{"id":36102,"date":"2023-12-26T03:30:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T11:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=36102"},"modified":"2023-12-17T16:42:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-18T00:42:03","slug":"december-26-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/12\/26\/december-26-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"December 26, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-background-image:url(&quot;https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/December-2023-2.jpg&quot;);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h2><strong>Rescue the Perishing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cDon\u2019t fail to rescue those who are doomed to die<\/em>.\u201d Proverbs 24:11 CEV<\/p>\n<p>Each time we get a heavy rain, our back porch is covered with plump, slimy worms. I\u2019ve learned if I don\u2019t sweep them off, they dry up and die, their corpses becoming like cement, which takes me hours to scrub off. I also realized that saving their lives not only saves my time but I could also put them into my compost pile. They can use their worminess to help convert my used coffee grounds, egg shells, and banana peels to make rich, organic soil for my garden.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve taken to singing to them the refrain, \u201cRescue the perishing, care for the dying, Jesus is merciful, Jesus will save\u201d from the Hymn \u201cRescue the Perishing\u201d by Frances Jane (Fanny) Crosby.* She based her song on Jude 1:23 (NLT): \u201c<em>Rescue others by snatching them from the flames of judgment. Show mercy to still others, but do so with great caution, hating the sins that contaminate their lives.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People are not worms, but they may act like my rainy-day visitors. Every day, we encounter people who are headed to destruction and eternal death. Their behaviors, which they think are a form of escape, are actually the way of destruction. We have the power to offer them the Way of salvation through Jesus. They will benefit from being saved and bring their God-given talents into the Kingdom, and the whole body will be blessed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Heavenly Father, Creator, and Savior, open our eyes to see everyone we encounter as You see them\u2014as someone You love and want to save. In Jesus\u2019 Name, Amen<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6>*Crosby, Jane. &#8220;Rescuing the Perishing.&#8221; 1869. Library of Congress, Music Division. 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