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<Previous Message Next Message> Wednesday, January 23, 2013 ![]() Yowzy, living like a queen! ![]() "Where Would I Be?" "For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:13,14). So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed" (John 8:36). Where would I be You only know I'm glad You see through eyes of love A hopeless case, an empty place If not for Grace ![]() A trip to the vet revealed that the kitten had intestinal worms. After proper treatment, a good food supply, a comfortable home and loving care givers Yowzy now thrives. She is a beautiful, well-loved house cat whom Ester enjoys catsitting when the neighbors travel. ![]() On the sixth night of his ordeal, his faint radio signal was picked up by another U.S. pilot. A daring rescue mission eventually brought the helpless pilot to safety.* As amazing as this rescue was, every believer has experienced a far more miraculous rescue, as today’s passage reveals. For He (God) has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves." "Rescue" translates the Greek word "rhuomai" which emphasizes the greatness of peril from which deliverance is given by a mighty act of power. In the New Testament "rhuomai" is always associated with God as the Deliverer and with a person as the object of His deliverance. The wages of sin made us liable to eternal death and placed us in the kingdom of Satan making us subject to his rule and authority placing us in bondage to our old (sin) nature inherited from Adam. God rescued us from this awful, hopeless condition. This rescue involved a spiritual relocation "from the dominion of darkness" where He "brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves." We are rescued from the dominion of darkness which is Satan's realm and brought into the kingdom of light which is Christ's realm, for He declared, "I am the light of the world"! Today amongst all the noise and busyness and worries and strife and all the other peace robbers of life ask this question, "Where would I be if not for grace?" Then verbalize this wonderful truth (personalized) "God has rescued me from the dominion of darkness and brought me into the kingdom of the Son He loves in whom I have redemption, the forgiveness of my sins." Amazing grace how sweet the sound I once was lost but now I'm found A hopeless case, an empty place If not for Grace Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber ![]() Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "Where Would I Be (If Not For Grace)?" Video Clint Brown I came across this song when searching for another song with a similar title to the effect, "Where would I be without the Lord". This song will bless your heart! Here's a longer version with testimony by the singer. Brooksyne informs me the song I was looking for was "Where Could I Go" Video "But For Your Grace" Video Rita Baloche "Rescue The Perishing" Video Billy and Cindy Foote "Glorious Freedom" Video Gaither Vocal Band "I'm Amazed/Amazing Grace" Video Jason Crabb * The Scott O'Grady story We have Bosnian friends who lived there at the time and recall the bombings and shootings. Note: This week marks the fortieth anniversary of the Supreme Court decision regarding abortion. We will have some articles about this later in the week and on Friday plan to attend the annual pro-life march in Washington. Here are some good blog articles on the topic: "Forty Years After Roe, Human Dignity Hangs in the Balance" or this Roundup from the Eternity Matters blog ![]() ![]() 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 2013 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA |