IT'S HERE!!

For I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content.  Philip.1:11

It’s hard to learn this lesson, Lord for we who are so weak,

But give us faith & courage, Your will to always seek.(RP)

We may not need it right now, but the electric snow shovel arrived late yesterday afternoon. My brother Ernie gave this to us and we appreciate it greatly. They do predict a little snow in the forecast, but we never know how intense it may be. We had another wakeful night because Margie's restless leg medication ran out and we needed to call the doctor to renew the prescription. Now we may have to wait 3 days. I pray that won't be necessary. Thanks for praying. 

FELLOWSHIP

Psalm 5:3 My voice You shall hear in the morning, O LORD; In the morning I will direct it to You, And I will look up.

Determined to speak to the Lord each day, the Psalmist wrote his vow,And oh how special it was for him to declare just when and how. He desired to pray in the morning, and start his day just right,Doing it this way was routine which gave him perfect delight. The focal point of his morning was God, as he looked to Him above,And all through the day he was aware of one thing; his heavenly Father's love.(RP)

Yesterday afternoon, several of the women of our church went to the church secretary's house. Marianne Brudwick invited them to meet and visit with Jessi Whitehead. Jessi is Matt Whitehead's wife. He is our preacher each Sunday. We are praying he will be led to accept the position of lead pastor. He is presently in secular work and under contract. so thus the delay in his response to our invitation to candidate as pastor. As far as we know, all appreciate his ministry and we pray he will be led to accept the invitation. Thanks for praying.

OPEN ROAD

Ephesians 6:11  Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

To be rightly dressed is a command from God and we better listen now,

For His orders are right and meant to help so stand before Him and bow,

Put on His armor described by Paul and you'll be the better for it.

And through the tests of life which come your way, you will never want to quit.

The ability God gives to withstand our foe, so put on His armor today,

And you'll be prepared to fight right and to be all He wants you to be each day. (RP)

Thankfully, as far as we know now, all the roads are open after a light snow fell during the night. We will be going down to church in about an hour. We had a quiet day yesterday. I was able to get most of my research and study done for next Friday's class. That is a help because we never know what unscheduled happenings may appear. Margie will be at a special meeting this afternoon and I will talk of that tomorrow. Thanks for praying. 

BACK TO NORMAL

Therefore , if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation;old things have passed away, behold all things have become new.II Corinthians 5:17

To be IN CHRIST - what a place to be,Salvation in Him is the best, we agree.When you come to Christ,old things pass away,And now in Him you begin a new day.Your life becomes new when you come to Him,And forever you'll sing the redemption hymn.(RP)

After weeks of not having Bible class because of the snow, and people also being sick, I think yesterday our Bible class was almost back to normal.  We had a good attendance and the class participation was excellent. We learn so much together in this question - answer format.  I just heard on the radio that some snow did fall in some areas of our county. There is none here where we live, however. We are told that tomorrow we can expect some. We have heard this often during the cold months. thanks for praying. 

PRAYER

(Mal 3:8)  

"Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, 'In what way have we robbed You?' In tithes and offerings.

When the offering is taken do you drop in a bill or a check or a penny or two?

God talks about money in His Holy Word and what He says is for you.

To rob God is so easy and it's done every day, so play close attention to this, 

For neglect may be fun for a very short time, but the guilty one God will not miss.

Be faithful in giving your offering to God, and His blessing will be upon you,

And in doing God's will with your income each month, the Lord you can never outdo. (RP)

There are so many hurting people it seems. From our church alone, several have either recently had surgery, or are scheduled for it. After the sad accident last Sunday that put some in the hospital, and now Monday and Tuesday others will be having operations. We need to pray all the more. At our Thursday afternoon prayer time yesterday it was a privilege to remember these people. This morning we will go to Bible study and pray most of them will be able to get to class. Some will be missing because they are not well, and we are praying for them. Thanks for praying.

CARDIOLOGIST - FOLLOW-UP

John 15:13

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends, 

There may not be many like this, who would lay down his life for a friend,

But Jesus our Savior did exactly this, which is something I can't comprehend.

Jesus showed his love in a tangible way, the day He died for me,

And I and millions who have received His gift, will thank Him for eternity.(RP)

Yesterday afternoon Margie saw the cardiologist practitioner, who gave an EKG as part of the consultation. She apparently is doing well. She told Margie that the generic medication is not as good as the Brand name. We didn't know which she was taking until we returned home and checked. I guess the insurance companies give the cheapest until the patient negotiates a change. So now we will see what should be done. Last night we met with the Daws and Coonrod families for a delicious meal at Anthony's in Bellingham.  Upon arrival home, Margie was VERY tired and had to go to bed earlier than usual. Thanks for praying. 

WEATHER CHANGE

I no longer call you servants, because a servant

does not know his master's business.

Instead, I have called you friends,

for everything that I learned from my Father

I have made known to you.

John 15:15

Our relationship with Jesus is a special one indeed,

if we claim Him as our Savior and live each day for Him.

He does not call us servants even though we are that too,

but He considers us His friend,

and that hope will not grow dim.

(RP)

Yesterday it snowed hard both here at home and at church. It eventually warmed up and this morning all the snow is melted. It is supposed to get cold again by Sunday and they even forecast snow. By Friday the snow removal machine and blower my brother Ernie gave me as a birthday gift, should arrive. I hope it does. I asked my other brother, Harold, about the snow blower, because he works with snow all winter and helped me find the best machine. Today Margie sees the heart specialist. We will report on this tomorrow. Thanks for praying.