Did you notice how quickly Saturday and Sunday whizzed by? It was very fast for us but we wake up this morning thanking God for the opportunity to get up and go on this brand spanking new
Monday, November 15, 2010. The good news is how wonderful it is to have an extended family in our local fellowship of believers where we worship. It's great to know that people care and they take seriously the problems faced by fellow brothers and sisters. In the class I teach I believe we talked about needs in different folks lives for 20 minutes or more and then we prayed over those needs because we are a family of believers who know that without God's help we cannot make it. After our lesson from Exodus Chapter 17 we then went into our morning worship hour and our pastor brought a great sermon to get us ready for the Thanksgiving season. He spent his time presenting the unfathomable riches associated with the personal salvation Jesus made possible on the Cross. Some folks scoff at the idea of a person being lost and on their journey to an eternity separated from God. They also find it difficult to appreciate how that a person born into that sinful condition can be rescued and saved to live eternally with God. Sorry. That's just the way it works and any and all who have found this truth by confessing their sin before God and calling upon Him for salvation, they know this to be the greatest of all gifts that anyone could ever be given. Therefore, it was a good way to get us jump started on a thankful heart. We are thankful for the gift of salvation and the God who provided it to us through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior! Thank you Bro. John for using the Apostle Paul's letter to the Church at Rome in reminding us of this great truth.
I was able to run by to see our Lexie Dee on Saturday on my way to visit my brother at the hospital. I dropped our birthday gift off and after getting at least twenty hugs and kisses I was ready for the day. She was surrounded by a bunch of giggly girlfriends and they seemed somewhat fascinated by her Poppy Santa. This week is going to be a crucial week for my brother. He has shown progress but is nearing the end of his medical attention. His next stop is still undecided at this time. We are resisting him going into a convalescence center because the family believes he still can recover more. However, the medical people along with the insurance company typically have the last say, period, end of story. We have an appeal pending of their recent decisions but we just can't be sure how this will turn out at this time. His son is working with the VA to check out benefits through that agency. His daughter out in California runs a medical practice, therefore, she has been the point person with the insurance company but to say the least it has been very taxing for us all. We would appreciate prayers of intercession regarding the settlement of these issues over the next few days.
Update: We also heard last evening that Donald was being given blood because his counts are low and they will be evaluating this new development this morning.
Pray about something like insurance company decisions? You betcha! People of faith tend to pray about all things because we have been granted this privilege based on our relationship with Christ. I used to be one of those who felt like maybe some of the so called trivial things in life were not serious enough to pray about. Over the years I have observed the prayer lives of some wonderful senior saints. One in particular, the late Sister Willis, used to pray about things like finding her apartment keys when she misplaced them. Many of us chuckled when she asked for prayer about things like that. She lived in an senior apartment complex and losing her keys was a big deal because she had to pay for a replacement and she lived on a very small fixed income. When she found her keys she would rejoice and thank God and she wanted everyone to join her in thanking God for hearing her prayer. Here's what I have learned. Those of us who chuckled about this simple lady's dependence upon God were wrong. She was right. She had put into practice the inspired admonition from God's Word: "Be anxious for nothing, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6 She would never have been able to stand and teach a formal Bible lesson, but her consistent seeking of God's help for the
all things of life taught us all what it means to be a child who depends upon their heavenly Father for their daily needs.
Amen, and thanks Sister Willis for showing us the way. May God bless us all. See you next time. .....More later.
Pray about something like insurance company decisions? You betcha! People of faith tend to pray about all things because we have been granted this privilege based on our relationship with Christ. I used to be one of those who felt like maybe some of the so called trivial things in life were not serious enough to pray about. Over the years I have observed the prayer lives of some wonderful senior saints. One in particular, the late Sister Willis, used to pray about things like finding her apartment keys when she misplaced them. Many of us chuckled when she asked for prayer about things like that. She lived in an senior apartment complex and losing her keys was a big deal because she had to pay for a replacement and she lived on a very small fixed income. When she found her keys she would rejoice and thank God and she wanted everyone to join her in thanking God for hearing her prayer. Here's what I have learned. Those of us who chuckled about this simple lady's dependence upon God were wrong. She was right. She had put into practice the inspired admonition from God's Word: "Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6 She would never have been able to stand and teach a formal Bible lesson, but her consistent seeking of God's help for the all things of life taught us all what it means to be a child who depends upon their heavenly Father for their daily needs. Amen, and thanks Sister Willis for showing us the way. May God bless us all. See you next time. .....More later.
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