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Wednesday,
February 7, 2024
Yesterday
we were
greeted by
this edifying
sign walking
into Sunset
Grocery Store
in rural
Lebanon
County. After
reading the
Scripture
verse
hopefully
customers were
incentivized
to be more
fruitful in
their love for
one another.
Perhaps they
purchased some
fruit as well:
fruit for the
soul and fruit
for the body!
"Wonder
Transport"
Message
summary: Let
us all make
every effort
to clothe
ourselves in
humility!
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“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Like
most churches
these days
most of the
songs we sing
were recently
written, the
newer the
better it
seems. And to
be sure we are
blessed by
many of the
new songs. Last
Sunday we sang
a hymn written
around 1872,
but
nevertheless
sung with
great fervor,
probably in
part due to
the
familiarity
for us older
folks. "To God
Be The Glory"
was written by
Fanny Crosby
who wrote many
hymns that
have blessed
millions.
Whenever
I (Stephen)
sing the song
I recall a
testimony I
heard many
years ago at a
CBMC
(Christian
Businessmen)
meeting when
the owner of a
trucking
company shared
about coming
to faith and
how it changed
his life.
He
shared how
there were
many who
planted seeds
in his life
years before
he made the
decision to
turn his life
over to
Christ. After
his conversion
he was able to
look back and
see the
significance
and impact of
these seeds
although in
many cases he
was unable to
let the seed
planter know
that their
sowing was not
in vain. It
was clear that
these seeds
made a
spiritual
impact though
fruit was not
immediately
visible. We
need to
remember that
truth when it
appears that
our witness is
not accepted
or sometimes
outright
rejected.
After his conversion he started a trucking company and made an appointment at the bank to discuss financing. The bank officer looked at the application and noted the name of his company was “Wonder Transport” which prompted him to inquire, “How did you come up with this unusual name?”
The businessman went on to tell the bank officer that Fanny Crosby was a great hymn writer and he shared the words that formed the basis of his company’s name from a popular hymn she wrote called, “To God Be The Glory.”
After his conversion he started a trucking company and made an appointment at the bank to discuss financing. The bank officer looked at the application and noted the name of his company was “Wonder Transport” which prompted him to inquire, “How did you come up with this unusual name?”
The businessman went on to tell the bank officer that Fanny Crosby was a great hymn writer and he shared the words that formed the basis of his company’s name from a popular hymn she wrote called, “To God Be The Glory.”
Great
things He hath
taught us,
Great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer and higher and greater will be,
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see!
Great things He hath done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer and higher and greater will be,
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see!
The
name “Wonder
Transport”
provided a
great
opportunity
for one to
express faith
in Christ and
I am sure he
had many
opportunities
to do so. He
was very
intentional in
his company to
make it a
foundational
purpose that
God does
indeed receive
the glory. We
enjoy working
with companies
in our
chaplaincy
role which
have this same
kind of
outlook.That’s
God’s purpose
for each one
of us. In
whatever we
do, we do it
all for the
glory of God.
Let us this
day renew a
commitment to
that high
calling.
Fanny Crosby certainly did not have in mind the trucking mode of transportation when she wrote this hymn, but rather our glorious and immediate mode of transition from this life “when Jesus we see”!
Fanny Crosby certainly did not have in mind the trucking mode of transportation when she wrote this hymn, but rather our glorious and immediate mode of transition from this life “when Jesus we see”!
Praise
the Lord,
praise the
Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory; great things He hath done.
Let the earth hear His voice;
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice;
Oh, come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory; great things He hath done.
Be
encouraged
today,
Hebrews
3:13
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, we
give You all
the glory for
You have done
great things;
things so
great they are
far beyond the
scope,
understanding,
knowledge or
creativity
granted to us,
Your creation.
So we praise
You for all
that You
provide us,
all that is
ours to hold
in our hands,
see with our
eyes, hear
with our ears,
and taste with
our tongue.
But purer and
higher and
greater than
all these
wonderful
things will be
the moment
that Christ
returns for
His children.
He will be our
wonder and our
transport from
our sojourn
here on earth
to our eternal
dwelling in
the heavens.
Keep us
faithful till
that appointed
hour. Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"To God Be The Glory" Watch on YouTube Congregational singing from Calvary Church this last Sunday.
"To
God Be The
Glory"
Watch
on YouTube
Reawaken
Hymns
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