"I tell ya, I get no respect." What a funny guy, that Dangerfield. He met His maker last night. After being in a coma for weeks, his time ran out.
I admit it, I was a fan. Though sadly foul-mouthed at times, he was also flat out funny. (Does it reveal too much to say you liked him / felt a kinship with him...)
His passing made he wonder if he was ready to meet the One who most deserved respect. I wondered at the Almighty rightfully saying about us to the angels, "I get no respect."
While we should say prayers for the grieving family of the departed, we can also be reminded - ironically - to show respect to the One we will all face some day, ready or not.
Proverbs 1:7 "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline." (NIV)
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Jesus not only repeatedly told people HE (as God's Son) forgave them, the Jews were scandalized and incensed by this calim. They threatend to kill Him due to this unambigous divine perogitive.
He never "clarified" their understanding. They heard Him right, He forgave sins (see Mark 2:1-12). AND - praise be unto HIM - He still does!
As per the importance of Jesus as the SOn of God - look at this one verse: 1 John 4:15 "If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in him and he in God."
Hi, hope you and yours are doing well. I'll have to admit too, I liked Rodney. Tere
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