Salvation Wednesday 6/8/16 A Few Promises 3

Dear Father in Heaven: I love You! Please forgive me of any sins I may have done, known or unknown to me. I pray for traveling protections for a family heading on a big trip. Also, Lord, for those from St. Katherine Drexel that are traveling in Rome. Lord, I pray for the families of those lost in the mass shooting and also for those who were injured. Lord, please heal the four year-old with cancer. Please, dear Lord, protect Israel our homeland. Lord, I will need help as always with a message and sure will appreciate this on our Salvation Wednesday. Please also help me to get it dispatched so it might lead someone to You. In Jesus' Name I give praise and say thank You. Amen.

Dear brothers and sisters. I do not have a name on the four year-old with cancer. I will try and get it. I think they are from Ohio. Also this year as I post prayers for those traveling I am not going to list names until people are safe back home. This is for security reasons. And it is Salvation Wednesday, and yes, everyday we should be working on Salvation. The mass shooting was in Israel which is our homeland.

Note, yesterday we attended the funeral service of Glenn Gamber. The church was packed and I want to thank Pastor Larry Hale for doing a wonderful service for the family which included an ALTAR call, and yes, there were people who came to Christ. Amen.

Salvation Wednesday: June 8, 2016: A Few Promises (Day Three)

James 5:13-16 - Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make a sick person well, the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. (NIV)

Jeremiah 30:17 - But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds, declares the Lord. (NIV)

Let me address James. Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. How many of us pray when we are in trouble, but when we are going along pretty well we do not pray as we should? (Please note I said us, meaning me along with you.) I am guilty of this often, more often than I should be. How many of you when happy are singing out for Him? (Or making a joyful noise?) I love to sing but admit that I do not like it like I did at one time. I really enjoyed singing at the funeral yesterday. Great songs. "When the Roll is Called Up Yonder" and "In The Garden" Moving on. Is any one of you sick, you are to call on the elders of your church to anoint you with oil. Do you do that? Now we must remember the prayers must be offered up in faith and we must also remember that God heals according to His will land not ours. Sometimes this is hard to understand. The Bible also tells us we are to confess our sins to each other and this will help with the healing. I want to put a note in right here. We have Jesus to confess our sins to, and sadly today if you talk to others about your sins, you might have them used against you. We who have faith and believe have a direct line to Jesus, and once you are forgiven those sins are covered with the Blood of Jesus and are cleared.

How many times have you prayed for healing and were healed? How many times has God healed you and you did not even know you were sick? Think about that one for awhile. I am healed of cancer!! Praise God, Praise God! What has God healed in you? Some people think God does not heal, so let me add this. While a doctor can set a bone in place, who heals it so it grows back together? Yes, God does that. My dear friend Grant caught his hand in a saw, the doctor stitched it, but it is God who is causing the skin to heal. Please trust God in all you do. Also please remember you must do your part. And what is your part? For another day. So how does an old man share God on a windy day? Used my scooter and pulled trash cans off the street of those not at home. You can work for God each day and the very best way is letting your JESUS LIGHT SHINE.

Now go forth sharing Jesus, telling others of His saving grace. Again I do want to share this. You are welcome to share with others what I write. I do not add disclaimers like, if you send it to so many people and one back to me God will bless you. God is going to bless you regardless of what I tell you if you just stay with Him. He, not I, is in charge of blessings. Love ya.

Pastor Dan

Come, Holy Spirit (William and Gloria Gaither)

Come, Holy Spirit, I need You;
Come, sweet Spirit, I pray.
Come, in Your Strength and Your Power;
Come, in Your own gentle way.

Come, Holy Spirit, I need You;
Come, sweet Spirit, I pray.
Come, in Your Strength and Your Power;
Come, in Your own gentle way.