Dear Father in Heaven: Thanks for another day of life. I love You. Thanks for dying to save me from myself, for indeed my sins are my sins. Thanks for opening a new door to post the messages. Please, Lord, heal David, and we give thanks for how far he has come. Please watch over Pastor Larry and also Larry Ford as he travels into Glenvale Church for a concert. Lord, please send us good weather for Saturday's food distribution. All honor and glory for all things good to You this day, dear Lord. Lord, please be with Barb Paulus and heal those open wounds. Help Patsy as she witnesses to others from her room in the retirement home. Lord, it is again Salvation Wednesday, Lord, and we need Your help in opening doors so we can bring the lost to Your feet to be saved. Lord, please help me with the message and also to get it dispatched. In the Name of Jesus, I pray. Amen.
Brothers and sisters, I am now posting the writings to Facebook via Central Dauphin Bus Drivers Facebook. CD bus drivers, welcome aboard Bus 36. Drivers, besides Dave, who else drove this bus? Was that once Vivian's in Colonial Crest? Anyway, thanks for coming on board. If you have questions or prayer requests, please send them to icarrythelight4God@msn.com.
Remember it is Wednesday and that means it is Salvation Wednesday on this line and the day we work extra hard to get the Good News about Jesus to the lost. Remember we are God's workers. We cannot save a soul, only Jesus, but we are needed to lead them in. Now onto the message.
Salvation Wednesday, December 10, 2014: The Big Trip (Day Three)
Luke 1:36 - "Even Elizabeth, your relative, is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be barren is in her sixth month. 37 For nothing is impossible with God." 38 "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." Then the angel left her. (NIV)
Okay, we fire off old 36 and get it ready to move to another place. As the bus is warming and the air is coming up for the brakes, we see Gabriel was finishing up his talk with Mary. He was telling her that Elizabeth was with child. Remember, Elizabeth is going to be the mother of John (John the Baptist). The Bible refers to Elizabeth and Mary being related. My Bible footnotes tell me that the relationship is not known, could be cousins, or Elizabeth might be Mary's aunt. This brings out to me that John and Jesus are related in some way. Just a minor detail for now.
Yesterday I closed with a couple of questions. One, how would Mary answer Gabriel and we see her answer in verse 38. "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said." We do not need to be a Mary to have that same answer. When God asks us to do something, we need to answer the same way. "I am the Lord's servant." When you pray and God gives you the answer, do you listen and follow Him? Or do you just say something like that is not what I wanted so I am not going to work for God? We need to answer like Mary. "I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it be to me as you have said."
Okay, the angel left Mary and Mary is heading out. Let's follow her. Hold on now, we are on the move. Mary is heading to see her relative Elizabeth.
Luke 1:39 - At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, 40 where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. 41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. (NIV)
Okay, brothers and sisters, we are going to park old 36 here for awhile and see what is going on. Okay, I will turn the heat down!! Shhh!! Let's watch.
As soon as old Gabriel left, Mary hustled to the home of Zechariah and Elizabeth. I find it very interesting that the Bible refers to Zechariah as the homeowner, so to speak. I wanted to bring this out but more importantly it did say Zechariah's home, not Zechariah's house. Do you folks know the difference? Here is my opinion on this. You can have your entire family living in a building, a house. It becomes a home only when you invite Jesus Christ in to head it up. My opinion, what is yours on that one? Do you reside in a house or a home?
Now let's look at verse 41 again. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. The BABY LEAPED IN HER WOMB. Okay, here I go again, yes, it is a baby in there, a child, a living person, and the baby leaped. And day after day after day here in America and all around the world these babies are being MURDERED by a doctor doing an abortion. How many future presidents have been "dumped?" How many doctors, nurses, computer operators, home builders, and others have been "flushed" on this killing of the unborn children? How much longer will God The Father put up with this until He sends Jesus back?
The Bible also tells us that with that news Elizabeth became filled with the Holy Spirit, or as I also refer to this as the Holy Ghost. So as we close out for today, I do have a question or two for you. But before I get to that, my statement yesterday about could God cause another woman to give birth as He did with Mary. Yes, and that answer would be located in Luke 1:37. "For nothing is impossible with God." But with that said, I do not think it would be done, but if He would decide to do that, it would need to be a girl, for Jesus is His Only Son (John 3:16).
Now this question. Would God hold a secret from His Son? Think about it, your answer is on this page!!
Where will our bus be heading tomorrow? I do not know for God has not given me that as of now. Please go forth now and share your blessings. Love ya, and please pass on my love to others.
Pastor Dan
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