Monday: NOT FOR SALE

"Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a Kiss?"

Good Monday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters, and what a beautiful morning it is here at the Southern Location of the North Pole, Just Beautiful. Monday, the first day of the work week and the day we pray for our troops and our leaders. Also for Police, Firefighters, and all those who work to keep us healthy and safe.

Praise reports ... My Aunt Romaine is back home after a stay in a local hospital, and Don Saylor who had cancer surgery last Wednesday walked two blocks yesterday morning, up a hill to be in church with us at The Bridges. He is doing GREAT, and it looks like all the cancer is gone. Praise the Lord ...

Please keep praying for Vicki and her family, her dad is in really bad shape. New to our prayer list this morning, Pastor Randy Smith, who is "really sick" and my former teacher, and now one of our flock at the Bridges, George Caba, in the Holy Spirit Hospital. Please pray for Greta who today will be getting new legs, and she is so excited. She has been learning to walk on man made legs after losing hers at the knees due to infection, today she gets the new ones and we are praying that one of these sweet days she will walk into church. She also is one of the our flock at the Bridges. Other flock members needing prayer to walk, Pat, Jo and Pastor Charles.

NOT FOR SALE! There is a saying out there that "everything has a price" and to a lot of people it sure seems to be true. While I have over the years had many things, you know, "stuff" or junk some might say, I have had cars, trucks, cycles, trailers, etc., and it seems that in a lot of cases even though you wanted to keep it, if the price was right I would sell it. Sometimes when things were a little short in the bank, things, stuff, would be sold at prices that were not right. But there are things in my life that are not for sale, never have been and never will be. May I just tell you of a few?

My wife is not for sale at any price, not now, not ever. Yes, believe it or not, some people have put their very own mate into those positions where their body is sold. My children are not for sale, not now, not ever, nor are any members of my family.

My flock is not for sale.
My friends are not for sale.
My friendship is not for sale either, for I will be your friend and love you, even if you don't like me a bit ...
Martin, or none of our beloved family of dogs are for sale, (do you want to buy a cat?). I was just kidding about the cats, they are not for sale either, in fact, out of the four living here, only one is ours. I have no idea who owns the others, they just come here to eat and tease our dogs. I have a few cars, ok, more than a few, and while some are for sale, some are not at any price as they are promised to two of our daughters. Other stuff around our house is for sale if the price is right ... and you are surely welcome to make an offer.

Oh, and I am not for sale, and I am not talking about pay for work here, I am talking about selling of my soul. You know I did that when I was away from God for a while, and yes I sold my soul to Satan and sometimes believe it or not, I just plain gave it away. NO MORE, SATAN CAN GO TO HELL!!! And I would pray that all of you, who may at one time or the other have given or sold your soul, would tell Satan the same.

Now let me tell you that our Lord Jesus, our Lord Jesus will redeem your soul and it is free as Jesus paid for this purchase long ago when He died on the cross. Judas sold his soul to the devil on the night Jesus was arrested. Sold Jesus out cheap. Peter also disowned Jesus but listen to these wonderful words of Jesus ...

John 21: 15 - When they had finished eating Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you truly love me more than these?" "Yes Lord," he said, "you know that I love you." Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." (NIV) John 21: 19 Then He said to him, "Follow me!" (NIV)

Now folks, I ask you to read the complete scripture on this found in John 21: 15 to the end of John.

Now the good news my dear brothers and sisters, to wrap it out today ... I wanted to point out to you that Jesus did reinstate Peter and HE WILL DO THE SAME FOR YOU. That is why the example is in the Bible, to show you that if you come back to Jesus after you have drifted or sold out, Jesus will forgive you and take you back. ONE NICE LORD, OUR JESUS IS RIGHT??? YES FOR SURE ...

Dear Father, thanks for forgiving me and taking me back, and thanks for the example with Peter that shows me that I have been reinstated for I surely love you, and I want to keep feeding Your sheep. Please Lord, look at our prayer list and act according to Your will on those requests. I love You Lord Jesus, and I pray in Your name. Amen.

Go forth, and first if you have sold your soul go to Jesus and get it back, then share your blessings. You are loved by Jesus ... yes, He died for us ... love ya, dan.