Cwillz Spills

I was reading through Paul’s second letter to the Thessalonians today and thinking about who or what the “restrainer” is in 2:6-7.

6And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed.

7For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way.

Evidently Paul is trying to tell the people in the church about the way the end times are going to go down.  He is talking about the “man of lawlessness” or “son of destruction” that will come (in other words the Antichrist).  There is some power, force, or energy that Paul assume the Thessalonians know about that is “restraining”.

What or who is the restrainer?  People say all sorts of things.  Like, such as: Ronald Reagan, the Roman Empire, government in general, the Holy Spirit, specific angels, the spread of the Gospel to ever people group, the separation or combination of the Church and stat(es), a general spirit of Obedience, etc.

I took a break from my reading and from going over a paper I wrote a few years back on the subject to take a shower.  When I came back, Snickers was sleeping on my Bible.  It clicked.  My cat is keeping the man of lawlessness in check.

Sorry for being such a dork.  Read your Bible and talk about it.

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ

Time flies like arrows, but fruit flies like bananas.

From: Jim Spiegel

Thought it would make you smile.

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ

When asked questions the VP candidates will do the following:

Mr. Biden will initially say something stupid.  When he is asked to clarify he will say something articulate.

Mrs. Palin will initially say something really articulate.  When asked to clarify she will say something stupid.

That’s my prediction. Currently trying to decide if I will be more entertained by The Office or by the VP Debate.

CWillZ

Right now I live a little less than three hours away from my fiancee. We recently met up for a mid- week date in Shelbyville, KY at a little coffee shop called 6th and Main. We only had a few hours together and since the coffee shop is all we knew about this pleasant town, we spent a good portion of the evening strolling through the downtown area.

We are eagerly anticipating the time when we will have our own place, be married, and can be together. We were looking for a place to sit and talk with relative safety and privacy. Passing by a doorway of one of the buildings, she joked innocently that we could pretend to be homeless and just chill in the doorway.

Within the next ten steps we came across a small loading dock that indented into a building. It was the kind of place that would be a perfect shelter for someone who needed it. Perhaps it should not have surprised me to see a worn out mattress resting against the wall of the small area. Sobering.

Homelessness, like AIDs, is still not on the funny list. Yet. However, The Kingdom of God is changing all that. One day we will remember only vaguely what it meant to live with unrighteousness or injustice, and we will laugh freely in celebration of the completion of the work or redemption over both sin and death. Let us live towards that goal.

May the Lord’s will be done,

CWillZ