Waiting for the repairman, I got…
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008A witness. Of the Jehovah variety.
They were nice ladies, to be sure. We got into an interesting discussion of the Kingdom of God. They see it as an earthly, physical kingdom God will establish, but I countered that in the NT that was precisely the wrong view that the people had. They misunderstood Christ’s purpose and what the Kingdom of God truly is, which is a spiritual kingdom.
I didn’t ask them if they really think Christ was just Michael the Archangel and if they could show me such a thing even in their Scriptures, but that can wait until they possibly come back. It was a good discussion and I’m happy that I’m grounded in the Word of God and in my beliefs in Jesus and the Holy Spirit, but I grieve for these women in a sense. They are in my prayers. As they press on from door to door earning their way to salvation, I have security that salvation was given, not earned, nor could it truly be earned. My works are a result of grace and a result of the gift of salvation, not a means to that end.
Anyway…
The repairman did arrive. He did some very scientific banging around under my stove and pronounced it good as new! He said there were deposits around the pilot light that were preventing the proper lighting of the oven but he cleaned them up. He said to call again if there’s any trouble. So easy! To christen my newly repaired oven, I immediately fired it up to 400 degrees and busted the muffins out of the fridge. They smell divine, but I must let them cool or they will burn my tongue. Still, I’m glad that my oven is back and I can get back to baking, roasting, and broiling as usual!







