Dear Father in Heaven, thanks so much for helping me with my messages that I have been writing and thanks for the rain we have been getting from the storms that are passing through. Lord, help me with this message of today, and please then see the message gets dispatched. All honor and glory to You, dear Lord. In Jesus' name, Amen.
Pastor Dan's Safety Tip: If you do decide to drive into water overflowing our streets, please put down your cell phone and hold your steering wheel with one hand and hold your nose with the other. It will help you hold your breath a tad longer as YOUR CAR SINKS WITH YOU IN IT. Use your brain, folks, and help save some rescue workers a job or maybe even their lives. As they tell you, "turn around and don't drown!"
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I want to get right to the message of today, going way back in my Bible for my choice of a female hero from the Bible days. I am sure God had faith in her, even though she failed at first, but she rebooted and got back on track. Congratulations to Grant and Wanda Crockett for 43 years of marriage. Today our ministry team got to share part of their special day with them. Again, Congratulations! Now let's go to the message ...
Thursday, June 27, 2013 ... Faith and Heroes (Day Four).
Genesis 2:18 - The Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone, I will make a helper suitable for him. ----------------------------------------------------22 Then the Lord God made a woman out of the man, and he brought her to the man. (NIV)
By now you know I am talking about my Bible her of today, being Eve. We all hear the bad things about Eve, about how she picked fruit from the tree that God told them not to touch. Of course Eve blamed it on the snake and then gave a bite to Adam, who took that bite on his own and he, when confronted by God, blamed it all on Eve. Just like a man, blame it on their wife. But let's not forget that Adam and Eve were not just the very first man and woman, but they were also the first sinners. That is right, both of them. Now when Eve was made she was made from the rib of man. Now for her sin of picking that fruit, she, along with Adam, were banned from the garden of Eden and could no longer "run around naked." But let's just forget about that sin for a minute and think about what was placed on the shoulders of Eve when she was created. Think of this, Adam was given all of the animals and birds and fish of the sea to take care of and every plant of every type to raise in a garden. Now along comes Eve, and you just know, you just know, that on that very first Sunday Adam said to here, Eve, please tend the garden, feed the fish, milk the cows, feed the other livestock, and feed also the birds. She said to Adam at this point, what are you going to do? He said ... "I am going to watch some football or play a round of golf!" Now you all know where I am coming from. God did not just send Eve to Adam to go forth and increase in number, but that is what God wanted them to do, but they also needed to take care of the farm, so to speak. And you just know that Adam would feed, and give the "clean up to Eve." Come on, men, admit it. The bottom line is I picked her as my female Bible hero because, even though she sinned, she still picked up and carried her share of the load.
So now what about those female heroes of today? To this I look at all those ladies, those mothers, who have stayed steadfast to Jesus in raising their children according to God's word, even if for one reason or another had to "go it alone." For those who have followed Jesus, did not get caught up in abortion, but had children, and worked hard to keep the kids in line, took time among all else to get them to Sunday School, and just keep focused in a world that would be so easy to just go the other way. And to the ladies who kept the family going while the men were off to war, thanks for not giving up, but walking still with Jesus.
And now until tomorrow, please share your blessings, raise up your children in the way of the Lord, and know that I love ya. Pass that on.
Pastor Dan
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