January
9, 2019 – “Recent news
about a dear friend who is battling heart trouble reminds me afresh and anew of
the brevity of life. James tells us that our life “…is a vapor…” and other
writers talk of “flowers” and “grass of the field” that appear and disappear
after a brief period of life. Friend, make you plans now for heaven, you may
receive your summons from the Sovereign without any warning. “Seek the Lord
while He may be found…” S. E. Trail
My prayer for you today is for you to be
“packed up, prayed up and ready to go!”
Weekly Memory Verse Challenge - Joshua 24:15
And
if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will
serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side
of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for
me and my house, we will serve the LORD. KJV
“Mrs. Jones had been a staple of her
local congregation for many years and that is why her absence was noticed
lately. The pastor decided to drop by her house to check up on her after the
Sunday service. He knocked on her door and being that she's nearly 85 it took
her a bit to get to the door. "Hello, who is it?" she asked. "It's
Pastor Smith", he answered. "OH Hi-Come in, Come in, how's the
ministry doing?" She said. "Very well, I just wanted to make sure
your prayer needs are being met." "Oh honey, I haven't felt well
lately but I'm getting better" Just then the phone rang and she excused
herself to get it. The pastor sat near a table with an old reader's digest and
a bowl of peanuts. After 15 minutes, then 20, he heard his stomach growl and
began to get restless. He started in on the bowl of peanuts and began reading.
After 45 minutes, he suddenly realized that he had eaten all of the peanuts. Right
then Mrs. Jones returned and said, "Oh I sure am sorry, that was my sister
from Pittsburgh. She only calls once per month so when she does we have to
catch up on everything." The pastor feeling a little embarrassed said
"I must also apologize, for while you were gone I got hungry and ate all
the peanuts in your little bowl there. Please, forgive me" he said. Mrs.
Jones replied, "Oh that's ok, without my teeth, all I can do is just suck
the chocolate off of them!" Christiansunite.com
2019
Bible Reading Schedule - Genesis 26-28
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