Dear Father in Heaven. Thanks for a beautiful, just beautiful day. Dear Father, thanks for watching over all who use this line, and also their families. Thanks, Lord, for trusting us, for trusting me to serve You in Your fields of Harvest. I just love You, Lord. Dear Lord, watch over our President and Vice President as they travel in foreign lands. Please, Lord, bless Pope Francis. Lord, please forgive us of our sins, please, Lord, I am not worthy, but please, please forgive me of my sins. Lord, please bless the Kessler Family. Dear Lord, thanks for Your healing hand on our pets and also on our working K-9s. You are just wonderful, Lord, thanks for watching over this line. Dear Lord, please have Your hand on our Easter food distribution tomorrow. Send us some workers, dear Lord. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Good Evening, my dear brothers and sisters. Well, we had our onion snow yesterday or last evening, and it got a tad deep. I was all ready and in the car heading to my cousin's viewing last evening when another funeral home called for me to plow the snow. Plans got changed and I went out plowing for most of the night. I stopped at a food store during that plowing run and got a great buy on hams. So I bought a bunch for our food distribution. God is so good. I do need to ask you for your prayers. First for Dolores, who is in pain all the time. Also for me, as last night I cried pretty much all night with pain in my legs. My legs felt like I had a thousand charley horses all at once. I have a lot of pinched nerves, these coming from the motorcycle accident of December 24, 1990. I recently had a CAT scan of my neck. When asking my doctor of the results, she said, "Your neck is junk." Anyway, your prayers will be appreciated. j I must tell you here is how I deal with the pain ... I keep thinking when the pain is at its worst about how bad it had to hurt Jesus as He would take another beating for my sins and how my sins caused His hand and feet pain when the spikes were driven through them.
Okay, time to rejoice in the Lord as others show their love for Him.
The Triumphal Entry 3/19/2013 Day Two (The last day of winter)
Luke 19:28 - After Jesus had said this, He went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As He approached Bethpage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples, saying to them, 30 "Go to the village ahead of you and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, 'why are you untying it" tell him, The Lord needs it." (NIV)
So as Jesus gets ready to enter into Jerusalem, He, according to the Bible in His own words, said He "Needed it." He needed it, HE NEEDED IT? Yes, the Bible said that He needed it, and over the next couple of days we will see just why He might really need the Donkey Colt. I think it is also a real point to bring out here is that Jesus refers to Himself as "The Lord"! Also please note that this Donkey colt was never ridden, it was "unused." Over the next days we will find out about Jesus riding on this unused colt.
I do want to ask you a question about a Donkey. Have you ever looked real close at a donkey and saw the cross on the donkey's back? It is there, folks, a nice cross right down the back of the donkey. A light colored donkey will have a dark stripe from the back of its neck to the upper tip of the tail. Then there is a dark strip that goes across its front shoulders thus forming a cross. A dark colored donkey will have a light stripe. I have even seen a spotted cross, but never have I seen a donkey that was not carrying a cross. I like to think of the donkey as The Lord's special animal. The donkey carried Mary to Bethlehem when she went with Joseph to sign up to pay taxes, and we know that was also the first ride on a donkey for Jesus. (That is recorded in the Bible.) When I look back to when Mary was on the back of a donkey, what comes to your mind about a donkey on that night? Maybe as a car guy, I could put it best like this ... I think the donkey when compared to the other animals, that one could ride might be like a nice four wheel drive Cadillac. The donkey might be not just a nice ride, but we all know that the donkey is sure-footed. The donkey is used for tours down into the Grand Canyon and they are known for their sure-footedness. Tomorrow we find out, did anyone see the disciples take the colt, and if so, what might have been said? Let me say this, if today someone would tell you to go to the city ahead of you and take that Cadillac four wheel drive parked along the street, and if questioned tell them the Lord needs it, one of three things will happen. The owner will inflict pain on you. You will be arrested. And since you are calling upon the name of the Lord, you might just get sent to the "funny farm" for a stay. Anyway, starting tomorrow it is going to get exciting. Today we spent time tearing apart palm branches or "crowns" for Sunday. Be sure you get to church and get a palm branch.
Dear Lord, please help me with this series, I feel I might be letting You down on this one. Help me, Lord, in the name of Jesus. Please rest me tonight. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Now go forth, sharing your blessings and loving others. I love ya (pass it on).
Pastor Dan.
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