January 27, 2021
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorating the tragedy of the Holocaust that occurred during the Second World War. It remembers the genocide that resulted in the deaths of 6 million Jews (around two-thirds of Europe’s Jewish population) and 11 million others (including ethnic Poles, Soviet civilians and prisoners of war, gypsies, the disabled, political and religious dissidents, and gay men), by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. The date of January 27 was chosen because that was the day in 1945, that Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi concentration and death camp, was liberated by the Red Army.
Another tragedy arising from Adolf Hitler’s “Final Solution,” is the disgusting rise of Holocaust deniers who claim, either explicitly or implicitly, that the Holocaust is a hoax – or an exaggeration – arising from a deliberate Jewish conspiracy designed to advance the interest of Jews at the expense of other people. In the face of all the evidence to the contrary, they claim the “Final Solution” was aimed only at deporting Jews and did not include their extermination, that Nazi authorities did not use extermination camps and gas chambers for the genocidal mass murder of Jews, and that the actual number of Jews murdered is significantly lower than the accepted figure of 6 million, typically around 600,000 – a tenth of the figure.
I will never understand Christians who are prejudiced towards Jews. Our Savior was a Jew! And God promised Abraham, “I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you” (Genesis 12:3).
👉 Our political correspondent reports that nearly all Senate Republicans voted to endorse the idea that impeachment proceedings against former President Donald Trump are unconstitutional, a blow to Democrats’ hopes of recruiting significant GOP support for conviction in the trial set to begin in two weeks. Democrats said that the trial is proper and that Republicans are focusing on the constitutional question in order to avoid having to weigh in on the merits of the case itself.
So, the Constitution doesn’t matter, just the Democratic lawmakers pathological hatred of Donald Trump. This is the first move of dismantling the framework of our nation, and when they take out enough pieces, collapse is inevitable.
👉 Amy pointed out that I did not put a link in yesterday’s blog for the Star Trek: Generations reference about Tuesday. Take another look.
The Pirates moved from Forbes Field to Three Rivers Stadium on June 28, 1970. The Pirates opened their new stadium, PNC Park, with two exhibition games against the New York Mets, the first of which was played on March 31, 2001. The first official baseball game played in PNC Park was between the Cincinnati Reds and the Pirates, on April 9, 2001.
One of the features of PNC Park is the 21 feet high right field wall, known as the Clemente Wall, so named because Roberto wore number 21. But it could have been 13 feet high.
The 1955 season opened with rookie outfielder Earl Smith wearing No. 21 and fellow rookie Roberto Clemente wearing 13. Smith did not live up to his Triple A promise and was sent to the minor leagues from where he never returned. Soon thereafter, Clemente switched to 21, the number he wore to a spot in the eternal fabric of the franchise.
We know why PNC architects made the right-field wall 21 feet high, but why was Clemente so quick to take the number when the chance presented itself that spring of 1955? Twenty-one letters: the number it takes to spell Roberto Walker Clemente.
👉 For your amusement:
👉 Today’s close is from Joyce Meyer.
We all like “suddenlies,” and God promises that whatever remains to be accomplished in us will be done “suddenly” when Jesus returns to the earth.
Until then, we can confidently trust He is working in us through His Word and Spirit on a regular basis. If you are spending time in God’s word and believing He is doing work in you, then you are changing from one degree of glory to another.
You don’t have to be discouraged about your spiritual growth or in your walk with God, because no matter what remains to be done in the transformation of the old you into the new you, it will be finished at the appearing of Jesus in the heavenlies.
If the devil tries to tell you you’re going to stay the way you are forever, he is lying. God promises in His Word that He has begun a good work in you and He also will finish it (see Philippians 1:6).
Prayer Starter: Thank you, Lord, for Your faithfulness and I look forward to the day that I am suddenly transformed. In the meantime, help me stay the course and grow in faith and in Your love. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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