Dear Father in Heaven, I love You, and each day I want to show that love for You more and more. Lord, I do need Your help to do this. Lord, clean me today of my sins. Make me as the new fallen snow I see out of my windows. Lord, please be with Leann as she flies on business. Keep my baby safe, Lord. Please be with those on the roads today, help people hang up and drive. Thanks for taking time today and everyday to love us. Please be with those DOT workers as they work with the weather. Lord, shortly I will be crawling up into my truck to plow, as will our son Keith. Keep us safe, Lord, please keep us safe. Lord, please be with Sammy Mummert and his family, as his wife has left to be with You. Please, Lord, help me now with the daily message and then help me dispatch it. In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Brothers and sisters, it is snowing at the Southern Location of the North Pole. Twenty years ago today it was 22 below zero here at the North Pole, Southern Location. That was not the wind chill, and I remember the date as I had my first of five back operations that day. Please pray today for safety on the road. Also give praise to God that the schools closed today. You know, if the school boards were smart, they would close for Christmas vacation (I called it that, Amen) and then open back up on Groundhog Day. They could build that into June and keep the kids out of a lot of bad weather. Think about it, folks, people worry if the buses can get through, what about those kids standing along the roads, cars can slide into them. Common sense, it is called. Anyway, at one time the best drivers on the road were SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS. By the way, the best safety tip I can give you today is to "stay off the roads" if you can, and if you must go out, drive slowly. Okay, let's get to the daily message.
Tuesday: January 21, 2014, "I Promise!" (Day Two).
Psalm 14:4 - Will evildoers never learn? Those who devour my people as men eat bread and who do not call on the Lord. 5 There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is present in the company of the righteous. 5 You evildoers frustrate the plans of the poor, but the Lord is their refuge. (NIV)
Do you remember last week we talked about attitudes and I said we all had attitudes, even Jesus. I also said Jesus had/has an attitude of Love. Well, look at the lead-in scripture. God is telling the evil people, those who choose to do evil things, will they never learn? Then it goes on to say that the Lord is present in the company of the righteous. He said evildoers frustrate the poor, and the Lord is their refuge. What does it mean? Our Lord Jesus loves us, loves those of us who love Him and long to be with Him. Once again we see in Jesus an attitude of Love. Let's look at some more today.
Psalm 11:7 - For the Lord is righteous, He loves justice, upright men (women) will see His face: (NIV)
Once again we see in this Psalm the Love our Lord has for us, and He loves justice. It tells us if we are upright, good, God-fearing people, we WILL SEE HIS FACE.
Psalm 9:10 - Those who know Your name, will trust in You, for You, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek You. (NIV)
Once again we see the Love, once again we are told if we love Him and trust in Him, He will never forsake us. GOD IS GOOD.
Psalm 9:9 - The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. (NIV)
How many really dear friends will love us enough to stand with us when we are really in trouble? Jesus will always love us if we love Him. Run to Him, brothers and sisters. Run to Jesus.
So today I tell you once again that God has made us many promises. There are over 7,000 in the Bible. We are going to cover but a few of them. God will never break a promise to us. Today I ask again, how many promises do we make and then break? Do you know that when you sign up for a loan, you make a promise to pay it back? How many people just do not pay back the loan, or pay it back on time? That not only messes with your credit, but it is a broken promise. We need to be praying each day that when we give our word, when we make a promise, we should keep it, for after all we need to be like God, we are made in His image and we are to be Christ-like. Amen.
More on promises tomorrow. For now, let us keep sharing our blessings, and when you share your blessings, they will grow, and that is another promise from God. Love ya, share your blessings and your love and pass that love on.
Pastor Dan
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