D.S. al Coda: Go to the Sign of the Cross, Then proceed to the End

I am a member of a hate group. The group that I belong to has an intense hatred for what the forces of darkness, led by the one we know as Satan, have done to destroy people's lives, enslave them and hold them in bondage. I hate what has happened to so many people whose lives have been wrecked by their own addictions or the addictions of others whether they be drugs, alcohol, or pornography.  I hate the fact that millions upon millions of babies have been killed before they were born (Certainly no one loves this fact, but far too many are not bothered at all by this fact, and not enough of us hate it!).   And my hatred is not just turned outward because I hate it when I see things in my own life that are selfish or otherwise displeasing to God. And I confess that I am seeking to recruit others to join me in this hate group who will also detest all that the Devil does to enslave and destroy every person on this planet. I hate these things because Jesus Christ has put a gr

Children have an excitement for praising God!   They praise God when the sing in our worship services.   They praise God when they sing their little hearts out in children’s choir programs.   What explains this desire they have to praise God even when they are very young?   Psalm 8:2 provides the answer, “Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger.”   This Word of God teaches that God has ordained from all eternity that children praise Him with their mouths. Let us remember how this applies to our lives.   First, this shows the importance of bringing our children to worship as soon as possible.   On the one hand, we don’t want them to be a distraction to others, but on the other hand we want to teach them at a young age to worship.   We want this because God has ordained that these children praise Him. Second, this Word of God reminds us that the focus of our homes should be