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Weekly In Grandma, Drop Me a Line! by Jonathan M. La- Barge Pastor of New Hope Baptist Church The People of God “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. Dear ly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Hav ing your conversation honest among Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. ” - 1 Peter 2:9-12 The theme of First Peter is the settling work of suffering for the faith. Peter writes as “The Apostle of Hope” to “the strangers scattered’’ (lPt.l:l) to encourage them amid their severe trials and sufferings. Suffering is mentioned in every chapter of the book. During their hour of suffering Peter reminds these scattered strangers of the faith of an import ant truth that encour aged and emboldened them to persevere for the Lord Jesus Christ - God has a people, and they are the people of God. God says his people are “a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people” (v.9). That word “peculiar” does not mean funny looking but a belonging to someone. A peculiar people are a people for a possession. They belong to God. They are God’s personal possession. God says his peo ple were called, His people were strangers and pilgrims, and His people were to abstain from fleshly lusts. God Gas Price Average Increased at the Pumps Special to the Ledger Georgia gas price average increased at the pump compared to a week ago. Georgia drivers are paying an av erage price of $3.02 per gallon for regular un leaded gasoline (subject to change overnight). Monday’s state average is 7 cents more than a week ago, 1 cent more than a month ago, and 37 cents less than this time last year. Community Calendar • Lee County - Leesburg - Smithville Planning Commission will meet Thursday, February 1 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building. Opal Cannon Auditorium, 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg. • Leesburg City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb ruary 6 at 6:00 p.m. at the Leesburg City Hall. • Lee County Board of Education will meet Monday, February 12 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the board of education office, 126 Starksville Ave., N, Leesburg. • Lee County Commissioners will meet Tuesday, February 13 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at the T. Page Tharp Governmental Build ing, Opal Cannon Auditorium, 102 Starksville Avenue North, Feesburg. • All veterans are invited to join American Legion Post 182. American Legion Post 182 meets at 7:00 p.m. the first Monday each month at J&E Country Restaurant, 232 Walnut Ave, S. Leesburg. the Word expects much of His people, of which we find the summary of what is expected of the people of God in verse twen ty-one, “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leav ing us an example, Jonathan M that ye should follow his steps:”. We are unlike any other people on the face of the earth, and we are to act unlike any other people on the face of the earth. We are living in a day of identity crisis. Boys want to be girls. Girls want to be boys. Others want to be a combina tion of the two. What do you identify as? Do you identify as a mother or a father? Do you identify as a husband or a wife? Do you identify as a member of a particular church or a denomina tion? As for me, more than identifying as a husband, as a father, as a member of New Hope Baptist Church, as an Independent Funda mental Baptist, or as a pastor, I identify as a child of God! God has a people, and I am one of them! I’m part of the blood-washed, blood- bought throng of sinners who has obtained mercy! Are you part of the people of God? It’s high time some of you climbed out from the rock of timidity you’ve been hiding behind, the rock of self-preserva tion, the rock of political correctness, the rock of compromise and toler ance, and place yourself squarely atop the Chief Cornerstone laid in Sion, the rock Christ Jesus, and unashamedly identify as part of the people of God! I ask you again, are you a part of the people of God? If so, we need to quit trying to straighten everybody else out and let God straighten us out. “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end of them that obey not the gospel of God?” (1 Pt.4:17). Judgment begins at the house of God. God’s people are the house of God. God first deals with His people and then works through His people. The most im portant work God is doing in the world is the work La Barge that begins in our own hearts as the people of God. The people of God are being targeted by wicked assailants led by the wicked one himself. “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:” (lPt.5:8). What kind of people do they think we are? Are we the lily-livered, lay down, give up, do nothing kind of people? We must stop letting the world define who the people of God are. We must let the Bible define us. We are the people of God. We are like no other in the world. We have the lov ing attention, the kind favor, the strong arm, and the mercy of God. Are we the kind of people who attend church and listen to the Word of God but never change? Are we Chris tians who talk and talk and talk but do nothing? Do we continually cast blame and attempt to straighten all others out while refusing to ask God to search and try us and see if there be any Leesburg’s Hometown Funeral Home Now Offering Cremation Services On Site “Our family serving your family since 2015.’ JOSEPH W. JONES FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY 375 US Hwy 19 S., Leesburg, GA www.josephwjones.com 229-814-1415 LEE COUNTY Life works wet here NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Lee County - Leesburg - Smithville Planning Commission Conditional Use Application Muckalee Plantation. LLC. (Z24-001) has submitted an application to the Lee County Planning Commission requesting a Conditional Use to operate an associated wedding venue and bed and breakfast inn, in the AG-1 (Active Agriculture District). This property is in the First Land District of Lee County. The total acreage of Tract 2 is 1,693.933 acres. The wedding venue proposes to utilize 23.64 of those acres. The east property line borders the Muckalee Creek and is in flood zone A & AE. All development and uses are located outside the SFHA and in flood zone X. The parcel number is 049 159, at 569 Lovers Lane Road, Leesburg, GA 31763. Exact legal descriptions of the property are on file at the Lee County Planning, Zoning and Engineering Department, 102 Starksville Avenue North, Room 202, Leesburg, GA 31763 and can be reviewed along with any other information regarding this request between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Lee County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on the conditional use application on Thursday, February 1, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. This meeting will be held in the Opal Cannon Auditorium of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. The Planning Commission will forward its recommendation to the Lee County Board of Commissioners. The Lee County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., and a final vote on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., in the Opal Cannon Auditorium of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, Georgia 31763. *************************** Meetings of the Planning Commission and the Board of Commissioners are open to the public. Georgia law requires that all parties who have made campaign contributions to any member of the Lee County Board of Commissioners in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250) within two (2) years immediately preceding the filing of this request, and who desire to appear at the public hearing in opposition to the application, shall, at least five (5) days prior to the public hearing, file a campaign contribution report with the Lee County Planning Commission. Persons with special needs relating to handicapped accessibility or foreign language interpretation should contact the ADA Coordinator at (229) 759-6000 or through the Georgia Relay Service (800) 255-0056 (TDD) or (800) 355-0135 (voice). This person can be contacted at the T. Page Tharp Building in Leesburg, Georgia between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, and will assist citizens with special needs given proper notice of seven (7) working days. The meeting rooms and buildings are handicap accessible. wicked way in us? Judg ment must begin at the house of God. We don’t need the right president in the White House and government officials in Washington. We need the chosen generation, the royal priesthood, the holy nation, the peculiar people to seek the God of Heaven. We need the people of God to be the people of God! New Hope Baptist Church meets at 1209 Graves Springs Rd., Leesburg, GA. Our service times are Sun day- 10:00am; 11:00am; 6:00pm & Wednesday - 7:00pm. Feel free to contact us at 229-439- 9997, visit us online at newhopebaptist.net, or find us on Facebook @ NHBCLeesburg The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, January 31,2024, Page 7A SOWEGA ELECTRIC MOTORS • ALL YOUR AC MOTOR REPAIRS NEEDS • PUMP REPAIR NEEDS • NEW SALES All Type Motors Rewinding - Repairing Single & Three Phase Travis L. 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