16 Then those who feared the Lord spoke with one another. The Lord paid attention and heard them, and a book of remembrance was written before him of those who feared the Lord and esteemed his name. 17 “They shall be mine, says the Lord of hosts, in the day when I make up my treasured possession, and I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him. 18 Then once more you shall see the distinction between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.

4  “For behold, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble. The day that is coming shall set them ablaze, says the Lord of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. 2 But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. 3 And you shall tread down the wicked, for they will be ashes under the soles of your feet, on the day when I act, says the Lord of hosts. 4 “Remember the law of my servant Moses, the statutes and rules that I commanded him at Horeb for all Israel. 5 “Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. 6 And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

• INTRODUCTION

Important days…Waiting for a wedding…

In a few weeks, Allison and I will celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. It’s an amazing feet that she hasn’t given up on me yet.

When we were getting married Allison made a three ring binder with all things wedding in it, With ideas for different things and things she didn’t want to forget.

From a guys perspective, we don’t share the same burden, or privilege, or joy, or responsibility as planning. It’s a bunch of excitement at the beginning, then it turns into a long wait.

And then, out of the blue, it seems like the wedding day is here.

And on that day, you begin the day as one thing, a Batchelor , but end it as something else, a husband.

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Introduction:

• Yesterday, Allison and I and the girls and my brother and sister in law took the boat to the lake. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. However, Allison and I cannot get on that boat without getting into an argument about Gide lines or anchors or something. Every time we get in that boat, everything ends up being a tangled mess. We can organize and store the best we can, but when it comes time to deploy an anchor or grab a rope to tie us to the dock, it’s going to be tangled or misplaced or something! Yesterday, I couldn’t find my ropes to tie us to the dock…that was yesterday’s argument. But after that, we were on our way. We ended up at the Backwater Bash at Hardridge Creek. 2 boats came loose from their anchors and almost hit us.

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