Dear Father in Heaven: Thank You very much for sending help our way this day. Thanks for the food for the food pantry. Thanks for trusting us in Carry The Light Ministries to carry out Your work. Dear Father, I pray we will not let You down and we can move forward on our mission with You. Dear Lord, I pray today for the lost and I pray You will use we who are saved to bring the lost to Your feet to be saved. Lord Jesus, please block any and all cancer from Patsy. All honor and glory to You, Jesus, that Eleanor is coming home. Please bless her, Sharon, Bob, and Dan. Please be with Grant and touch him. Now, Lord Jesus,help me with the message of today and may it be Your words and not mine. Then, Lord, please help me as it is dispatched. I love You, Jesus. In Jesus' Name, I pray and give thanks. Amen.
My dear brothers and sisters in Christ ... What a beautiful day here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. You say you have little children or grandchildren? How would you like to bring them to the Southern Location of the North Pole to see Santa, Mrs. Claus, a couple of elves, and even one of Santa's spies? Just take a break from shopping on Black Friday and stop by 16 Dewalt Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA, where the little ones will hear the REAL CHRISTMAS STORY and also be given some gifts. (If they are good, of course.) Yes, November 29 and 30 from 10 to 4 you can see the jolly old man. Yes, there is A TIME. Speaking of which, let me get to the message. And remember, it is SALVATION WEDNESDAY. Pray for the lost, please, pray, warriors, pray.
Salvation Wednesday, November 20, 2013, A Time (Day Six).
Ecclesiastes 3:7 - A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak. (NIV)
Yes, brothers and sisters, I am indeed a tear jerker, one who cries easily. For whatever reason, the Bible tells us there is a time to tear, a time to cry. And the Bible also tells us that Jesus will wipe away all of our tears.
Revelation 21:4 - He will wipe away every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain for the old order of things has passed away. (NIV)
We can tear up over things that are simple, and we can mend what caused that quickly, however, there are some things that cause us to tear up each time we think about it, be it a person from our past or even an event. Regardless of the events that bring tears to our eyes, our Lord Jesus can and will wipe them away. Revelation 21:4 gives us a peek at what even is going to be like in heaven. No more death, no more tears, no crying, no more pain and suffering. Yes, A TIME TO TEAR AND A TIME TO MEND. Thank You, Jesus.
Now with our English spelling that tear has a different meaning, so while it can mean something coming from the eyes like when we cry, or it can mean what happens to my pants if I get them caught climbing over a fence. And there are times when we do tear our clothes and there is a time when we must mend them. As a young lad, I would be crawling on the floor pushing my little cars and trucks around and often I would tear my little pants and then my dear late mamma would mend them. Now let's take a look at a time to be silent and a time to speak.
Well, the first thing that comes to my mind was something my daddy told me many, many years ago. It went like this ... "Shut up and listen." I like to put in our talking to our Lord Jesus. Yes, there is a time to speak to Him, and there is a time to listen to Him. What good is it I say, if we pray for something and then pay no attention to God when He gives instructions? Yes, God does speak to us, and then also God can be very silent.
When it comes to Salvation Wednesdays on this line, there is indeed a time for us to speak as we spread God's wonderful word to the unsaved and try to get them to come to Jesus. And there is a time to be silent so the unsaved can ask questions of us. We must stay in The Word so we are ready to listen to those asking questions about our Lord Jesus.
Dear Father in Heaven, help us to know when it is time to speak and a time to be silent. Yes, Lord, and I confess to You this day that I do not always know when to keep quiet. Help me with that, Dear Lord. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Now go forth and share your blessings. Love ya. Pass that on, please. Pastor Dan.
P.S. Pardon my spelling, please, for there is a time to wake and a time to sleep, and I am sleepy. (Good night!)
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