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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Wednesday, October 9, 2024 The fall display at Seyfert Orchards farm store in Lebanon County PA brings autumn color and fresh life to the old stone wall. "Drawing Near" Message summary: The call to draw near to God is a lifelong call and a deliberate choice we make, day after day. Listen
to our message
on your audio
player. “Let
us draw near
to God with a
sincere heart
in full
assurance of
faith”
(Hebrews
10:22). The
call to draw
near to God is
a lifelong
call and a
deliberate
choice we
make, day
after day. Far
too many are
casual about
their
relationship
with God which
can easily
lead to a
falling away
from the one
true
God. As
the saying
goes, “If you
don’t stand
for something,
you’ll fall
for anything".
Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13 Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father, we
draw near to
you with a
clear
conscience
because our
hearts are
sprinkled with
the cleansing
blood of Jesus
Christ.
Because of His
sacrificial
death we can
approach Your
throne with
full assurance
and have
audience with
a holy
God. We
can bring
nothing
artificial nor
can we cover
up that which
is within our
hearts because
You see
everything,
for everything
is uncovered
and laid bare
before Your
eyes to whom
we must give
account.
We choose to
draw near to
You with
sincere
hearts, fully
assured, that
You also will
draw near to
us.
Amen.
Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
"Blessed
Assurance"
Listen
on YouTube
Harpeth Gospel
Quartet Traditional
hymn "Blessed Assurance" Listen on YouTube CityAlight A new song with a timeless message. "Draw
Me Nearer"
Listen
on YouTube
Ernie Haase
&
Signature
Sound "Only
A Holy God"
Listen
on YouTube
CityAlight
Another
tremendous
CityAlight
song we sang
in our church
service this
last Sunday Entrance
to the Sunset
Outlet
Store in
Lebanon
County. How
many of you
see a
Scripture
verse when you
enter your
grocery store?
Last night we joined our friends Ken and Audrey for dinner at the Plumb Creek Farm near Bernville, PA. I thought this was such a neat sign! Food was great and it is a popular spot among locals and others who visit from the Reading area. Fond
Flashback:
Yesterday we
mentioned that
we said
good-bye to
Mollie, our
border collie
lab, on Monday
evening and we
received
emails from a
number of
readers who
have
experienced
that
difficulty and
others who
were kind in
their
sympathetic
message. In
the above
photo, nearly
13 years ago,
Mollie was
praying with
Brooksyne to
be a good
puppy or so we
like to
imagine since
she was a
young pup who
had developed
several
problematic
behavior
issues at the
time. In
actuality
Brooksyne was
having her
devotions
downstairs
next to the
coal stove and
I saw Mollie
head her way.
Next thing she
was joining
Brooksyne in a
prayerful
position so I
wanted to
capture it on
camera.
(Brooksyne
told me
afterward she
suddenly
sensed a
presence next
to her as she
was praying
and was quite
surprised to
see that it
was Mollie who
had joined
her.) Look
carefully and
you'll see
Roxie, our
first dog, who
died at 15˝
years in 2020.
She was
resting her
eyes
"before the
Lord" as she
laid alongside
our coal
stove, a
favorite place
for our pets
on a cold day.
Roxie followed
Brooksyne
everywhere she
sent so it's
no surprise to
see her in
this photo as
well.
Before we read our podcast yesterday Brooksyne took the dogs on a two mile walk. After she sat in the chair so we could podcast she looked down to see our three dogs cuddled together in the same bed. Can you tell they're bushed from the walk! The matipoos have been with us almost two years now and it has taken nearly this long to see Rosie and Falcon accept Sadie as another "sibling". For
new
readers:
Looking Back
at how we
ended up with
four dogs for
nearly two
years:
Rosie
Elizabeth
(front) and
Falcon Diego
(back) are
brother and
sister
maltipoos, two
years old in
this photo
(middle names
chosen by
Ester). We
came to know
and love these
cuties on our
visits to San
Diego each
time we
visited with
our dear
friend,
Marilyn.
Circumstances
warranted a
need to find a
new home for
them and they
wanted to keep
them together.
When we got
the call we
were pleased
but also very
mindful that
we already had
a house full
of pets (two
dogs and a
cat).
As
a family we
talked it over
and all agreed
we could make
room for two
more and each
would be
willing to
take a share
in the extra
load. They
were put in
individual
crates which
was extremely
difficult for
this
inseparable
pair and
boarded LAX
(Los Angeles)
American
Airlines at
8:30 am (our
time) and
arrived in the
evening around
9. What a long
and arduous
voyage day for
these two.
Amazingly,
their beds in
the crates
were unsoiled.
Soon after we
got home we
introduced
them to the
rest of their
furry family
which was not
so smooth. We
still kept
either our
original pet
members on
leashes or the
maltipoos
leashed when
they're
together.
If you look carefully at Rosie's side you can see that her hair is shaven. It was shaven in four locations on her back as well. While still in California on Sunday morning before they came she and Falcon slipped under the fence of their caregiver's yard and shortly thereafter met up with two coyotes. Falcon was fiercely trying to attack the coyote who was holding Rosie in its teeth when the caregivers became aware of the situation. They ran to the "crime scene" and started screaming at the coyotes. With
Falcon's
persistent
defense of
Rosie the
coyote finally
gave up and
left. They
rushed Rosie
to Urgent Care
where the
doctor shaved
hair at the
sight of the
puncture
wounds,
applied
medication and
put her on an
antibiotic. He
said if the
wounds did not
get infected
she would be
able to make
the long trip
to our place.
Also, he said
that if the
coyote had
gone after the
neck or
stomach area
there would
not be a good
ending to this
story.
Thankfully,
Rosie healed
very nicely.
Their frightening experience is why the owners would not split up the pair because they truly are inseparable, sleep in the same crate, lay in the same dog bed, and walk in each other's shadow. If you invite one to sit on your lap make plenty of room because they will come as a pair and if necessary lay on top of each other to both sit on your lap. It's a challenge to keep our animals quiet during our podcasts so we ask your forbearance when we occasionally deal with those matters. (It reminds me of those who are sitting in church trying to keep their young ones quiet when the pastor is preaching. It is indeed a challenge!)
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