Waiting for Election Results, Hymns of Grace Sale, & a Thanksgiving Hymn

Still Waiting for Election Results

While the mainstream media has projected a winner for the Presidential election in the U.S., I have not seen that the final vote count is in.  Not all media sites have called it. The courts may have to make decisions as there are court cases pending last I checked.  Social media flags factual videos, and so we will have to wait to see what the final results of all of these things are.  I still remember the hanging chads in Florida in an election many years ago now.  Sadly, people today seem to want to be hasty to declare victory before they really should.

Hymns of Grace is having a Black Friday sale!   

I have some of my favorite hymn numbers listed in the back of my Hymns of Grace book. It's a good place to go to find songs to sing that have worthwhile lyrics for encouragement and also dealing with specific topics. 

If you are interested in good hymn book, you can check them out HERE.

A Hymn of Thanksgiving

I saw someone sharing a different video by these people, and I searched their channel and found the following song.  I enjoy discovering new things to share with those who look at my blog, and it is good to remember to be thankful!

2020 Presidential Election: Vote Wisely & Pray

We will likely know soon enough what the results of the U.S. Presidential election are.

One road would be harder than the other, but whatever path the Christian finds himself or herself on is the one that God will lead and help us on.

People should vote wisely for the candidate who will aid in the most freedom for Christians & churches and support the lives of babies in the womb more than the other.

Socialism is not a good thing for any nation.  

It only ever makes things miserable and difficult for many people.  

Our nation doesn't deserve mercy, and people desperately need to turn to the God of the Bible in repentance and faith in Jesus.  

That is true even if the election goes the way that I want it to go.

This year has been rough for many, but God has provided the needs for our family, and He will continue to keep His promises despite my weakness, our physical trials, and my fearful heart.

So, I want to encourage Christians everywhere to pray for America.

I know this election may have consequences for many countries as well as our own.

Still, we know the Lord reigns supreme.

He sets up rulers and takes rulers down. 

He will one day rule on earth.

He is the Judge who will sentence the Devil & his angels and all those who did not believe to an eternity in Hell.

Those who are His sheep will serve Him and be with Him for eternity never to suffer again.

The LORD sat as King at the flood;
Yes, the LORD sits as King forever.
Psalm 29:10 NASB

Shepherds' Conference 2020, Tennessee Tornado, & Presidential Election

The Shepherds' Conference starts today (Wednesday), and it goes through Friday.
I'm excited!
I'm hoping John MacArthur will be well enough to speak.
You can see the schedule and watch on the official site:
Shepherds' Conference

Tornado in Tennessee
A couple of people have wondered if we were okay after the recent storms.  The tornado devastation was in middle Tennessee (a lot of it in Putnam County) in the broader Nashville vicinity.
We are a few hours away in northeast Tennessee where it was still very stormy, and there was a flood advisory in the vicinity for awhile that expired.
Several years ago there were some tornadoes in this area (especially an area that often gets high wind).  We were fine then too, but we did have a tornado warning and sheltered in the area of the house that we thought would be safer.
That being said, I've seen reports from the recent tornado event in the greater Nashville area that there are 24 or 25 people dead and 38 missing.  There are buildings damaged and demolished.
A church that is in a county affected (which I visited a few years ago) is Midway Baptist Church.
If people want to help with relief efforts, here is some information I received:

Thank you for asking. We are coordinating efforts right now with our local Baptist association & Highland Rim Academy for relief work:

Here's the two org's contact info:

Stone Assoc - stoneassociation@gmail.com / (931) 526-4655

HRA - info@highlandrimacademy.org / 931-526-4472

— Jeff Wright (@wrightjeff) March 4, 2020

Presidential Election
There is not going to be a fantastic option for President in the general election, but the following site will give some clues on where candidates stand on certain issues.  One of the issues is abortion.
If you care about the lives of babies in the womb, please consider their views carefully.
On the Issues
One party fully supports taking the lives of babies.
That is the Democrat party.
Abortion is no better than Pharoah or Herod having babies put to death outside the womb.  Make no mistake.
God creates the human life in the womb, and murder is just as serious today as it was at the beginning of the world.

“Whoever sheds man’s blood,
By man his blood shall be shed,
For in the image of God
He made man.

“As for you, be fruitful and multiply;
Populate the earth abundantly and multiply in it.”
Genesis 9:6 -7 NASB