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Thursday,
February 16, 2023
Our
friend,
Roseanna,
shared this
photo that
her friend
took
of an unusual
cloud
formation.
Makes you
think of the
dove that
appeared
during Jesus'
baptism.
"Our
Final
Appointment"
Message
summary: There
is a final
appointment
that we will
all keep. It
is not
optional and
we can't
dismiss it.
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
"Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him" (Genesis 35:29). "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).
"Then he breathed his last and died and was gathered to his people, old and full of years. And his sons Esau and Jacob buried him" (Genesis 35:29). "And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment" (Hebrews 9:27).
Since
our calendar
is highlighted
with lots of
appointments
we are
thankful for
reminders and
notifications.
Today we have
several
appointments
at companies
and then a
late morning
appointment to
have our van
inspected.
Tomorrow we
have several
more
appointments
with companies
and then over
to Hershey for
a follow-up
appointment
with my
surgeon for
the surgery I
had last
month. I
expect a good
report!
We
have
appointments
all through
life. An
appointment is
simply defined
as "an
arrangement to
meet someone
at a
particular
time and
place". Even
before we had
any
recollection
or memory our
mothers had
appointments
with us when
she was
carrying us in
her womb, then
they were
taking us to
appointments
as infants and
children. As
we progress
through life
we have all
had many
appointments:
school
appointments,
doctor
appointments,
business,
community and
church
appointments
and on and on.
Many appointments we can schedule. We have a role in determining when and where and in many cases if we will meet. But we had no role in determining when we were born and, apart from taking our own life (suicide), we have no control in determining when we will die.
Many appointments we can schedule. We have a role in determining when and where and in many cases if we will meet. But we had no role in determining when we were born and, apart from taking our own life (suicide), we have no control in determining when we will die.
But
today we want
to remind
every reader
of the final
and most
important
appointment
each of us
will have: our
appointment
with death
followed by
the judgment.
"And
as it is
appointed unto
men once to
die, but after
this the
judgment". There
is a
heaven to gain
and a hell to
shun.
We
believe the
failure to
acknowledge
the reality of
a future
judgment
accounts for
much of the
increased
violence and
careless
living in our
land and
throughout the
world.
Brooksyne and
I discussed
these thoughts
after this
week's deadly
shooting at
Michigan
State. An
awareness of
God's future
judgment and
the
possibility of
spending
eternity in
hell, should
we not choose
to accept
Christ and
walk in God's
ways, is
lessening day
by day as the
fear of God
and the
reality of
hell is no
longer
emphasized in
many settings
and sadly,
that includes
many churches.
We
want to assure
you that there
is a final
appointment
that we all
have and we
will all keep.
It is not
optional and
we can't
dismiss it. We
will all, like
Isaac,
referred to in
our first
daily verse "breathe
our last and
die".* It
doesn't take a
great deal of
faith to know
that we will
all face
death. We see
it all around
us and feel it
most
especially
when our loved
ones
die.
Our faith is expressed in either a belief that we will be accountable to God and experience an afterlife or a belief that life ceases to exist at the time of our death. Both views require faith. I absolutely believe there is an afterlife and I live with that outlook.
Our faith is expressed in either a belief that we will be accountable to God and experience an afterlife or a belief that life ceases to exist at the time of our death. Both views require faith. I absolutely believe there is an afterlife and I live with that outlook.
The
second daily
verse, "It
is appointed
unto men once
to die and
then after
that the
judgment",
should be
memorized and
hidden deep
within our
hearts. Take
courage,
believer, as
you prepare
for this
certain
appointment.
Think of it as
an eternal
promotion so
that you face
life and death
with
unwavering
devotion,
absolute
confidence and
great
anticipation
of your
eternal
promotion.
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
Your grace was
given to us in
Christ Jesus
before the
beginning of
time and has
been revealed
through Him
who destroyed
death and
brought life
and
immortality to
light through
the gospel.
Because the
Gospel has
been imparted
to me and
implemented in
my life I can
say with
glorious
confidence,
"I know whom I
have believed
and am
persuaded that
He is able to
keep that
which I have
entrusted to
Him for that
day",
since "it
is appointed
unto men once
to die and
then after
that the
judgment."
Keep me true,
Father God,
keep me true.
Amen.*
Of course
there will be
those who are
alive at the
coming of the
Lord and will
be gathered up
to meet the
dead in
Christ. (1
Thessalonians
4:13ff)
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental
Resources
"Hebrews
9:27 Memory
Verse Song"
Video
"Hello After Goodbye" Video Legacy Five
"To Live is For Christ to Die Is Gain" Video Incredibly moving video
"Save A Place For Me" Video Matthew West
"Going Home" Video Mark Lowry
"Hello After Goodbye" Video Legacy Five
"To Live is For Christ to Die Is Gain" Video Incredibly moving video
"Save A Place For Me" Video Matthew West
"Going Home" Video Mark Lowry
The Middle
Creek Wildlife
Management
Area in
Lancaster and
Lebanon
Counties was
covered with
snow geese
early this
week at dawn.
Roseanna took
this photo
early this
week. We drove
by last week
and hardly saw
any. The geese
stay at this
lake on their
migration
northward.
During the day
they travel to
fields to feed
which is
probably why
we didn't see
them.
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