ood morning and welcome. It's another beautiful morning here on this Monday, February 23, 2009. Yesterday in my Bible study class we continued our new study through the book of Genesis. Our first lesson was entitled: How did we come to be here? Yesterday we dealt with: What did God intend? I had this written on the board: "Genesis. Creation. Why?" Those why questions are always the most difficult, don't you think? It's clear that God knew before Genesis 1:1 that we would as a human family beginning with Adam make a huge mess out of everything He would make and call good. In trying to discover the why of creation we are not left without information on the subject. We have the sixty-six books that make up our Bible to give us input on this subject. I had several thoughts coming from my many years of studying the truths God has graciously provided. Others in my class expressed their ideas. It was a good time as together we ended up where we should end up: In praising God for His Person, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. While He has given us much in the way of revealed truth, in the end, it is a matter of placing our confidence and trust in Him. When we do this our faith informs us of the reality of truth which gives us what we need to accept and embrace God and His Greatness! It was a good day.We celebrated our second eldest granddaughter's birthday yesterday as she becam
e an eighteen year old. Brittany is a wonderful young woman and we are so thankful for her. Her parents hosted us in their home and we had a great time. Our middle son and his family were there but our youngest son and his brood couldn't come because of illness. Our middle son had quite a day himself. He has struggled with many issues over his forty year sojourn and due to a number of accidents and other problems had become addicted to pain killers and sleep medications. Two weeks ago he made the decision to voluntarily enter a rehabilitation program and to get his life right with God. Yesterday he came forward at his Church and made a profession of Christ in finally coming to grips with his need for personal salvation. My wife just happened to be at their Church because of it being a special concert and rodeo roundup celebration day. She certainly didn't know that our Jimmy was going to be up on the stage making a public announcement regarding his calling upon Jesus to save Him. We are thrilled to see Jimmy do what we all must do if we are to have hope, both in this life and in the life to come. Jimmy was raised up to know the Bible. Jimmy walked the aisle when he was young and was baptized. However, walking aisles and getting wet doesn't make a person saved. Having Jesus come into your heart is the way one is changed from being lost to being saved. As long as anyone is still drawing breath here on the planet they still have time to seek and find God. We have to wonder how many thousands if not m
ore Jimmy's are out there carrying around a youthful experience but still needing a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ.
e an eighteen year old. Brittany is a wonderful young woman and we are so thankful for her. Her parents hosted us in their home and we had a great time. Our middle son and his family were there but our youngest son and his brood couldn't come because of illness. Our middle son had quite a day himself. He has struggled with many issues over his forty year sojourn and due to a number of accidents and other problems had become addicted to pain killers and sleep medications. Two weeks ago he made the decision to voluntarily enter a rehabilitation program and to get his life right with God. Yesterday he came forward at his Church and made a profession of Christ in finally coming to grips with his need for personal salvation. My wife just happened to be at their Church because of it being a special concert and rodeo roundup celebration day. She certainly didn't know that our Jimmy was going to be up on the stage making a public announcement regarding his calling upon Jesus to save Him. We are thrilled to see Jimmy do what we all must do if we are to have hope, both in this life and in the life to come. Jimmy was raised up to know the Bible. Jimmy walked the aisle when he was young and was baptized. However, walking aisles and getting wet doesn't make a person saved. Having Jesus come into your heart is the way one is changed from being lost to being saved. As long as anyone is still drawing breath here on the planet they still have time to seek and find God. We have to wonder how many thousands if not m
ore Jimmy's are out there carrying around a youthful experience but still needing a personal encounter with the Lord Jesus Christ.On Saturday I kept four of our grandchildren for about five hours. Poppy hasn't done that in quite a while and when they left I was exhausted. But we had a most wonderful time together. Later in the afternoon my wife and I went and purchased some living room and dinette furniture to replace that damaged by last year's hurricane. Doing stuff like that is always stressful to me. We also visited our dear Brother Milton and prayed with him. He continues his long journey of rehabilitation and recovery. It is a very difficult journey and we appreciate all the prayers and support that continues on his behalf. I also visited with my mom on the telephone several times. She is home now after her four week hospital battle against pneumonia and while glad to be home, she is still weak and dealing with some residual breathing issues. Yes, our proverbial plates stay pretty full but God somehow gives us the strength to carry on. Therefo
re, we ended last week with no need to be rocked to sleep as our heads hit the pillow on Saturday evening. Then our cups overflowed on Sunday. Life can be a challenging adventure as well as being painful at times in many ways but we thank God for His help, for His mercy, and for His provision that helps us make it, one step at a time, one day at a time. I do pray that you and yours will have a blessed week! Amen. ....More later.
re, we ended last week with no need to be rocked to sleep as our heads hit the pillow on Saturday evening. Then our cups overflowed on Sunday. Life can be a challenging adventure as well as being painful at times in many ways but we thank God for His help, for His mercy, and for His provision that helps us make it, one step at a time, one day at a time. I do pray that you and yours will have a blessed week! Amen. ....More later.
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