Dear Father in Heaven. Thanks for carrying us through a very cold day. Thanks for keeping us safe and thanks for a great day of rest. Lord, please be with Your people who are without heat. Be with the homeless and help them in the cold. Be with Vicki as she gets ready for surgery, and help them through the cold. Be with Beth and Craig and help them with their freezing pipes. Lord, please be with our police and firefighters and our power people and utility workers as they work out in the cold serving others. Lord, please help me now with the message and help me to get it dispatched. I love You, Jesus, I really do. I pray in Your wonderful Name, Jesus. Amen.
Brothers and sisters, it was cold out today, and almost everyone said "Amen." Please pray for all those who must work outdoors, and please remember your trash collectors in those prayers. Here are just a few. Plumbers, heating contractors, utility workers, firefighters (and in Pennsylvania most are volunteer), police (state and local), military folks, and remember your guard unit. Also please pray for families and for our son Matthew. Also, I could use some prayers. I was grounded today by my doctor. Ordered off my feet for a day due to swelling of my legs and feet. Okay, let me get going on the message, "Lonesome", Part 2.
Tuesday, January 7, 2014, Lonesome (Day Two).
Psalm 23:1 - The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. 5 Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (KJV)
Isaiah 41:10 - So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (NIV)
To overcome being lonely is not an easy thing to do. As I said yesterday, there were a few times in my life when I have been lonesome and even in a crowd. When we are lonely, the really sure help comes to us from God. However, we must have faith for that to happen. Again I have used the 23rd Psalm as a reference point as I did yesterday. For those of you who might be lonely, I would suggest that you just might try putting your feet in the shoes of David and go over and over this beautiful scripture that is used so much. I want to go through the Psalm again and highlight some of it. I suggest that you go over it again and again and really find comfort in our Lord that comes from Him, right out of this scripture.
Psalm 23:1 - The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; He leadeth me beside the still waters. 3 He restoreth my soul; He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for Thou art with me; Thy rod and Thy staff, they comfort me. 5 Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; Thou anointest my head with oil, my cup runneth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (KJV)
Brothers and sisters, look at what I have highlighted in dark print and think about all these things that God does for us who love Him, for He love us, all of us. He is our Shepherd, and He makes us, He restores us, and look at this. We need not to fear, for He is with us. He comforts us, He sets our table. Our cups run over, not just full, but overflowing. God is so good. So brothers and sisters, let's look at some more scripture as we look for ways to cozy up to God and find ways to end being lonesome.
Isaiah 41:10 - So do not fear, for I am with you, do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (NIV)
One thing when we feel lonely, we also at the same time have fear, we fear things. Let's look at some things we might fear. Most people have a fear of something. I fear flying. I am afraid of heights. Most people have a fear of public speaking. I can handle that. There are people afraid of the dark, and believe it or not, people have a fear of eating some foods. However, if we just trust God, He will cover our fears, even the fear of being alone. Look up again at Isaiah 41:10. Brothers and sisters, God has us covered when He tells us these things. Plus, we have Jesus, who has covered our sins with His blood. Again God tells us, "Do not fear, do not be dismayed, I will strengthen you, I will uphold you."
Now, brothers and sisters, go forth sharing your blessings in all that you do. I love ya. Pass on that love, please.
Pastor Dan
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