THANKFUL

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 

Hebrews 4:2

The gospel is preached, and people hear God's love-story to them,

Some who hear do not believe,and the result is that God has to condemn.

The reason for condemnation is because they will not believe,

Anyone can change this though, they only have to receive. 

When the lost mix God plan of salvation with faith, they are saved,

By doing this the road to heaven by Jesus's great love is paved.(RP)

We are thankful for the coolers which brought down the temperature in the house considerably yesterday. And last night our bedroom was 10 degrees cooler than the rest of the house. Margie got sick after lunch and was not able to attend prayer meeting. Thankfully when I returned, she was much better. As soon as I get this sent off, I must get the garbage can out to the street for the afternoon pick up, and also fertilize the rose bush and flowers and hanging basket. That is a weekly schedule. Trust you are all well. Thanks for praying. 

90 DEGREES F.

And there is no creature hidden from His sight,but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Himto whom we must give account.Hebrews 4:13

Some may think they can hide from God; how deceived they are,

They try to keep away from Him, but really they are not very far.

These souls must give an account to God who is their Judge,

And we know that on that day not one of them can hide or fudge.

We pray that all who have no relationship with Jesus today,

Will come to Him and receive Him as Lord and never run away.(RP)

The weatherman said today the temperature will get to 90 or above in some parts of our county. We are prepared. The evaporative cooler that just arrived worked well yesterday on its trial run. We had to turn it another direction because the force of the cold air was too much for Margie. I turned it on me. I am glad to have it. This morning is hair day for Margie, and this afternoon is prayer meeting. We look forward to this. We trust your day goes well. Thanks for praying.

MOVING ALONG

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.  John 3:3

God's entrance exam into Heaven, is spelled out in words clear and plain,

Being born again is commanded, and without this there is great pain.

Jesus died on the cross to save us from sin and it's up to us to believe,

When you decide to give Jesus your life and your all, new life you will then receive.

God's kingdom will never be seen, by those who refuse His gift.

Accept Him today without delay and receive from Him a great lift.(RP)

Things just keep moving along. We just lost a long-time friend, Bert Holtrop. He had suffered a lot lately with his heart. We plan on attending the memorial service in a couple of weeks.  Yesterday Margie got a good foot treatment from the specialist. We shopped while in town. We were glad to be home. On the front porch was the new evaporative cooler I order when we had the really hot weather. This week it returns, so it arrived just in time.  Thanks for your prayers,

FOOT DOCTOR

Psalms 71:6 

By You I have been upheld from birth; You are He who took me out of my mother's womb. My praise shall be continually of You.

God sustained us since before the day we were born.

And by His wonderful grace all our days he will adorn.

Our response to His loving care is one of continual praise,

And this should go on for all of our God-ordained days.(RP)

This morning we take Margie to her regular foot doctor. While in town we will do some extra necessary shopping, taking advantage of the trip. The weatherman promises warmer weather now so we will be looking forward to our new swamp cooler which we ordered several days ago. It will give some added cool air which our present machines don't seem to do very well. Thanks for your prayers.

SUNDAY BLESSING

The LORD is my light and my salvation-- whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life-- 

of whom shall I be afraid.

Psalms 27:1

Thank God our fears are gone in Christ; He is my salvation and light,

And because I trusted Him as my own, I know I did what was right. 

Now I do not fear, because He is my protector and guard,

And no matter what comes my way, for Him nothing is too hard.

He is now my stronghold, and my place of constant peace and rest,

Because I chose Him to be my Savior, my decision was the best. 

(RP)

We were blessed Sunday by hearing the testimony of a man in the Navy Seals.  He and his wife gave an inspirational testimony of their walk with the Lord and how He worked mightily in their lives. It was truly a wonderful time listening to this godly couple. Our son and grandsons joined us at church which was nice. They went back to Stanwood in the afternoon. The weather continues cool but will now warm up this week. Thanks for praying. 

GREAT WEEK

And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,

forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Ephesians 4:32

This is the hardest commandment to obey if your are not living for the Lord,

Put Jesus in His rightful place and I assure you He will be your great reward.

Kindness to all is God's command, and besides this, tenderhearted be,

These are possible only through Him, and to this fact none can disagree.

A forgiving heart is a precious thing,made possible by His great love,

And this is because He forgave us; all a beautiful gift from above.

(RP)

This has been a great week for us. Margie has done real well in preparing meals for our son who has been with us for the week. We tried to encourage her not to push herself, but she wanted to make some desserts, etc. She did. Today we go to Sunday School and church. A special speaker will be there and our son and grandson will also attend. The weather has been definitely cooler. Margie really likes it this way. Thanks for praying. 

SLOW WEEK

For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. 

Philippians 3:20

Believers have dual citizenship; one in heaven and the other here,

How great to know we have a home up there; this give us cheer.

Because our home is in heaven, we anxiously look forward to it,

And what joy fills our hearts when we gladly to God's will submit.

If you are not sure of your destiny, trust Christ as Savior right now,

He will give you eternal life, and your life He will richly endow.(RP)

For some reason this has been a slow week for us. There is nothing wrong with that, it just seems different. Today in our city is the big parade. We will not attend, but many will, including our family. They have a choice spot already chosen where they will sit and enjoy the goings-on.  Margie and I will be here at home.  Yesterday we tackled a much-needed job of cleaning out the refrigerator. We are glad that is done. It rained almost all day yesterday. It was just a gently drizzle but the earth needed the moisture. We trust today will be a good one for you. Thanks for praying.