Day: December 20, 2006

Grandpa Lauro and Grandma Conchita made it to Oregon late last night. Lorena and Grandpa Milo went to pick them up at the airport. It will be great to have them here for awhile. They got in so late that I am sure they will not make it down to Albany until late morning or early afternoon. We are all very excited to have them here. It will be nice for Kelly to have her Mexican grandparents with here when she presents her essay and receives her plaque and scholarship at the VFW.

I had another very interesting read in the bible this morning. I read in Mark 15 about the crucifixion of Christ and in Deuteronomy 9 about God’s promise to destroy the Anakims–the great and tall children of Anak who inhabited the promised land before the children of Israel got there. When Jesus was killed, because of his perfect righteousness he was raised from the dead and will be able to come back to avenge the elect. When the Anakims were killed, because of their unrighteousness, that is the way they will remain. It was interesting to me that God said, “Not for thy righteousness, or for the uprightness of thine heart, dost thou go to possess their land: but for the wickedness of these nations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the LORD swore unto thy fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” God destroyed those people because of their wickedness. I marveled that this is even true for me. Those people who do wicked things will be destroyed and I will inherit what God has prepared for his elect. The wicked will be destroyed, not because I am good, but for their wickedness. I will receive what I receive, not because of my own righteousness, but because of His promises and His love for me.