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Daily
Encouragement on
Friday, May 31,
2019
Yesterday
we stopped by to see our friends at The Old Windmill
Farm and were blessed with these freshly-picked
strawberries in a commercial size stainless steel
bowl. The Lapps were greatly blessed with a banner
crop this year and the children let us know it took
the whole family to pick all the strawberries.
If memory serves me correctly they picked three or
four bowls this size. Brooksyne prepared strawberry
topped cake with ice cream for our dessert last night.
She froze most of the berries to mix them later with
her rhubarb for strawberry rhubarb jam.
"How
To Be Remembered Forever"
Note:
Due to being very
busy we did not post
a Daily
Encouragement
message yesterday.
Message summary: We want to follow Jesus Christ and seek to live as a righteous people according to His plan during the days ordained for us on this side of eternity. "The righteous will be remembered forever". This is a promise we want to live for! We welcome each reader to join us.
Listen to our message on your audio player.
"Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them" (Psalm 139:16). "The righteous will be remembered forever" (Psalm 112:6). "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14).
Message summary: We want to follow Jesus Christ and seek to live as a righteous people according to His plan during the days ordained for us on this side of eternity. "The righteous will be remembered forever". This is a promise we want to live for! We welcome each reader to join us.
Listen to our message on your audio player.
"Your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them" (Psalm 139:16). "The righteous will be remembered forever" (Psalm 112:6). "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14).
We had a
visitor yesterday
afternoon. Rick
Masciantonio
stopped to visit
us. He and his
wife, Elizabeth,
and their three
sons were a part
of the
congregation we
served in
Massachusetts in
the 90's. Rick is
very active in
ministry and now
serves a church as
their pastor on
Cape Cod. He was
down this way for
a "Banner Of
Truth" conference.
It was a joy to
hear of his
faithfulness to
the Lord. Now in
his late 50's he
remains vibrant
with spiritual
energy. Apart
from leading the
congregation of
the church he
serves, he teaches
weekly Bible
studies at a state
prison and a
nursing home, as
well as a weekly
study in his home.
Rick did not foresee God's plan for him during his youth. In fact he likely gave little thought that he might become a devout follower of Christ. But God had His eyes on Rick even while he was being knit together in his mother's womb. After he joined the US Navy several devout Christian sailors shared their faith, lived out their testimony, and led the way to Rick's conversion while serving on a ship near Newport, Rhode Island.
In Psalm 139 David acknowledges the omniscience of God, "Your eyes have seen my unformed substance". While David was being knit together in his mother's womb God saw him. God knew the days ordained for him even before his birth, "and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them".
The Apostle James says, "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14). Nearly 2,000 years have passed since Jesus said, "I will build my church." Our life (in a life span of 80 years) will only comprise a small fraction of that period of time (only about 4%). That's pretty humbling isn't it? And if you go all the way back to creation it's an even smaller percentage. If you consider eternity, well, it's infinitesimally small.
But Psalm 112 has another perspective of this fleeting life. It extols the blessings of the one who fears the Lord. It begins with praise to God and then this statement, "How blessed is the man who fears the LORD." But today we want to focus on verse 6 that states, "The righteous will be remembered forever".
The highest form of remembrance is our devotion and service to God and our eternal, spiritual impact on others. Though only a small portion of Christ's followers are remembered beyond several generations on this side, generations will follow their example and leave similar legacies of righteous living. We can be a part of that long chain of impact.
Today we challenge you to be remembered for:
* The spiritual, Christ focused impact you are making presently.
* The godly, eternal legacy you have the opportunity to leave behind.
We want to follow Jesus Christ and seek to live as a righteous people according to His plan during the days ordained for us on this side of eternity. "The righteous will be remembered forever". This is a promise we want to live for! We welcome each reader to join us.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Rick did not foresee God's plan for him during his youth. In fact he likely gave little thought that he might become a devout follower of Christ. But God had His eyes on Rick even while he was being knit together in his mother's womb. After he joined the US Navy several devout Christian sailors shared their faith, lived out their testimony, and led the way to Rick's conversion while serving on a ship near Newport, Rhode Island.
