Sometimes city officials get it right ... and sometimes they don't even come close. That was the scenario in Philadelphia last night. After waiting through intermittent rain showers, a large crowd of thousands lining the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art were informed that the July 4th's fireworks were being cancelled due to the rain. Then, after over 80% of the crowd went home, the decision was made to uncancel the cancelled fireworks. So at approximately 11:20 PM, the show began (and according to officials it was done for the sake of television viewers - but would not most have gone to bed by that time?). No wonder there are a lot of irked people this morning!Cancellation of events due to weather happen frequently. And when they do, people are disappointed. But I don't know if I have ever heard of a fireworks display being cancelled and then uncancelled! Hmm. This gets me thinking of a cancellation mentioned in the Bible. That's right, a cancellation. In Colossians 2:13-14 Paul writes, "When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross." Wow! At the cross, Christ, having fulfilled all the demands of the Law of God, took that Law and wrote the words "Paid in Full" across it. And these words he wrote with his blood! This cancelled the demand of the Law upon us (which was death!). And unlike what happened in Philadelphia last night, this cancellation will never be uncancelled! You can count on that!
Thanks for listening,
pj
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