Dear Father in Heaven: I love You very much. Thanks for covering my sins with the blood of Jesus. Thanks for taking care of our family and friends. Thanks for watching over this line. Thanks for taking care of Ken, and also Emily. Please, Lord, be with Kristy and Keith, Jr., and the unborn child in the womb. Lord, thanks for sending help our way today. Thanks also for guiding the doctor's hands as my knees got injected. Thanks for giving me a chance to witness to the doctor. Lord, please help me now with the message and then help me to get it dispatched. In Jesus' Wonderful Name, I pray. Amen.
Dear brothers and sisters. Another great day here at the Southern Location of the North Pole. Our food supplies in the food pantry are running low. We need to head out for a shopping spree. We do have a food drive next week, however, we must be so careful on food drives. We get in so much bad, outdated food. Believe it or not, we get in peanut butter that has been opened and half eaten. We get in food that is over ten years out of date. If you are going to donate food to a food pantry or a food bank, please do not empty our your cupboard of your unwanted food; instead when you go to the store, double your order and drop half of it off at the food pantry of your choice. Please remember that we are to feed the poor and needy, not treat them like scum. And those of you who might need help from a food pantry, please do not hoard the food, take what you can use, and use what you take. Sort of like an all-you-can-eat food buffet, don't waste the food. I think you got that.
God planted the word Decisions on my mind this day. How often in a day's time do we need to make decisions? I mean, real decisions? If you are like me, you make them daily and you make a lot of them. So let me get started on Decisions, Decisions, Decisions!
Tuesday: July 15, 2014, Decisions, Decisions, Decisions (Day One)
Proverbs 3:1 - My son, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, 2 for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity. 3 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the table of your heart. 4 Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, when we awake each day, we should go to the Lord in prayer thanking Him for another day and asking Him to help you in all you do. You just know that each day you will be faced with decisions. Some will be very minor, like what am I going to have for breakfast, or what am I going to put on today? Others might be a tad bigger as you plan your day and need to plan your escape from the norm to fit in a doctor's appointment or some work helping others. Then you will have more major decisions, like maybe buying a car or a house, and where to get the best deal on insurance. You might be making even deeper plans like starting a family, getting married, having children. Then there are we seniors that are making those decisions about getting rid of "stuff." One thing for sure, before the end of this week, you will be involved in more than one decision. Which is why I just opened with Decisions, Decisions, Decisions. And where do we turn for help? To God, of course! First in prayer, first we talk it over with God through Jesus. Then we get out the Bible and look up scriptures. I pulled out some from Proverbs today and will give you more scriptures tomorrow and the rest of the week, so when decisions need made, you will know where to head for help. Proverbs 1:5 jumps right out at me. Let me write it out again.
Proverbs 1:5 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart and LEAN NOT on your own understanding. (NIV)
I can remember back in 1954 getting on my knees with my mother in our living room when she prayed about buying a new car. She wanted help from the Lord, and dad said she does not need a car, but her car was not dependable, and pop worked away from home. So we got on our knees, she prayed and then off to Sutliff Chevrolet Company to purchase a new 1954 Chevrolet 210. I guess it was a lesson for me, to pray before I would purchase a car. Well, let me tell you from 1954 to 2014, which is 60 years, I talked to God about many a new car or used car. Both buying them and selling them. We also need to remember a couple of things. Sometimes "no" is an answer from God that you do not want to hear. Also, sometimes your answer will not come overnight, so do not be afraid to go back to God in faith and talk to Him again.
Also remember that after you talk things over with God and you call upon His word, found in your Bible, remember to give thanks. Even if you did not get the decision you wanted to hear, tell Him thanks. Okay, that is good for the first night.
Now go forth, praying about decisions, and sharing your blessings with others. Love ya, and please, by all means, pass on my love to others.
Pastor Dan
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