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<Previous Message Next Message> Tuesday, December 30, 2014 ![]() Working windmill on Amish farm (click on photo for video!) "Leaning On The Everlasting Arms" ![]() "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deuteronomy 33:27). What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms! What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms! ![]() We recently heard from some readers in California and I recalled that he is a General Manager of a Christian radio station so decided to refresh my memory by checking into his biographical page on the station website. I learned that his great, great, great, great grandfather served the church as a musician and to this day we sing songs with the music written by Anthony J. Showalter, who wrote the music to “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”. So today let's examine the only Scripture verse that speaks of the everlasting arms! ![]() There likely was great comfort in Moses' steady leadership and at the same time the future was full of speculation, uncertainty and uncharted territory. After all, the preceding generation had spied out the land and seen giants! But God had not led them out of Egypt to drift indefinitely through the wilderness. There was a long-standing promise to be fulfilled which went all the way back to Abraham. ![]() As we conclude another time unit established at Creation known as the year (Genesis 1:14) we have an assurance of refuge in an eternal God and security in His everlasting arms! Today we all need this same assurance. But some do especially. Hardly a day goes by that we do not receive a call or email or personally see someone in distress. Add to that the national and international distresses viewed by all. We include the downing of the AirAsia flight with many lives lost leaving families in shock and deep grief. Some of you are facing very difficult circumstances. Perhaps you're waiting for a call that may very well change the direction of your life. Others have lost a loved one and this season has been especially difficult. Some of you are dealing with discouragement concerning hardships in life. Many of you know this song. Sing or hum its melody today (even silently if you are unable to sing the words aloud) and be reminded of God's steadfast care!
Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms;
Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber ![]() ![]() ![]() We've not had any significant snow or ice covered ponds in our area thus far this season but it looks like our friends, the Martins, are ready when it comes! ![]() These are barley sprouts, grown in the barn under artificial light to supplement dairy feed. Our friend Jesse told us they grow from seed to ready to feed in 7 days! ![]() Monkey Bread fresh out of the oven this morning. Enjoying the last of our sweet treats before the New Year's weight loss resolutions take effect! ![]() Sitting among my Christmas gifts are the Baby & Body Works ultra shea lotions. Since Stephen knows I shop there only during sales I'm sure he did the same before he selected such an array of fragrances. ![]() ![]() Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources “Leaning On the Everlasting Arms” Video Homecoming Friends "Learning To Lean" Video Sensational Nightingales "Music Box" Video A great short (30 minutes) film parable featuring the Sensational Nightingales. We first saw this about 30 years ago and it sure has a thought-provoking message. 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.) ![]() 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 |