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Monday, September
11, 2023
The
Star Barn near
Elizabethtown,
PA.
Ester
took this
photo
yesterday when
she served as
photographer
for Brittany's
Hope Fun Walk,
a fundraiser
for families
adopting
children
overseas.
"The
Forever Enduring Kingdom"
Note:
Today I
(Stephen) have
a trip to
Pittsburgh for
several days
and do not
expect to post
messages
daily. I am
taking my
friend Moses
to a clinic
where he will
receive
treatment for
a shoulder
injury.
Message
summary:
Note two
descriptions
of God's
glorious
Kingdom in the
daily text. It
will “never
be destroyed”
and “it
will itself
endure
forever”.
"In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever" (Daniel 2:44).
The date "September 11" will never be the same again for those of us living here in America. No matter how you format the date, it immediately brings to mind the anniversary date of the horror, the hate, and the vile wickedness of a diabolical religious system that was unleashed upon thousands of innocent lives on this day 22 years ago.
Writing this devotional is a challenge:
•
I could write
a message of
comfort, since
pain still
lingers for
the thousands
who lost loved
ones. May God
flood their
souls with His
divine peace
and may they
turn to Christ
for salvation.
• I could use this as an opportunity to scream in print that these are the tactics of our ancient foe who still seeks to work us woe? Indeed, I can become so distressed at the blindness of scores of people who fail to see that this is fundamentally a spiritual conflict.
• I could challenge believers to be steadfast? Always!
• I could use this as an opportunity to scream in print that these are the tactics of our ancient foe who still seeks to work us woe? Indeed, I can become so distressed at the blindness of scores of people who fail to see that this is fundamentally a spiritual conflict.
• I could challenge believers to be steadfast? Always!
But today I primarily want to share a timeless message of assurance. Let’s go back in Scripture some 2,550 years ago and hear the Word of the Lord as we examine a rather obscure verse from the prophet Daniel.
Daniel lived during the period of the Babylonian captivity. As a youth he had seen the horrendous destruction of his country described in graphic detail by Jeremiah in his book of Lamentations. Surely, like we do today, he must have wondered, “Where is God in all of this?” Though unanswered questions surely filled Daniel’s mind he stayed faithful to his God. Believers have always had to accept that some questions just won’t be answered on this side of eternity. God calls us to faith and faithfulness as described in Hebrews 11:1: "Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen".
In the second chapter of his book Daniel interpreted a dream that had tremendous prophetic insight into the future kingdoms from that point on. “In the days of those kings the God of heaven will set up a kingdom which will never be destroyed, and that kingdom will not be left for another people; it will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms, but it will itself endure forever” (Daniel 2:44). “In the days of those kings” describes the Roman period. The kingdom which the “God of heaven will set up” is the Kingdom of Christ expressed in the first coming. (This prophecy was made some 550 years before the incarnation.)
Note two descriptions of this glorious Kingdom in the daily text. It will “never be destroyed” and “it will itself endure forever”. Sinking, shifting sand is an apt description of what’s around us today in the temporal kingdoms of this world. We saw that so graphically on 9/11/01.
But
the great God
we serve is
absolutely
steadfast and
His Kingdom
will endure
forever, for
it has no end.
Praise Him
today and
serve Him
wholeheartedly!
Yesterday in
our church
service we
sang a song
with these
words. May God
give us all
this
assurance.
Jesus, You will reign forevermore
The victory is Yours
We sing Your praise
Endless hallelujah to Your holy name
Jesus, You will reign forevermore
The victory is Yours
Jesus, You will reign forevermore
The victory is Yours
We sing Your praise
Endless hallelujah to Your holy name
Jesus, You will reign forevermore
The victory is Yours
Be
encouraged
today,
(Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, with
solemn hearts
and painful
memories we
remember the
extremely
wicked events
that took
place on
9/11/01.
Though we
witnessed
mayhem and saw
evil at its
worst,
mercifully, we
also witnessed
acts of
goodness at
their best.
Help us to
spread the
overflowing,
enduring hope
that does not
diminish in
the midst of
evil, but
instead it
fixes our
attention on
the unseen
future
kingdom, the
New Jerusalem.
The New
Jerusalem
where Your
presence is
with Your
people for all
eternity.
Where You will
wipe away
every tear
from our eyes
and there will
be no more
death,
sadness,
crying, or
pain, because
all the old
ways are gone,
and You will
make all
things new.(See Romans 15:13, Revelation 21:1-5)
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Behold The Lamb" Watch video on YouTube Kristian Stanfill (This is the song mentioned in our message)
"Rejoice,
the Lord Is
King!"
Watch
video on
YouTube
Congregational
singing Grace
Community
Church - Sun
Valley,
California
His
kingdom cannot
fail; He rules
o’er earth and
heaven.
The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus given.
Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say rejoice!
The keys of death and hell are to our Jesus given.
Lift up your heart; lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say rejoice!
"The
Eternal
Kingdom"
Watch
video on
YouTube
Alistair Begg
We
passed this
huge sunflower
field
yesterday on
our way home
from church
along Rt 283.
Click
on photo to enlarge
Brooksyne
is very
excited about
her GIANT
marigold she
planted from
seed in June!
It was
supposed to
reach 2' to 3'
and here it is
nearly 5'.
Brooksyne is
5'4".
The
restored Herr's
Mill covered
bridge is
on the same
property as
the Star Barn.
For many years
we passed both
as a decrepit
barn on the
way to
Harrisburg and
a decaying
bridge in
eastern
Lancaster
County. Both
are now on the
magnificent Stone
Gables Estate.
Their "core
value" is "We
believe that
everything we
have is a gift
from God that
we are to use
to honor Him
through our
activities,
events, and
endeavors. All
public events
are open to
all people to
experience the
beauty of
God’s creation
here at Stone
Gables Estate
in Lancaster
County,
Pennsylvania."
Linda,
a friend of
ours, sent us
this stunning
sunset photo
taken near
Gap, PA.
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