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Friday, June 22, 2018
Lilies and Larkspur dress up the harvest on Colebrook Road across from the Hoffman Farm
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"Stop And Consider God's Wonders"
Message summary: Today, we encourage you to consider God's wonders. His wonders abound surrounding us night and day. And then hear this important reminder from Elihu; "Remember to extol His work, which men have praised in song" (Job 36:24).
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Yesterday was the first day of summer and the longest day of the year in terms of daylight. It didn't get dark till after 9:00 PM when we sat out on our front porch to watch a predictable summer spectacle, the nightly firefly show.
During this season the fireflies appear each night like tiny twinkling Christmas lights flashing all across our lawn and in the cornfield beyond the road. I sure wish I could capture it in a picture and share it with you. It's a stunning scene.
Hopefully you've all caught fireflies and held them in your hand at some point in your life. They have a very distinct odor, which I can still remember from playing with them as a child (we called them lightning bugs in Missouri and Oklahoma). It's not necessarily an unpleasant odor but it is distinct and is believed to be from defensive chemicals the fireflies secrete to deter predators. Birds, spiders and lizards have learned that fireflies will make them sick, so they leave them alone!
A firefly is not hot or even warm to the touch. Amazingly nearly 100% of a firefly's luminescent energy is converted to light. As you might expect, the light has a "romantic" purpose.
During Job's trial he had four human "comforters" or friends. Elihu, who was younger, spoke after the three older friends. His viewpoint on Job's suffering is surely not the final one, and like all human perspectives on this mysterious subject, it is flawed and incomplete. (God has the final word later in the book.) But Elihu makes some interesting points in trying to minister to Job that we believe are very helpful, particularly at the end of his discourse where he points to God's creative wonders.
He urges Job to "Stop and consider God's wonders". That's a good exercise in getting a proper perspective on any matter. A few verses earlier Elihu declared, "How great is God--beyond our understanding!" (36:26).
How can you explain the firefly using an evolutionary model? Surely it's been attempted and various theories have been postulated. Believing these theories is like taking a leap in the dark but it's the only available option for those who have rejected the Biblical Creator. The firefly is just one of scores of God's wonders.
Today, we encourage you to consider God's wonders. His wonders abound surrounding us night and day. And then hear this important reminder from Elihu; "Remember to extol His work, which men have praised in song" (Job 36:24).
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, we do extol Your work and praise You with
our lips, with our voice and with our devotion to follow You all the
days of our life. We stop and consider Your great wonders and mighty
works as we acknowledge You to be the Creator of all things. Your ways
are perfect and beyond human understanding. It is all the more reason
why we must rely on Your guidance and not lean on our own
understanding. Today we acknowledge You in all our ways and ask You to
direct our paths and increase our understanding in the name of
Jesus. Amen.
We always enjoy the beauty of the yucca plants that bloom alongside the Hoffman barn every year in June on Colebrook Road.
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Tiger lilies on the Hoffman Farm on Colebrook Road
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Yesterday morning we passed this horse looking out a window to the rain.
Today's
Suggested Music and
Supplemental Resources
"God Of Wonders" Video Chris Tomlin
"O Come To The Altar" Video Voices Of Lee
Finally today:
We are pleased that all the companies we serve as chaplains are very busy. These workers are assembling components for watering systems for poultry. Most of you reading this having eaten an egg or chicken raised in a chicken house that uses these watering systems. Consider offering a prayer of thanks to the Lord for these hard workers who make this equipment as well as to the farmers and all others in the supply chain. Above all of course praise God from whom all blessings flow.
Stephen and Brooksyne Weber
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We realize
there are many fine ministries
and causes requesting support but if the Lord would lead
you we surely need and appreciate the financial support from our
readers and listeners.Our ministry labor is comprised of approximately half our time to Daily Encouragement and the other half to our chaplaincy ministry to companies for which we receive compensation. Each of these ministries essentially is the same as a part-time job (20+ hours weekly) for each of us. Our goal for many years is that each would provide half of our ministry expenses and income.
If you would consider making a donation to our ministry see here for more information.
To donate directly online here. This will open to a page that designates the offering to: WEBER,STEPHEN CHAP, Specialized Chaplaincy Ministry ID: 700001-237376
Please Note:
We also provide this familiar option
due to the convenience, for international supporters, and for those who
may not be concerned regarding receiving an official tax deductible
receipt. Click here
to send an offering using PayPal. This
will open to a page that states "Brooksyne Weber"2018 offerings YTD to Daily Encouragement Net: $5,794.00
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radioPermissions: 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. We do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact.
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 make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
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