Monday Sept. 19, 2011 Commandments 6

You shall not commit adultery!

Good Monday Morning, my dear brothers and sisters. Before I start with the prayer list I just want to remind you that you can read my messages on our blog spot. This site will let you go back and get messages you might have missed. You will also find that Pamela Bower, our ministry partner, who posts the blog cleans up my spelling. Here is our blog spot address. Thanks, Pam, for doing this work. http://carrythelight4jesus.blogspot.com/

Praise report this morning. Mark, who has been out of work for a long time and has been working several part-time jobs has landed a full time job. Thank You, Jesus. Mark said prayers got him through this. Folks, God answers prayers, not always the same day, but never give up on Him.

Yes, Monday and the day we pray for our leaders, our military veterans, our current military, our police, our fire fighters, our river rescue units, our ambulance attendants (air and land) and all others who work to keep us safe and healthy. Also today pray for Blanch, who is still at Health South, Blanch is on Kidney Dialysis and now her kidneys are failing. Pray for husband Dale as he stands by his wife.

New to our prayer list today is a 3 year old with cancer... At the present I do not have his first name, so we are just going to call him "Baby Boy Wenerick." I should have his first name by midweek. You will recall how on this line we have prayed and prayed long term for people, and for kids, we do not list them daily, but we keep them lifted in prayer. We had "Baby Allie" who we still should pray for We had several, maybe six who have been in accidents and were in comas and with all glory to God they all woke up. We have prayed for Ron for cancer and I need to have him write us an update. This man is on fire for Christ, always has been, but you just need to hear his story. And yes, I had two grandchildren on those lists. And now we have "Baby Boy Wenerick" who has cancer. Also we have Kathy Kessler who has stage five cancer, her parents have asked us to pray that God either heals her here or takes her home... She loves the Lord and she is in pain, major pain, and is ready to "go home." Pastor Tony needs to be in our prayers along with his wife Ruby. Pastor is also ready to go home. Let's pray today ahead of the message.

Dear Father in Heaven, thanks for another day of life, thanks for the air we breathe in and for our food and clothes. Lord, I saw lots of homes the other day, homes that are not there anymore, except for the basement walls, I saw homes with half of the building missing and people taking them down. And I saw history covered over by the flood and the aftermath of that. Lord, bless those people who are touched by this flood in Central Pennsylvania and other places in the world today. We ask that you be with President Obama and all of those leaders in Washington and in our State Houses and our local offices also. Lord, I give thanks today for Mark getting that full-time job and for you taking care of him with many part-time jobs that got him through his absence of work. Lord, I pray today for all of our military, past and present, and all those who work so hard to keep us safe and healthy. Lord, for Pastor Tony, for Blanch, and for Kathy, that you heal them here, or Lord, please take them home. They are ready to meet you face to face, and Lord, for Ron we say thank You for healing power, and Lord, now for this "Baby Girl" who has cancer, please, dear Lord, remove this cancer from her body. In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen.

Commandments Day 6: Exodus 20:14 - You shall not commit adultery. (NIV)

Yes, if you are following me we are doing the commandments, and yes, there are more commandments than the "Ten" commandments. Today I have skipped ahead in those ten for I just need to talk about Exodus 20:14 today and try and relate it to a statement that was made by the Reverend Pat Robertson. In short Reverend Robertson told his 700 Club listeners when talking about people with Alzheimer/Dementia that it would be ok to divorce them, but to see they were taken care of long term. People, please read the report, it was in the Sunday Patriot News, page A20 yesterday.

I seem to remember in the wedding vows that I gave this year to many a couple, that it went in part "for richer or poorer, for better or worse, in sickness and health, till death do us part, so help me God." Over and over couples repeat these vows. (Yes, it is time for someone to say, hey Pastor Dan, you are divorced.) And yes, I was and wish I had that to do over again, but I messed up and now have been forgiven. So I will let that right there.

Right now I want to bring up the names of Robert and Peggy Everhard. Peggy lives at The Bridges and has Dementia and she does not know her husband as a husband but that does not stop Robert or Bob as we know him from coming in each day, for each meal, and feeding his wife and loving her and stopping in on Sunday morning for Church. In fact about three years ago, I did a remarriage service at The Bridges and Robert and Peggy were remarried. Not only did this man not walk away from his bride of many, many years ago, he loved her and loves her so much that he remarried her. To me, TO ME, that is what Reverend Robertson should have told the caller. Words from a song, "Stand by your man" or woman in this case ring in my mind. And yes folks, I am going to write to the TV Reverend and let him know how this old preacher looks at it. You really need the whole story. I have heard that some folks who have long term illness have divorced their spouse so they could get government help and not spend their savings, for long term medical care can break you. But I feel you need to take care of your spouse till the money is down to just your home and what you need to live before getting government help, and I believe you should not, NOT get divorced to get those dollars. Again those vows say till death do us part... I also want to point out that this is the same Peggy that you have heard me talk about. Peggy was very sick about a year and a half ago, hospice was called in, the funeral director was put on alert. I was called bedside to be with Peggy and her family. I went to Peggy at bedside and I leaned down to anoint her with oil and prayed with her and then she, dementia and all started to sing Amazing Grace, so I joined her. God spoke to me and said He was not done with her on earth. I told the family what God put on my heart. Each week I see this couple in the front row at church. It is so dear to see them holding hands in church, in the first row each week. On a sad note she is leaving the Bridges to go to the Church of God home, where she will get more care and where one of their daughters works. God is good, folks, God is good.

Now it is time to go, more tomorrow on commandments. For now, share those blessings and know that Jesus and I love ya... Pastor Dan.

P.S. Just received word: Pastor Tony went home to be with the Lord. Details tomorrow.