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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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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Amish farm on Strasburg Pike right across from our chaplain visit this morning.
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"Are You Ready?"
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"Just as man is destined to die…" (Hebrews 9:27a)
My brother shared an interesting experience that happened this last Sunday in a church near Easton PA where he lives. A seventy-two year old man was standing before the congregation giving a promotional talk for Sunday School when he had a massive heart attack, slumped over and died. That's a service people are sure to remember and hopefully a stimulus to be ready to meet God. As my brother and I talked we considered the blessing of a seventy-two year old still active in the service of the Lord and how his final message was more than likely his most effective.
When we lived in New England we attended the funeral of a young man who died in an auto accident. He received his license only a week earlier and had registered his car the day before. He was showing a friend his new car and driving skills. Speed was a factor, alcohol was not. The other young man was treated and released from a local hospital.
I recall another young man some 42 years ago speeding down a country road west of Belton Missouri at over 100 miles an hour in his dad's Chrysler Newport within a short time after getting his license. This time it was me at a very fool-hardy state in my young life. Nothing happened and I didn't even consider how foolish it was till several years later. Now I get goosebumps just to think about what could have happened!
Why did a foolish moment end the young man's life? He was a very pleasant teen who attended our church for a season. Why was his friend unhurt? Why is the foolish teenager of 42 years ago and countless others still going on as adults? (I imagine many of you can identify some pretty reckless moments in your life!) Of course I don't have the answer to any of the lingering questions that I write about.
However we are all destined to die, whether it's due to age, an accident or it may be hastened by a foolish act, ours or someone else's. It may be violence or for many it's a result of conflict in wars. It may be "natural causes". It may be what has been called an "act of God". We're not able to schedule the time or choose the type of way we will die. But the Scripture clearly states what we can all, regardless of where we live, acknowledge as truth, "man is destined to die…"
The real question is, are we ready to die? Yes "man is destined
to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed
once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second
time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting
for him" (Hebrews 9:27,28).
Is your heart right with God? Have you accepted His glorious provision for your sin problem? Are you waiting for Him?
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
though we're uncertain of the date that we will leave this world, we
can be certain of our readiness to meet You when we depart. Jesus
sacrificed His life to take away our sins; to make provision for our
forgiveness here and now and to provide for our eternal resting place
in heaven. We leave an example for others
to know the way to life eternal by the narrative of our life. We want
to take as many as possible with us, so we must tell the story of Jesus
and live in such a way that we show others the way to His love and
forgiveness; and thereby make proper preparations for their day
of departure. Our time of expiration may surprise others but You have
our days numbered and await our arrival on the other side. We rest in
Your hands and walk in the power of Your resurrected life. We thank
You, Father, through Christ Jesus our Lord in whose name we pray. Amen.
2013 Salsa Prep
Starting out with 6# of tomatoes fresh from our garden.
Boiling them for a couple minutes to loosen skins for peeling
Immediately dropping them into ice water which halts the cooking process.
Chopping each tomato for the salsa blend.
As she cooks the tomato mix she adds spices including our favorite herb, fresh basil.
She then fills the jars and they are ready to seal.
The jars are steamed for 40 minutes in the Steamer Canner which is what preserves them.
We don't wait long before we manage to open one!
Enjoying some chips and spicy hot salsa!
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Come To Jesus" Video Gaither Vocal Band
"Tell Me" Gaither Vocal Band featuring Janet Paschal
"I Wish We Had All Been Ready " Video Larry Norman
Here's a series of photos describing another canning method Brooksyne uses with the Water Bath Canner. (scroll down)
Amish farm on Strasburg Pike right across from our chaplain visit this morning.
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
"Are You Ready?"
Listen to this message on
your audio player."Just as man is destined to die…" (Hebrews 9:27a)
My brother shared an interesting experience that happened this last Sunday in a church near Easton PA where he lives. A seventy-two year old man was standing before the congregation giving a promotional talk for Sunday School when he had a massive heart attack, slumped over and died. That's a service people are sure to remember and hopefully a stimulus to be ready to meet God. As my brother and I talked we considered the blessing of a seventy-two year old still active in the service of the Lord and how his final message was more than likely his most effective.
When we lived in New England we attended the funeral of a young man who died in an auto accident. He received his license only a week earlier and had registered his car the day before. He was showing a friend his new car and driving skills. Speed was a factor, alcohol was not. The other young man was treated and released from a local hospital.
I recall another young man some 42 years ago speeding down a country road west of Belton Missouri at over 100 miles an hour in his dad's Chrysler Newport within a short time after getting his license. This time it was me at a very fool-hardy state in my young life. Nothing happened and I didn't even consider how foolish it was till several years later. Now I get goosebumps just to think about what could have happened!
Why did a foolish moment end the young man's life? He was a very pleasant teen who attended our church for a season. Why was his friend unhurt? Why is the foolish teenager of 42 years ago and countless others still going on as adults? (I imagine many of you can identify some pretty reckless moments in your life!) Of course I don't have the answer to any of the lingering questions that I write about.
However we are all destined to die, whether it's due to age, an accident or it may be hastened by a foolish act, ours or someone else's. It may be violence or for many it's a result of conflict in wars. It may be "natural causes". It may be what has been called an "act of God". We're not able to schedule the time or choose the type of way we will die. But the Scripture clearly states what we can all, regardless of where we live, acknowledge as truth, "man is destined to die…"
The real question is, are we ready to die? Yes "man is destined
to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed
once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second
time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting
for him" (Hebrews 9:27,28).Is your heart right with God? Have you accepted His glorious provision for your sin problem? Are you waiting for Him?
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
though we're uncertain of the date that we will leave this world, we
can be certain of our readiness to meet You when we depart. Jesus
sacrificed His life to take away our sins; to make provision for our
forgiveness here and now and to provide for our eternal resting place
in heaven. We leave an example for others
to know the way to life eternal by the narrative of our life. We want
to take as many as possible with us, so we must tell the story of Jesus
and live in such a way that we show others the way to His love and
forgiveness; and thereby make proper preparations for their day
of departure. Our time of expiration may surprise others but You have
our days numbered and await our arrival on the other side. We rest in
Your hands and walk in the power of Your resurrected life. We thank
You, Father, through Christ Jesus our Lord in whose name we pray. Amen.2013 Salsa Prep
The last several days Brooksyne has been home canning, preserving fruits and vegetables. Today she
will give an abridged version of her preparations for making spicy
home-made salsa using our own home-grown tomatoes and basil.
Starting out with 6# of tomatoes fresh from our garden.
Boiling them for a couple minutes to loosen skins for peeling
Immediately dropping them into ice water which halts the cooking process.
Chopping each tomato for the salsa blend.
As she cooks the tomato mix she adds spices including our favorite herb, fresh basil.
She then fills the jars and they are ready to seal.
The jars are steamed for 40 minutes in the Steamer Canner which is what preserves them.
We don't wait long before we manage to open one!
Enjoying some chips and spicy hot salsa!
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Come To Jesus" Video Gaither Vocal Band
"Tell Me" Gaither Vocal Band featuring Janet Paschal
"I Wish We Had All Been Ready " Video Larry Norman
Here's a series of photos describing another canning method Brooksyne uses with the Water Bath Canner. (scroll down)
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.)
Are
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 2013 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved
Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA