July 22, 2010 Four Letter Words

Your hand made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word.

Good Family Day Thursday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Praise report in from Ruby Mayeski, as her heart tests came back great. If anything was blocked, God cleared it before the doctors got to do the test. THANK YOU JESUS. Another praise report... Yesterday we sent our food for a family that was burned out of their home, we restocked their shelves... Single mother with 4 kids. We sent a van out with a big load of food. Last evening I picked up the food from the football camp. I would guess over, and I mean over, a TON of food. When we give in faith, God replaces it over and over again... this is just more proof. Praise God for He is good.

Today we pray for families, and please keep praying for Pearl and her children. And please keep praying for Dolores, as each day it seems she is slowing down from pain, and she keeps on keeping on for God. This morning she was in the food pantry helping to get that food order ready. Folks, never stop working for the Lord, for He never stops working for us... AMEN.

Four Letter words (day 4): Psalm 119:73/74 - Your hand made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. May those who fear you rejoice when they see me, for I have put my hope in your word. (NIV)

Today we will start out with the word Hope, and folks, what a nice four letter word. Let me tell you that there is hope for you and for me and there is hope for those who use those bad four letter words. The hope we all have comes through our Lord Jesus. Some folks think they can get hope out of a booze bottle, or street drugs, but let me tell you that might bring you up for a while, but then you will begin to feel hopeless. Let's look at a few more scriptures.

Romans 15:4 - For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have HOPE. (NIV)

In this Scripture we can see that if we look at the Scriptures, meaning read the Bible, we will find Hope, and again I truly believe that if we want hope at all it must be found in Jesus, in His Word.
This next Scripture is a benediction, let's look at it.

Romans 15:13 - May the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with HOPE by the power of the Holy Spirit. (NIV)

Now on this next Scripture you will find out, if you look at it, the word for tomorrow, some of you emailed me with the word already. All who emailed the word, were correct.

1 Corinthians 13:13 - And now these three remain; faith, HOPE and love. But the greatest of these is love. (NIV)

On this last Scripture today, please read 1 Corinthians 15:12/34.

1 Corinthians 15:19 - If only for this life we have HOPE in Christ, we are to be pitied more than all men. (NIV)

I want to bring out Hope for all of you who suffer this day... Bear with me on this one, words of HOPE right from the Bible...

Romans 5:1 - Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through who we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the HOPE of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character HOPE. 5 And HOPE does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. (NIV)

For those who are hurting, folks, read and reread this Scripture for we indeed HAVE HOPE IN OUR LORD JESUS...

Dear Lord Jesus, Master of all of our Hope, we give You honor and glory this day for giving us hope each day. Lord, please be with families this day and be with those on our prayer list. Thanks for taking care of Ruby and thanks for letting us help others and thanks for that big load of food coming in... You are wonderful, Lord. May we give this day back to You as You gave it to us first by living to please You. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.

Go forth now, in HOPE, knowing you are blessed by our Lord Jesus and be sure you share those blessings. Love ya, Pastor Dan.