in Jesus Christ, I am justified before God.  God accepts, not my works, but my faith in His finished work on the cross.

Habakkuk's prophecy is quoted four times in the New Testament.  All four times, Paul quotes the verse, and each time he does, we get a slightly different picture of what it means to live by faith.

"But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith."  Galatians 3:11

By faith in Christ, the justified sinner is delivered from the condemnation of God's righteous Law.

"For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul."  Hebrews 10:36-39

By faith in Christ, the justified sinner procures both the promise and pleasure of God.

"For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith."  Romans 1:16, 17

By faith, the justified sinner gains access to the righteousness of God Himself.  I must have this if I am to enter into the kingdom of God, because I do not have any righteousness of my own.

Glad to See It Go

An air compressor with a John Deere engine was brought into the shop for issues with the after-treatment system.  

The engine power was derated, and the engine control unit had one code that wasn't much help in pinpointing the issue.

Long story short, all she needed was a sensor and some verification tests, and now she's fixed.

I'm glad to see this one go because it was located 2 hours away.  Troubleshooting and repairing a machine that's 2 hours away was a bit of a pain.

I'm thanking the Lord today for the fact that this one is in the books!