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Friday,
June 11,
2021
Yesterday traveling through Intercourse, PA we
saw plenty of open buggies including this mother along
with her children.
(Click on photo to enlarge) "The
Blessing Of Being Accepted"
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to this message on your audio player.
"Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God" (Romans 15:7). We visit several large distribution centers
with "pickers" darting about huge warehouses
restocking or pulling products. A process in receiving is
inspecting the product before it gets placed in the
warehouse. Not surprisingly some of the products
received do not pass the inspection test and is
rejected.
I visited a company where one of the pickers
had a large "Rejected" sticker plastered on the back
of her green jumpsuit. (The rejected sticker was
intended for use on boxes of materials that had been
rejected.) Apparently a co-worker had placed it
on her jumpsuit as a joke and I don't think she even
realized it was there.
But it got me thinking. How many people are rejected or how many people feel rejected by others? How many have experienced rejection by significant people in their lives? Though they don't wear a visual sticker declaring "REJECTED" it's visible in their expressions, in their communication or lack of it, often displaying a downward cast. We've all probably at some point in life faced rejection but some people have experienced rejection repeatedly, including some of you reading this today. Read this message carefully and receive encouragement from a powerful Scripture phrase in our daily text, "just as Christ accepted you". What were we like before Christ accepted us?
Romans 5 gives us a "thumbnail sketch" in Paul's
description of unbelievers as "helpless... ungodly...
sinners... enemies". In the spiritual realm we were
all rejected and fit for the salvage bin for "all
have sinned and come short of the glory of God"
(Romans 3:23). This is the part of the Gospel that
informs us of our utter need.
But what a glorious truth it is to be accepted by Christ and become part of His family! Whether or not we have known the acceptance and support of a loving family, faithful friends or cooperative coworkers, when we come to God in faith and repentance we are accepted. He has said, "All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away" (John 6:37). We are all welcome into God's family…and this by His marvelous grace! Consider that wonderful phrase, "Whosoever will may come". We close with some lyrics from a song
written in the 80's and sung by a group called DeGarmo
& Key that reminds us of God's acceptance.
If you think you're a loser
When you fail it seems at everything you do Just remember there's a Savior And you are worth enough He gave His life for you I'm accepted, accepted I'm accepted by the One who matters most Be encouraged today, (Hebrews 3:13)
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father, You have shown us through the example of Jesus that we are to accept others in the same way that Christ accepted us. Show us ways that we can effectively reach out to others, especially those who feel rejected by family or society as a whole. Help us to show them genuine love and to initiate a friendship in the same way that You reached out to many different people groups and befriended them. As we do this in obedience to your command and as we are led by Christ's example Scripture indicates that we bring praise to You which is our heart's desire. Amen. Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "I'm Accepted" Video DeGarmo & Key This is an old song with a great message, a portion of which we quoted above in our message today. Its message is appropriate for all generations. I may not be rich
Don't wear fashion clothes Don't live in a mansion Don't have much that shows Never won a contest in popularity Don't have much to offer But Jesus loves me I'm accepted, accepted I'm accepted by the One who matters most Never set a record in sports agility Never was magnetic in personality That don't really matter I'll do the best I can 'Cause there's a God above me Who loves me like I am I'm accepted, accepted I'm accepted by the One who matters most "In Heaven's Eyes" Video Let There Be Praise
Singers
A fervent prayer rose up to heaven
A fragile soul is losing ground Sorting through the earthly babel Heaven heard the sound This was a life of no distinction No successes, only tries Yet gazing down on this unlovely one There was love in heaven's eyes In heaven's eyes there are no losers In heaven's eyes no hopeless cause Only people like you with feelings like me Amazed by the grace we can find In heaven's eyes The orphaned child, the wayward father The homeless traveler in the rain When life goes by and no one bothers Heaven feels the pain Looking down God sees each heartache Knows each sorrow, hears each cry And looking up we'll see compassion's fire Ablaze in heaven's eyes In heaven's eyes there are no losers In heaven's eyes no hopeless cause Only people like you with feelings like me Amazed by the grace we can find In heaven's eyes there are no losers In heaven's eyes there is no hopeless cause There's only people like you with feelings like me And we're amazed by the grace we can find In heaven's eyes "The People In The Line" Video The Talleys A song reminding us to be aware of the hurting people around us. "The Broken Ones" Video The Talleys Today
we share photos from our travels yesterday in
eastern Lancaster County
Note:
Readers unfamiliar with Lancaster County may not be
aware that we have some rather unusual town names,
most famously Intercourse, which is here on a Google map.
This
Amish family is busy doing their field work together
on a farm north of Intercourse, PA.
(Click on photo to enlarge) We passed
this one room Amish schoolhouse and observed a father,
son and daughter unloading a trimmer and mower from
the garden cart they pulled behind their buggy. We
surmised it must be their turn to mow and trim the
school grounds.
(Click on photo to enlarge) This
Mennonite farm near New Holland is getting the mums
ready growing in the colorful red pots in the foreground.
(Click on photo to enlarge) A large
pond near New Holland, PA is a popular place for
fishing.
(Click on photo to enlarge) We have
an abundance of roadside stands with a wide variety
of locally grown produce available. We thought this
customized portable stand was a clever idea. Just
pull the wagon when you want to move it!
(Click on photo to enlarge)
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