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Tuesday,
March 19, 2024
This
historic home
is located on
Trout Run Road
about a mile
from our
house. The
original
section was
built about
1740.
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Those
who know me
may associate
several
distinctions
regarding my
apparel. I
almost always
wear
suspenders. In
the winter I
usually wear a
hat and many
of my neckties
have a Bible
theme! Over
the years this
has opened the
door to
numerous
conversations,
even with
complete
strangers,
though I must
admit neckties
are not a
frequent
accessory for
me anymore.
This brings to mind a visit to the Cracker Barrel in Hamburg 22 years ago when my mom was living. We had visited my brother's church for an evening service. On our way home we stopped for a meal at the Cracker Barrel restaurant.
Daily prayer:
Father, as
adults we tend
to complicate
matters and
seek to
understand
that which is
incomprehensible.
We cannot
fully grasp
the Kingdom of
God here on
earth or that
You would give
Your only Son
to die for us,
and that by
doing so, we
can receive
forgiveness of
sins. These
amazing truths
are hard to
grasp and
often keep
adults from
receiving by
faith all that
You have for
us. But Jesus
gives us the
example of
children whose
learning is
very basic.
They don’t yet
know the whys,
whens, and
wherefores of
life at such
an early age.
But rather
than Jesus
instructing
the children
to first
become like
the disciples,
as we would
expect, He
instructs the
disciples to
become like
children.
Father, help
us to examine
the
characteristics
of a child
that bring You
pleasure, that
open our
heart’s door
for closer
communion with
You. In the
name of Jesus
we pray. Amen.
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"Let
The Little
Children
Come!"
Message
summary:
Today, let us
again, like
little
children, call
on our
faithful
heavenly
Father who
continues to
call out
through His
Son, “Let
the little
children come
to me”.
Listen
to our message
on your audio
player.
"Now
they were
bringing even
infants to Him
that He might
touch them.
And when the
disciples saw
it, they
rebuked them.
But Jesus
called them to
Him, saying,
'Let the
children come
to me, and do
not hinder
them, for to
such belongs
the kingdom of
God. Truly, I
say to you,
whoever does
not receive
the kingdom of
God like a
child shall
not enter it'”
(Luke
18:16,17).
After
an early
morning
chaplain visit
in Lebanon
County we plan
to meet my
(Stephen's)
brother Pat
and his wife
for an early
lunch at a
Cracker Barrel
restaurant in
Hamburg, PA.
It's a rather
central point
between our
homes for a
time of
fellowship and
near Cabellas
which can
often merit a
visit.
Those
who know me
may associate
several
distinctions
regarding my
apparel. I
almost always
wear
suspenders. In
the winter I
usually wear a
hat and many
of my neckties
have a Bible
theme! Over
the years this
has opened the
door to
numerous
conversations,
even with
complete
strangers,
though I must
admit neckties
are not a
frequent
accessory for
me anymore.This brings to mind a visit to the Cracker Barrel in Hamburg 22 years ago when my mom was living. We had visited my brother's church for an evening service. On our way home we stopped for a meal at the Cracker Barrel restaurant.
As
we were seated
our server
noticed my
Christian-themed
tie and asked
if I was a
Christian.
When I
responded
“Yes, I am”
she
enthusiastically
shook my hand
and loudly
proclaimed, “I
am too,
Brother,
praise the
Lord”.
She appeared
to be a newer
Christian and
was so
enthused about
her faith.
She was especially happy to tell us her five-year-old son had recently asked Christ into his life. Following the salvation prayer he asked her to make a sign with the word “Saved” along with the date. He brought the camera to his mother and said "Mom, take a picture of me holding the sign". That photo will serve as an inspiring and visible reminder when the day is long or the faith is weak!
She was especially happy to tell us her five-year-old son had recently asked Christ into his life. Following the salvation prayer he asked her to make a sign with the word “Saved” along with the date. He brought the camera to his mother and said "Mom, take a picture of me holding the sign". That photo will serve as an inspiring and visible reminder when the day is long or the faith is weak!
I
sure would
like to
follow-up on
that all these
years later. I
sure hope and
genuinely pray
that she has
remained
steadfast in
her faith and
that her son
is living for
the Lord as a
young adult.
In our daily
text
people were
bringing their
children to
Jesus to be
blessed, a
good, timeless
practice.
Today this is
represented in
child
dedications.
But
the disciples
rebuked them.
I suppose they
thought they
were doing
their busy
Lord a favor.
They probably
reasoned He
surely had
better things
to do than be
bothered by
these little
children. In
another
account we
read that
Jesus was
indignant at
the disciples
(Mark 10:14).
“But
Jesus called
the children
to Him and
said, ‘Let the
little
children come
to me, and do
not hinder
them, for the
kingdom of God
belongs to
such as
these.”
It’s
interesting
that Jesus
called the
children to
Himself which
makes a
powerful and
compassionate
statement that
“The
kingdom of God
belongs to
such as these”.
Jesus goes on to say, “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it’.” That’s an intriguing concept but I believe it speaks to the heart of the faith that pleases God. Today, let us again, like little children, call on our faithful heavenly Father who continues to call out through His Son, “Let the little children come to me”.
“But
Jesus called
the children
to Him and
said, ‘Let the
little
children come
to me, and do
not hinder
them, for the
kingdom of God
belongs to
such as
these.”
It’s
interesting
that Jesus
called the
children to
Himself which
makes a
powerful and
compassionate
statement that
“The
kingdom of God
belongs to
such as these”.
Jesus goes on to say, “Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it’.” That’s an intriguing concept but I believe it speaks to the heart of the faith that pleases God. Today, let us again, like little children, call on our faithful heavenly Father who continues to call out through His Son, “Let the little children come to me”.
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, as
adults we tend
to complicate
matters and
seek to
understand
that which is
incomprehensible.
We cannot
fully grasp
the Kingdom of
God here on
earth or that
You would give
Your only Son
to die for us,
and that by
doing so, we
can receive
forgiveness of
sins. These
amazing truths
are hard to
grasp and
often keep
adults from
receiving by
faith all that
You have for
us. But Jesus
gives us the
example of
children whose
learning is
very basic.
They don’t yet
know the whys,
whens, and
wherefores of
life at such
an early age.
But rather
than Jesus
instructing
the children
to first
become like
the disciples,
as we would
expect, He
instructs the
disciples to
become like
children.
Father, help
us to examine
the
characteristics
of a child
that bring You
pleasure, that
open our
heart’s door
for closer
communion with
You. In the
name of Jesus
we pray. Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Will
the Circle Be
Unbroken"
Watch
on YouTube
Selah
This song was
playing on
WDAC early
this morning
just as we
made the final
preparations
for this and
we felt it
might minister
to someone who
has had a
recent loss of
a loved one.
These
sheep
are on the
Brubaker Farm
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