Hello Family let us pray,
Dear Heavenly Father we offer thanks for the blessings You
have heaped upon us this day. Father we
stand proudly as Your servant ready to do the work of the Kingdom, from
whatever ability we have we are here to help You and others. Keep us strong and healthy Father so our work
may continue. For those who are
weakened, may be sick, ill, or injured we ask that Your healing hands return
their bodies to full strength and sharpen their minds so they may again fulfill
their duties for Your Kingdom. Father we
pray for our brothers and sisters who struggle in one way or another, be it a
job, finances, or marriage, or something else, You know the situation and the
facts and we pray for Your intervention to light their path and guide their way
to a less stressful point in this life here upon earth. Father we pray for those who yet have found a
savior that they may discover or be led to Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior and
come to know Him as we do and fully understand the greatest of sacrifices He
has made for all of us on earth. Father
we stand strong in Your name ready to perform in whatever manner You call for
our talents. In the name of Christ Jesus
we offer these prayers to You on this day…..AMEN.
Welcome again Family, what a perplexing day, for as I start
to write this our forum is down again, I pray it is simply growing pains as the
new location evolves for us. Yes we’ve
had reports that it will occasionally go down for some, but it seems to be down
for many right now, pray it comes back to us soon.
In this wild world in which we live, we all too often find
ourselves just sitting and watching….almost wasting time, watching it go
by. It reminds me of an older couple,
who lived maybe in the mountains of Colorado somewhere. One late fall night, they had a nice fire
going and they were sitting there, just “whiling” time away. Then the wife turns to her husband and she
says, “Hon I think it is raining outside, why don’t you get up and go
check.” The old man continued to gaze
that the flames of the fire, then said, “Ma, why don’t we just call the dog in
and see if he’s wet.”
Sometimes our laziness can get to be a bit overwhelming for
us.
Who knows who John Wesley was? He is credited with being the founder of
Methodism. He was born in 1703 and died
in 1791, dying at the grand old age of 87.
He travelled much of England, Ireland, and North America on horseback,
preaching outdoors to many in his lifespan….in fact over 250,000 miles on
horseback…that would be an average of 20 miles a day for 40 years. He preached some 4,000 sermons, wrote 400 books, and knew at least
10 languages.
At 83 he became annoyed that he could no longer write for 15
hours a day, that his eye sight just would not stand that kind of rigor. At 86 he was heard to complain that he no
longer was capable of preaching twice a day.
In fact his diary indicates there was an ever increasing desire to just
lie in bed in the morning….rather than rising at an “early hour” he would
languish in bed until 5:30 am.
What a man, a work-a-holic by today’s terms and beliefs no
doubt. However, how much time do we
waste each day. There is so much work
yet to be done in God’s Kingdom and for God’s Kingdom….think about that the
next time you find yourself idle….yes there is much work to do…..decide today….to
do something.
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper
time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galatians 6:9
Go in Peace
Blessings to you all
Aloha
Randy