In Psalm 139 David acknowledges the omniscience of God, "Your eyes have seen my unformed substance". While David was being knit together in his mother's womb God saw him. God knew the days ordained for him even before his birth, "and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them".
The Apostle James says, "What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes" (James 4:14). Nearly 2,000 years have passed since Jesus said, "I will build my church." Our life (in a life span of 80 years) will only comprise a small fraction of that period of time (only about 4%). That's pretty humbling isn't it? And if you go all the way back to creation it's an even smaller percentage. If you consider eternity, well, it's infinitesimally small.
But Psalm 112 has another perspective of this fleeting life. It extols the blessings of the one who fears the Lord. It begins with praise to God and then this statement, "How blessed is the man who fears the LORD." But today we want to focus on verse 6 that states, "The righteous will be remembered forever".
The highest form of remembrance is our devotion and service to God and our eternal, spiritual impact on others. Though only a small portion of Christ's followers are remembered beyond several generations on this side, generations will follow their example and leave similar legacies of righteous living. We can be a part of that long chain of impact.
Today we challenge you to be remembered for:
* The spiritual, Christ focused impact you are making presently.
* The godly, eternal legacy you have the opportunity to leave behind.
We want to follow Jesus Christ and seek to live as a righteous people according to His plan during the days ordained for us on this side of eternity. "The righteous will be remembered forever". This is a promise we want to live for! We welcome each reader to join us.
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, help
me to store up
this vital
Scripture
today and all
the days You
have ordained
for me; "A
righteous man
will be
remembered
forever." When
I'm tempted to
compromise my
integrity in
exchange for
ungodly
choices may
this Scripture
ring alarm
bells in my
heart and
mind. Let its
truth persuade
me to say "no"
to ungodliness
and worldly
passions and
to live a
self-controlled,
upright and
godly life in
this present
age, for Your
way is the
best way and
it is the
lasting way.
Amen.
Strawberry
Sundae atop a
white cake. We
decided to
bless Rick
with this
"Servant's
Cup" and candy
bar in
appreciation
for his over
25 years of
volunteer
service in
teaching a
Bible Study to
inmates at the
prison. He
headed back to
Pittsburgh
last night
where his
father lives
and a candy
bar might be
just a special
treat after
traveling
several hours
along and in
the dark.
Another
view of The
Old Windmill
Farm pond.
The
boys were
excited about
having several
friends over
and swimming
in the pond
yesterday
afternoon
since
Ascension Day
is a day of
fellowship
among the
plain folks.
Ascension
Day traffic in
Lancaster
County, PA
Hillside
Acres
Nursery, near
Quarryville,
PA is a
beautiful
rural
greenhouse we
have come to
enjoy buying
plants from.
A
reader from
Ontario sent
me two photos
on May 22 of
Kember prints
I did not have
in my
collection of
Kember prints.
"I bought
these at the
Salvation Army
in
Bracebridge,
ON for $1
each." Here's
a page we
developed
concerning
these prints.
Kember
prints
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental Resources
"I Want To Be
That Man" Video
Brian Free & Assurance
Bob, who leads services
in nursing homes, responded
to our message Wednesday "A Wretch
Like Me",
"We were holding a
service at a Memory Care
Home. As we started to
sing "Amazing Grace,' one
little frail lady grabbed
her walker, struggled to her
feet, stomped her foot and
loudly proclaimed, "I am NOT
a WRETCH - I'm a
Presbyterian!!!"
David wrote in regard to our
message "Post-it
Notes For The Soul",
"My dad in his
nineties and losing his
memory would often be
talking about things I
couldn't understand when I
visited him. I would read
Scripture to him and
suddenly you could see a
light come into his eyes. He
would often recite the
Scripture with me and talk
comprehensibly with me,
especially about Jesus for a
few minutes. You can't tell
me God's Word doesn't have
power. I've seen it and
experienced it."
Finally today:
Rick Masciantonio
is one of the most studious
men I have ever met. Here's
a photo of his home library.
He told me he studies
standing at the lectern.
Over 100 of Rick's
sermons are up on Sermon
Audio.
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