HOT WEATHER

Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.  They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness.Lam 3:22-23

The Lord is merciful, and for this we are not consumed,

His gift to us is sweeter than a rose so delicately perfumed.

We thank Him much for compassion, which will never ever fail,

And it does not depend on my strength, because I am very frail.

His blessings are new every morning, we can always count on this,

And God's faithfulness is dynamic and its value we cannot dismiss.(RP)

This morning the radio announced hot weather coming. We will see. In some places it might hit 100 degrees. Yesterday  we enjoyed a missionary presentation during Sunday School from our friends who work in Haiti. We will get back into normal schedule next Sunday, and I will be teaching in the book of Joshua again. Thanks for praying. 

MISSIONARIES

1 Corinthians 10:31 Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

Believers in Christ are to honor God no matter their lot in life,

And maintain this commitment every day in spite of trouble and strife.

So in food or pleasure or whatever you do, be sure to honor him,

And you'll be the winner, promised by God and your life will be filled to the brim.(RP)

This morning we will hear missionaries during Sunday School. Next week I will have the Joshua class. We have not had it for two Sundays. Yesterday I was able to complete the correction of 20 more chapters of our Shepherds book, and print them for a second review. We are hoping and praying that perhaps the book will be ready for Christmas.This is our goal. Thanks for praying. 

DELIGHTFUL VISIT

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Believers in Christ have a job to do, God's Word spells it out for us,

To Him we are special and He tell us so in this verse we are about to discuss.

To be chosen,royal,holy and special is more than we can take,

And to think He called us from darkness to Him, why would we now forsake.

So now we proclaim Him to all who will hear, this wonderful message of light,

And urge them to surrender their souls to His care, acknowledging his power and might.(RP)

We had a delightful visit this week from some of our family members. Rawlie was here overnight and left yesterday. But some of his family came in the afternoon with other friends, and we had a great time with them. They came to get in on a little of the famous Old Settlers yearly event in Ferndale. Today it is bright sunny one, with warm weather predicted. Thanks for praying. 

RAWLIE

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.Matthew 7:7

Lord, It seems I do much talking when I came to you in prayer,

Teach me how to ask and seek and knock, without fanfare. (RP)

Rawlie came up to spend the night and part of today here. It is always nice having him here. The weather is cooler. Thankfully I am ahead on research and study for sermons and Bible class, so today I will work more on our Shepherds book. I would love to try to get it out in order to offer it for Christmas. We will see. Thanks for praying. 

ROOT BEER BELLY

Therefore;Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.

2 Cor 6:17

God calls us to separate ourselves from the world, living truly only for him,

And never just live for yourself my friend giving heed to every whim.

Come out from the world and touch no unclean thing is the Masters call today,

And we will have fellowship so wonderful indeed with our Savior all the way.(RP)

You have probably never heard of root beer belly before. We discovered it when we started taking vitamins from Youngevity.com. It is a probiotic item and really gives help to Margie when she suffers stomach upsets. They come in individual wraps. They are sprinkles and one dose usually makes her feel remarkably better. Yes, they do taste like root beer. Thanks for praying. 

"UNDER THE WEATHER"

For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.    Heb 4:12

The most powerful book in the world, is the living Word of God,

Many may think this an unusual claim and quickly call it odd.

But the sharpness and piercing of this special Book, surpasses them all,

And meets the need of every soul, whether he be great or small,

This Book knows us like none other can, and the intent of the heart it reads,

It convicts and prods and urges all and for the sinner it continually pleads. (RP)

Yesterday Margie was under the weather and we cancelled a lunch appointment. Today I seem to be

that way, so I am not functioning at full speed. I seldom experience this, so I have to adjust to it. There are still plenty of things to do. I am washing clothes now, and then will continue to work on my upcoming Sunday sermon, plus class in Joshua. Thanks for praying.   

CAR REPORT

Deuteronomy 33:27  The eternal God is your refuge,And underneath are the everlasting arms.

Oh the joy of having Jesus - our refuge strong and sure,

With His arms right underneath us we have a place secure. (RP)

I took the car to the repair shop and they tested the alternator, and praise the Lord it was okay. Our son had offered to come up and install a new one, but now that is not necessary. We are thankful. The weather is warmer these days. We do not complain with temperatures hardly reaching 75 degrees. Thanks for praying.