by Pastor Cecil | Jul 2, 2010 | Daily-E-Votionals, Luke
Luke 18:15-17
“People were also bringing babies to Jesus to have him touch them. When the disciples saw this, they rebuked them. But Jesus called the children to him and said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.'”
I have been reading of the Lord’s dealing in the life of George Müller in the early 1800’s. This man of such great faith lived totally dependent upon the Lord. He felt to ask people for money or to be paid a salary from the church would take away from his dependence upon the Lord. He purposed to bring his requests to the Lord alone and allow Him to prompt people to meet the needs of his family and ministry. It worked. Year after year the Lord was faithful.
There was a terrible outbreak of disease in 1834 that took the life of his father-in-law. Three days later his own son became gravely ill and died. He comforted his dear wife and reminded her that their dear infant was so much better off with the Lord Jesus than with them. It eased their loss and enabled them to weep for joy.
The words of this week’s hymn gives those of us who have lost our own loved ones to rejoice in the wonderful hope of being able to see them again in heaven.
“Jesus Loves Me“
Jesus loves me this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak, but He is strong.
Refrain:
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me He who dies,
Heaven’s gate to open wide;
He will take away my sin,
Let His little child come in.
Refrain:
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
Jesus , take this hear of mne,
Make it pure and wholly thine;
On the cross You died for me,
I will ever more live for thee.
Refrain:
Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me!
Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.
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Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
360-570-0074
PastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com
by Pastor Cecil | Jul 1, 2010 | Galatians
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
Years ago, Joyce and I were traveling in northern Idaho. We had just pulled onto the highway when Joyce asked, “What is that hissing sound?” Those words always make me shiver when I am driving. Sure enough, we had a broken hose.
We made it to a lake, but there were a number of problems. (1) The turn-out was in loose gravel. (2) We had had no container to get water. (3) It was 15 or so feet down a bank to the lake. (4) The radiator was sizzling hot. (5) I was not in the best physical condition in the world. (6) We did not know if we could make it out of the gravel if we did get the car cooled enough to drive. I am sure there may have been other problems, but these come to mind.
I finally located an empty soda can and made my first of many, many, many, trips down to the lake and back. After more than an hour we had the radiator filled and were ready for our dash into town.
I have never heard such a sick sound as that engine made when I started it up. I am sure that it was firing on only a few cylinders, but it was the best we could do. I dropped into gear but nothing happened. My sweet wife, Joyce, prayed one of the most honest prayers I ever heard her pray: “Lord, kick this thing in the afterburner!” Immediately the engine came alive and gravel went flying everywhere. We made it safely into town and pulled into the first garage we could find and went next door to cool off.
As we sat in a booth drinking glass after glass of cool fresh water, we reflected on the incident. We quoted together today’s scripture, the fruit of the Spirit. We could honestly feel that the Spirit was with us in that loose gravel that threatened to mire us down. Another blessing was that it was a very small hose and the cost to repair it was almost nothing. Ain’t God good!
Sometimes we get mired down in the gravel pits of life and feel that there is no way out. If you are there, I encourage you to pray Joyce’s prayer — “Lord, kick this thing in the afterburner and get me out of this mess.”
I especially pray that you will be aware of the blessed fruit of the Spirit to minister to you and give you peace in your storm. Amen.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
– – – Pastor Cecil
360-570-0074
PastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com
