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Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and I make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and to prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
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Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Hanging flower arrangement on light pole on Main Street in Mount Joy
"And On That Day"
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"Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name" (Psalm 103:1). "The time of my departure has come" (2 Timothy 4:6).
Sunday afternoon I received a call from Wayne, a college friend who lives in Michigan. He informed me that his pastor had passed away that morning after a battle with colon cancer. Although we didn't know him we do know his father-in-law Oliver Dalaba and Oliver's son Curt, whom we also went to school with. Of course this will be a very hard time for this congregation. A good pastor is there for us during life transitions. In this case the church will need to be there to help this family through the transition.
Yesterday I talked to my friend Mark Pulliam, who is a hospice chaplain. In his ministry he has seen many people who are in their last days ministering to the patient and family. In our form of chaplaincy we mostly see people in the norm of life and in some cases have seen the same employees for over 13 years. However In Mark's case along with other hospice chaplains he has but a brief window of ministry often during life's most difficult hour. His job security is based on Hebrews 9:27. He told me he stays busy with a reliable, steady stream of new patients.
There's a song being played on the radio a lot and sung in many churches that many of you have heard called "Ten Thousand Reasons" by Matt Redman. (We place a link to a YouTube video below). It is a call to continual praise and has beautiful piano and lyrics.
It begins with the chorus, which was perhaps alluding to Psalm 103:
The first verse states:
Isn't that a great resolve? God is always worthy of our praise. Psalm 113:3 states, "From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised." We are breathing and Scripture declares, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!" (Psalm 150:6). Today we simply don't know what may pass or what lies before us. But whatever happens, "Let me be singing when the evening comes."
The second verse states:
This verse begins a list of what we are to praise God for; rich in love, slow to anger, a great name, a kind heart. The beginning of ten thousand reasons to praise Him!
But it's the final verse that I feel is especially touching and speaks to a reality of life we may tend to ignore:
What a healthy outlook! Now certainly that is a day we tend to prolong. Most of us enjoy life on this side. But that day will surely come. We see it in our ministry regularly and we have seen it in our family, in our case our parents. Our most recent observation was several weeks ago when we stood at the bedside of a cancer patient in hospice who has sinced passed on. We quoted Psalm 23 together and had a prayer with the family.
Receive this great assurance from a faith statement expressed early in the Reformation from the Heidelberg Catechism: "What is my only comfort in life and death? That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ who so preserves me that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things work together for my salvation."
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
as we cling to Your hand we will remain unshaken in a world where life
is filled with transition. Solomon spoke of this when he wrote that all
are going to the same place; all come from dust and all return to dust.
An old gospel song speaks to this, "Time is filled with swift
transition; naught of earth unmoved can stand. Build your hopes on
things eternal; hold to God's unchanging hand!" As we
continue to build on that which can't be seen on this side of glory, we
do not throw away our confidence or shrink back, for our faith will
someday be richly rewarded. We persevere so that when we have done the
will of God we will receive what He has promised; eternal life and a
glorious place to reside where sorrows do not exist and sin cannot
enter. Keep us looking up and our souls singing Your unending praise,
ten thousand years and then forevermore. Amen.
Some scenes from our neck of the woods
Evidence of harvest time down the road from our house. We wrote yesterday about overflowing hope. It appears this farmer is overflowing with hay.
We had an unusual sight the other day with a large blimp flying over our home. It looks like part of the Red Sox logo with two red socks.
Walking through Mount Joy the other day we saw our friend Jimmy sitting on a park bench. I asked him what he is and he quickly responded "I'm an overcomer". We wrote a message about Jimmy many years ago.
The other day Brooksyne snapped this photo of her favorite hymn from the Vietnamese hymnal.
Yesterday the road in front of our house was paved. For many years we've had a semi-paved road surface known as tar and chip.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) Video Matt Redman
"Praise the Lord" Video Laura Story and Natalie Grant "I will sing praises to my God even with my dying breath."
"In Christ Alone" Video "No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny."
Hanging flower arrangement on light pole on Main Street in Mount Joy
"And On That Day"
Listen
to us read this
message on
your
audio player."Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name" (Psalm 103:1). "The time of my departure has come" (2 Timothy 4:6).
Sunday afternoon I received a call from Wayne, a college friend who lives in Michigan. He informed me that his pastor had passed away that morning after a battle with colon cancer. Although we didn't know him we do know his father-in-law Oliver Dalaba and Oliver's son Curt, whom we also went to school with. Of course this will be a very hard time for this congregation. A good pastor is there for us during life transitions. In this case the church will need to be there to help this family through the transition.
