NO SCHEDULE

To know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.  Ephesians  3:19

Some things are hard to understsand,as we read God's Word day by day,

It is good to pay heed to what is said because it gives strength along the way.

To know God's love fully- impossible- you say, and so very right you are,

But we have His love deep within our souls,because He saved us and brought us this far.

As we live in communion with Him each day there is more He wants us to know,

And He'll fill us with all He wants us to have and help us in our walk here below.(RP)

Wow, no schedule today. There is plenty to do, but no pressing obligations. Our son and part of his family will be coming up for Sunday. Good friends, missionaries, will be speaking Sunday, and they want to be here. Thanks for praying. 

WARM-UP

Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, leading to edification.Rom. 15:2

To build up others is our task with words and prayer and work,

And this may seem a meager task but doing it we must,

So start to please your neighbor now and give the gospel clear,

By preaching Christ to a dying world for this is our noble trust. (RP)

The warm weather is returning again for a few days. It is not even warm weather by many standards. Temperatures in the 70's is delightful, and that is what is forecast. We have our full Thursday today with enough to keep us busy, plus I have an elder meeting tonight. Margie often has to go to the family room and sleep in her lift chair, because sleep just does not come while she is in bed. It is strange, but we are glad she starts in the family room, then moves back into the bedroom and finishes out the night. Thanks for praying. 

MORE TIME

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me. Psa 50:15

A word from God to each of us when trouble comes our way,

We are to call upon Him and he hears exactly what we say.

Delivery is promised for those who will call and this is God's Word to you,

So receive it with joy and glorify God and never to Him be untrue.(RP)

I have more time to study for Sunday School now, because next Sunday we all meet to hear a missionary. Yesterday we worked with a couple our son had first helped, because they are going to Alaska to work in the fishing business. He already has employment but the ferry trip, needed for his car, is pricey. Thankfully it all got taken care of and the couple is grateful. So are we. Thanks for praying. 

CHANGE OF PACE

I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; with my mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 89:1

Even though we may not sing, our hearts sing praises to Him,

He is near us all the time and with Him hope never grows dim.

We pledge to speak to others of His wonderful grace to us,

And be ready always this very important issue to discuss.(RP)

Now with no Friday Bible classes until September, I started working again on our Shepherd's book. Last night we even together came up with a name for it. We are pleased. Now I must get the remaining chapters to the kind person, Laurel Hicks, who is editing for us. Maybe if all goes well, we can find a publisher who will not charge an arm and a leg, and get it to the public before Christmas. Thanks for praying about this with us.  

THANKFUL

Psalms 33:12

Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

A blessing is here promised to those who will heed God's call,

He will be their Savior if they truly seek Him and at his feet fall.

He calls them chosen, and what a privilege to have this name,

To always seek His will in our way should be our desired aim.

Rest in the promise of God; let Him lead each step of the way,

Stay in His word and read often, and always be willing to pray.(RP)

We are thankful for the Lord's help for the Friday Bible class, Sunday School and preaching service Sunday. The Lord indeed gave strength to minister those three times in a row.  After church a couple from our church took us for lunch and we had such a good time. Admittedly, I was tired and slept a couple of hours in the Lazy Boy recliner.  Today I am going a bit slower as we move into this week's chores. Thanks for praying. 

BIG DAY

Psalm 118:24This is the day the LORD has made;We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Lord, I'm glad you made this day for us, it's beautiful indeed,

Help me rejoice and happy be as Your Word I study and read.

This morning will have me teaching a Sunday School class and preaching in the morning service. I am glad to be able to be of service. Rawlie leaves this morning, and it has been real nice having him here these days. Now that the Friday class is over for the summer, we will try to get some other things done that have been on hold for a while. Thanks for praying. 

SUMMER WEATHER

Philippians 1:21For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain.

 Believers in Christ have a choice to make as they travel in this life,

With firm convictions and a steadfast goal, each can weather the strife.

To live for Christ should be the goal of each one in this race,

And by doing so the traveler soon learns much about God's grace.

And no matter what the lot in life, whether length of days or short,

We learn that even death itself is a God-given heavenly support.(RP)

According to the weatherman, we will have summer today and tomorrow. It was warm yesterday but we did not have to use the coolers. Today may be a different deal. Rawlie is with us and this morning we plan on having coffee together at the local grocery store/Starbucks. I will spend part of the day reviewing our Sunday School lesson on Joshua and the morning message. Yesterday I stuffed and baked 10 green peppers. At least that is one thing I can do and it helps with the meals. Trust your day goes well. Thanks so much for praying.