Dear Father in Heaven: I love You. Thanks for loving me. Thanks for forgiving me of my sins, and thank You for giving me such a great mother here on earth. I look forward to seeing her again at the feet of Jesus in heaven. Lord, be with all those on our prayer list and please, Lord, touch our pain today so we might get some things done. I really appreciate Your help. Thanks for always standing beside us and carrying us when we have trouble walking. Lord, when I look back in life, You have carried me a bunch of days. Lord, the truth is, I cannot make a day without You, nor do I want to. Lord, if You would be so kind now to help me with the message, may they be Your words and not mine, and then Lord, help me get it dispatched. I love and appreciate You, Lord, In Jesus' Name, I pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters, I want to share this with you. I did not ask for this to be written, and I did not ask permission to use it, however, I am sure it is okay. This came from my dear brother in Christ, Tom Sansoni.
"Then there are mothers like Helen Anne Sansoni, formerly Helen Cray, who raised her sons, along with my Dad, to know Jesus, and was and still is a Godly example to her 4 sons. She still reads her Bible every night at the home where she is at. Thanks, Mom, for all the love and care you have shown, because you have lived and exemplified Jesus Christ in many ways with your character and kindness." The oldest admiring son, Tom Sansoni
Now I am back. Thanks, Tom, for sharing about your mother. I met her one time and she truly is a wonderful "lady." Love you, my brother. Dan
Brothers and sisters, it would be nice if all sons (and daughters) felt that way about their mothers. I want to get right to the message about God's Second Greatest Gift.
Thursday: May 8, 2014, God's Second Greatest Gift (Day Four)
John 3:3 - In reply Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is 'Born Again.'" 4 "How can a man be born again when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!" 5 Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the Kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised at my saying "You must be Born Again.'" (NIV)
Tom's mother gave birth to Tom and his brothers. They came from her womb and while they could not enter back into her womb to be "Born Again," she raised them and set examples so that they could become "Born Again," and that happened with those examples and teaching of a dear mother, and of course a very, very loving Jesus whom went to the cross and died for us so that we could be "Born Again." Yes, it is so wonderful to have had a mother who showed me how to live, and now seeing a dear friend writing and telling all of us about his mother. Tom, I think our Mammas came from the same mold. Why, yes, they were indeed molded in the image of God.
Brothers and sisters, you can maybe, just maybe see why I say "God's Second Greatest Gift" is our mothers. Amen. Here now are a few more scriptures about our mothers.
Proverbs 1:8 - Listen, my son, to our father's instruction and do not forsake your MOTHER'S TEACHINGS. (NIV)
Proverbs 10:1 - A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, you can see the grief on the face of Dolores, and also me, with the foolish "crap" our son Matthew is doing by becoming a Muslim.
Proverbs 23:22 - Listen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. (NIV)
Proverbs 22:25 - May your father and mother be glad: May she who gave you BIRTH REJOICE. (NIV)
Proverbs 29:15 - The rod of correction imparts wisdom. But a child left to himself disgraces his mother. (NIV)
Ecclesiastes 11:5 - As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother'w womb, so you cannot understand the work of God the maker of all things. (NIV)
As you can see in the scriptures there is a lot about mothers. And as you know our Lord Jesus tells us, He knew us BEFORE we were in the womb. In my terms, He knew us when we were but a twinkle in the eyes of our dads, when they looked into our mothers' eyes.
Tomorrow another mother from the Bible and a little about some wonderful mothers of today.
Now go forth and share your blessings. Love ya. Please pass on my love.
Pastor Dan
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