Yesterday I talked to my friend Mark Pulliam, who is a hospice chaplain. In his ministry he has seen many people who are in their last days ministering to the patient and family. In our form of chaplaincy we mostly see people in the norm of life and in some cases have seen the same employees for over 13 years. However In Mark's case along with other hospice chaplains he has but a brief window of ministry often during life's most difficult hour. His job security is based on Hebrews 9:27. He told me he stays busy with a reliable, steady stream of new patients.
There's a song being played on the radio a lot and sung in many churches that many of you have heard called "Ten Thousand Reasons" by Matt Redman. (We place a link to a YouTube video below). It is a call to continual praise and has beautiful piano and lyrics.
It begins with the chorus, which was perhaps alluding to Psalm 103:
Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
Worship His holy name
Sing like never before, O my soul
I'll worship Your holy name
The first verse states:
The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
It's time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me
Let me be singing when the evening comes
Isn't that a great resolve? God is always worthy of our praise. Psalm 113:3 states, "From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised." We are breathing and Scripture declares, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!" (Psalm 150:6). Today we simply don't know what may pass or what lies before us. But whatever happens, "Let me be singing when the evening comes."
The second verse states:
You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger
Your name is great, and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find
Your name is great, and Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness I will keep on singing
Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find
This verse begins a list of what we are to praise God for; rich in love, slow to anger, a great name, a kind heart. The beginning of ten thousand reasons to praise Him!
But it's the final verse that I feel is especially touching and speaks to a reality of life we may tend to ignore:
And on that day when my strength is failing
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore
The end draws near and my time has come
Still my soul will sing Your praise unending
Ten thousand years and then forevermore
What a healthy outlook! Now certainly that is a day we tend to prolong. Most of us enjoy life on this side. But that day will surely come. We see it in our ministry regularly and we have seen it in our family, in our case our parents. Our most recent observation was several weeks ago when we stood at the bedside of a cancer patient in hospice who has sinced passed on. We quoted Psalm 23 together and had a prayer with the family.
Receive this great assurance from a faith statement expressed early in the Reformation from the Heidelberg Catechism: "What is my only comfort in life and death? That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ who so preserves me that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things work together for my salvation."
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
as we cling to Your hand we will remain unshaken in a world where life
is filled with transition. Solomon spoke of this when he wrote that all
are going to the same place; all come from dust and all return to dust.
An old gospel song speaks to this, "Time is filled with swift
transition; naught of earth unmoved can stand. Build your hopes on
things eternal; hold to God's unchanging hand!" As we
continue to build on that which can't be seen on this side of glory, we
do not throw away our confidence or shrink back, for our faith will
someday be richly rewarded. We persevere so that when we have done the
will of God we will receive what He has promised; eternal life and a
glorious place to reside where sorrows do not exist and sin cannot
enter. Keep us looking up and our souls singing Your unending praise,
ten thousand years and then forevermore. Amen.Some scenes from our neck of the woods
Evidence of harvest time down the road from our house. We wrote yesterday about overflowing hope. It appears this farmer is overflowing with hay.
We had an unusual sight the other day with a large blimp flying over our home. It looks like part of the Red Sox logo with two red socks.
Walking through Mount Joy the other day we saw our friend Jimmy sitting on a park bench. I asked him what he is and he quickly responded "I'm an overcomer". We wrote a message about Jimmy many years ago.
The other day Brooksyne snapped this photo of her favorite hymn from the Vietnamese hymnal.
Yesterday the road in front of our house was paved. For many years we've had a semi-paved road surface known as tar and chip.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) Video Matt Redman
"Praise the Lord" Video Laura Story and Natalie Grant "I will sing praises to my God even with my dying breath."
"In Christ Alone" Video "No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny."
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. (See the email subscription on the right side after opening this page.)
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our daily encouragement messages a blessing to you? We ask you to
consider making a donation to Daily Encouragement Net so that we can
continue to prepare and provide this daily resource which is
accessed by believers and seekers all over the world. Daily
Encouragement Net relies solely on the generosity and financial support
of its readers and podcast listeners. See here for more information on supporting this
ministry. Gifts are tax deductible.Permissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. I do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact.
Text only version for printing: To make a text only version for printing (without photos or any of the supplemental materials)
1) Open the basic text editor that comes with all computers (known as wordpad, textpad, etc.) You can also use a program like Word and select paste text only.
2) Select and copy the text from the portion of the message you want to print.
3) Paste into the text pad. (The photos won't show up but you will have a brief text description of the photo which you can delete or just ignore.)
4) Format if you desire (change font, increase or decrease size, etc.)
5) Print!
Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and I make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and to prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
© Copyright 2014 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved
Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA