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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Monday,
November 28, 2022
Yesterday afternoon we got
acquainted with two calico colored
goat twins on the Old Windmill Farm.
Usually goats have rather coarse fur
but these two have soft hair similar
to our maltipoos and shih tzu. It
felt more like petting a cat or dog
rather than a goat!
(Click on photo to enlarge) "There's
Joy In The House Of
The Lord"
Message
summary: Those
who follow Christ we can
have a great and lasting
joy as we consider the
present and future reign
of Christ.
"And also their relatives, from as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, came bringing food on donkeys and on camels and on mules and on oxen, abundant provisions of flour, cakes of figs, clusters of raisins, and wine and oil, oxen and sheep, for there was joy in Israel" (1 Chronicles 12:40). In
a footnote last Friday
we shared about a
traditional Thanksgiving
meal delicacy here in
the US. Cranberry sauce
was surely served as a
side dish on most dinner
tables here in the U.S.
About 25 years ago we
lived in southeast
Massachusetts near where
Ocean Spray is
headquartered and where
there are many cranberry
bogs. The visitor's
center in Plymouth and
an annual cranberry
festival hosted each
fall by local growers is
where we learned a lot
about the growing and
harvesting process.
In
the nineties Ocean Spray
wanted to expand their
business and hired a
marketing firm. They
introduced the Craisin
in 1995. The Craisin is
a dried cranberry
similar to a raisin
(which is a dried
grape). I recall talking
to man on a plane to
Providence who was on
this marketing team who
told me about the new
product when it was
being introduced. Over
25 years later I am sure
he is very pleased at
the outcome!
Cranberries
thrive best in beds
within the bog, which
consists of alternating
layers of sand, peat,
gravel and clay.
Cranberry vines produce
horizontal stems called
runners that may grow up
to six feet long and can
spread profusely over
the bog's floor. When
harvested and appear
atop a big pond you may
wonder how deep they are
but they're only a few
feet deep. They grow
when the bog is dry and
later it is flooded to
harvest the berries. It
is one the many
interesting food
industries in that area
of the country such as
lobstering.
Well,
neither cranberries or
craisins are mentioned
in the Bible but today
we consider a verse that
does mention raisins. Of
course the word craisin
come from raisin which
initially prompted a
lawsuit from the raisin
industry!
"History
indicates that raisins
were discovered for the
first time by accident
when they were found in
the dried form on vines
as early as 2000 BC.
Wall paintings from
ancient times show that
dried fruits were
consumed and used as
decorations in the
Mediterranean regions of
Europe". (The California
Raisin Marketing Board)
Many
of us have enjoyed
raisins since we were
children whether eating
them outright or in a
raisin filled cookie or
pie. We often took them
in our school lunch or
ate them as an after
school snack.
Raisins
are mentioned numerous
times in the Bible.
Today's text is in
chapter headlined "The
Mighty Men Join David".
It describes the time
Saul died and David was
made king. It was a time
of great unity, feasting
and joy.
Our
daily text concludes the
chapter and may tend to
be overlooked when we
read the Bible. "And
also their relatives,
from as far as
Issachar and Zebulun
and Naphtali, came
bringing food on
donkeys and on camels
and on mules and on
oxen, abundant
provisions of flour,
cakes of figs,
clusters of raisins,
and wine and oil, oxen
and sheep, for there
was joy in Israel".
"Came
bringing food".
This verse may be the
Biblical basis for the
modern day potluck
dinner!
But
our spiritual focus
today are the six words
that end the chapter: "For
there was joy in
Israel". What a
celebrative time this
must have been as the
people looked forward
with great anticipation
to David's reign over
the people of Israel.
As
those who follow Christ
we can have a much
greater and lasting joy
as we consider the
present and future reign
of Christ. Several times
we have begun our church
service with a song that
proclaims this.
There's
joy in the house of
the Lord
There's joy in the house of the Lord today And we won't be quiet We shout out Your praise Be
encouraged today, (Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
& Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
history
informs us and
our own eyes
have seen that
kings and
kingdoms rise
and fall.
Sin-centered
kingdoms fail,
bringing
destruction
and death to
both innocent
and guilty. So
we choose to
give You our
full
allegiance
worshiping
You, our
everlasting
Father, the
Prince of
Peace. The joy
in Israel as
David was
installed as
king cannot
compare with
the
everlasting
joy that will
be upon us as
we celebrate
You, our
eternal King
of kings and
Lord of lords,
who died for
the sins of
the world and
reigns forever
within our
hearts and the
courts of
heaven. Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
"House
Of The Lord"
Video
Phil
Wickham
What a
joy-filled
song to start
a worship
service with
as we
periodically
do in our
church.
Harvesting
Cranberries
- Farm
Tour Video
This
informative
video is from
Taunton where
we lived from
1993- 2001.
With
Santa aboard
the Strasburg
Railroad this
weekend the
Casey Jones
restaurant
railroad
dining car is
filled to
capacity - a
sight we don't
often see.
There have
been times
when we were
the only
customers. We
often enjoy a
nice meal
there
All
aboard.....
the Stasburg
steam train
Chris
Mansfield
along with two
daughters,
Carrie and
Katie.
Saturday
afternoon we
visited our
long time
friends, the
Mansfields,
whose family
had converged
at this
beautiful
mansion all
the way from
New York,
Pittsburgh,
Boston and
Virginia and
perhaps other
spots as
well. As
promoted
"It’s your
chance to live
like an
industrial
tycoon at
Annville’s
Millard
Mansion" and
it was a most
attractive
mansion filled
with treasures
from all over
the world.
Jack and Chris
Mansfield
attended our
church about
40 years ago
when we were
in St. Marys,
PA. and remain
our dear
friends. Jack,
along with his
son and
grandson had
gone hunting
when the photo
was taken)
Finally
today:
Falcon
and his sister
Rosie on
Squirrel Watch
Their
setting has
changed
drastically
from watching
surfers on the
Pacific Ocean
which was
right across
Sunset Cliffs
Boulevard from
their former
dwelling in
San Diego.
(Click
on photo to
enlarge)
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