Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Timely Reason for the Season Reminder

I was reading Faithwarming and as I was reading I kept thinking about Martha and Mary from Luke 10:38-42. Mind on the details and presentation, not on the reason for the celebration. (But what her in-laws did was rude, I know I would have been mad too)

I was recently reminded of a somewhat similar occurance for me. I was admiring an ornament that contained our first family Christmas picture consisting of myself, my wife and my 8 month old daughter. My wife noticed me looking at that and said "Every time I look at that picture I think of how you treated me on the way to the photographer" It came back to me then. I had yelled at her the entire time we were getting ready and in the car. I was mad because it was my only day off in 2 weeks and there were 10 other things more important I could be doing.

Looking at that picture now, I couldn't have been more wrong.

Saturday, November 25, 2006

I'll Wait for You There



I saw this on Mr. McCoy's site, Reformissionary and liked it so I thought I would put it here. Mr. McCoy has quite an eclectic taste in music. You should check it out.

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Give Thanks

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I hope everyone remembers all the blessings to be thankful for. I know when I am having a bad day and it feels like the world is against me and I must be cursed if I start thanking God for all the things I take for granted, health, roof over my head, cars that run, food on the table, etc., I feel much better about my situation and more humble. I remember all the people who do without and count my blessings.

Let's all try to be thankful every day for the little things and try to be kind to at least one person every day for no reason.

Mark 4:15-20 (NIV)
15Some people are like seed along the path, where the Word is sown. As soon as they hear it, Satan comes and takes away the Word that was sown in them. 16Others, like seed sown on rocky places, hear the Word and at once receive it with joy. 17But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the Word, they quickly fall away. 18Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the Word; 19but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the Word, making it unfruitful. 20Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the Word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."

God can take a small seed sown in good soil(us) and reward us 30, 60 or even 100 times.

Colossians 3:15,16
15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.

And thus ends the Bible lesson for today