The Will of God is not something you add to your life. It's a course you choose. It's either

line yourself up with the Son of God or you capitulate to the principle which governs the

rest of the world. Elizabeth Elliott. Congress has money problems, a pair of them actually,

funding the federal government and raising the debt ceiling. Without funding, the government

will shut down on Thursday. Without raising the debt ceiling, Uncle Sam will default on

his loans sometime mid-October. While shutdowns happen with some frequency, most recently

in 2019, the US has never defaulted on its debt and economists warned the impact could

be, quote, catastrophic. Republicans, led by a Senate Minority Leader McConnell, have

proposed keeping the government funded in a standalone bill, but vowed to default rather

than raise the debt ceiling without reigning in spending. Democrats, led by the White

House, have ruled out tackling the issue separately, making for a sticky wicket.

A major way we can reflect the security, peace, and hope of salvation is by worrying less

about certain topics than the rest of the world. The US defaulting would not be unimportant,

but neither would it be all-important. Regardless of what happens, your eternity is secure.

First Peter, chapter 1 verses 3 through 4, says, Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord

Jesus Christ. Because of His great mercy, He has given us new birth into a living hope

through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that is

imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you.

China has outlawed all cryptocurrency activity. That means spending, mining, exchanging, speculating,

and even investing in high-quality, surefire, NFTs like a crypto-punk, the most expensive

of which could be yours for just $100 million, are all banned. While this certainly isn't

the first time China has taken aim at digital currency, it is the most complete.

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