March 23, 2010 The Ride In

"Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

Good Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. You should see the view from my window this morning. (It will look better after I wash the windows in a few days). Anyway, the sun is coming up really neat this morning. The sky looks so pretty as it lightens in the East. Someday we will see it get really bright in the East as we hear Trumpet Music in the background. While we watch for that day the Lord returns, we shall keep working for Him.

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord.. Both Sharon's and Pam's surgeries went well yesterday and the healing is now underway from the surgery. Please today keep praying for Ron that his cancer is taken from him, and also for Allison that her cancer is taken from her. Also please pray for Pastor Charles Idler as it seems he has had a setback. Also pray for his wife Katherine as she really and truly stands by her man. She is very tired. Pray for Dolores and I today that we get chances to witness as we head out, believe it or not, in the Santa gear for a promo with the Car, Truck and Bus Museum at Hershey Pa, and for Allenberry Playhouse. Both very, very good supporters of Carry The Light Ministries food pantry. Also remember it is Schools day. Hold it, wow, that sun just jumped up over the tree tops and turned that beautiful bright sky into a real beauty even prettier than before. God never stops amazing me. Drivers in our area heading East, take those sunglasses. Ok, back to school's day, and the day we pray for all of our schools and all who enter them.

The Ride In: Matthew 21:6 - The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them. 7 They brought the donkey and the colt, placed their cloaks on them, and Jesus sat on them. 8 A very large crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. 9 The crowds that went ahead of Him and those that followed shouted, "Hosanna to the Son of David!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord." "Hosanna in the highest!" 10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, "Who is this?" 11 The crowds answered, "This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee." (NIV)

Ok, according to what I can find in the Bible this is the second time the Lord rode on the donkey. This is one of the reasons I have called it the Lord's animal. Of course all animals are the Lord's as He made them. As we are children of God, so your pets are animals of God. And folks, as a side note, we need to treat them just like that. The first time, come on you know this... It was when Jesus was in the womb of Mary and they were riding to that town of Bethlehem were Jesus was born..

Today we see Jesus being welcomed into town, the crowds were cheering and cheering and shouting. "Hosanna in the highest" and the shouting went on and the praises went on and on..
Then things turned, and we will talk about it more this week. I want you to look at this in today's times for just a minute... A young pitcher walks in from the "bull pen" game after game, and he saves many a game, in fact he saves more than other pitchers, the team works its way to the top and gets into the playoffs where the pitcher saves more games. This young man comes in most every day. Then comes the world series and on the final game he is called in again. This time he loses and the team boos him out of town. The team traded him away. Amazing how we forget all the good things someone does and then one bad thing happens and the people turn on them...

Now I am not really comparing Pitcher Williams of that Philly's team to Jesus, but some of the events seem the same... The hero welcome, how He, Jesus, had healed the sick, how he had fed thousands with just five loaves of bread and two fishes. How He made the blind see and how He had even raised up the dead to mention just a few things.. And then some of those same people turned on Him, even one from the "inner circle" (my words). So today we rejoice and praise Jesus, and please, please, follow all week as we rejoice with Jesus and cover some of the things he did. Then next week we see the events turn...

Dear Father in Heaven, we want to join in the praise, we want to give You honor and glory and we pray that our praises and the honor and glory we give You will always be with You rock solid. I know, Lord, I have slipped and fell before, but I want to stay solid now. I do not want to drift and I am sure there are others on this line who feel the same. Lord, forgive us of our sins and help keep us rejoicing... Hosanna, Hosanna to You my Lord. Thanks for taking care of Sharon and Pam. And Lord, please, please take the cancers from Ron and from Allison and also heal Pastor Charles so he might preach again. Lord, bless our schools and all who enter them. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Now go forth and share your blessings... must run, see ya. Love ya, Pastor Dan.

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