Mobile users:
Visit Daily Encouragement on your mobile browser, hit "Add to
home screen" or "Add page shortcut." This creates an instant
Daily Encouragement App!
A new message
is updated
most weekdays,
usually by
Noon Eastern
Time (USA).
(Click refresh or reload for current message)
Monday,
January 13,
2025 A
horse-drawn
sleigh ride on
the Old
Windmill Farm.
"Christ Is Enough" Message summary: May the Lord give us all overcoming faith both in times of normalcy and in times when we especially face the heat of trial. May the Lord fill us with the assurance that, "Christ is enough".
Listen to our message on your audio player. "This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith" (1 John 5:4). Yesterday
in our church
service we
sang a song
titled "Christ
Is Enough"
(link below),
a song of
assurance that
whatever we
are facing in
life Christ is
enough. We
sang it from a
comfortable
position in
our church's
sanctuary. Christ is my reward and all of my devotion Now there's nothing in this world that could ever satisfy Through every trial my soul will sing No turning back I've been set free Christ is enough for me Christ is enough for me Everything I need is in You Everything I need
But today we consider those who are not in a comfortable place such as so many out in the fire-ravaged areas of southern California. About ten years ago we visited this area and drove through the Pacific Palisades on our way back to Los Angeles from a visit to the Reagan Library. In fact retracing my route on Google maps* I see I was on a highway (Rt 27) that appears to go right through the heart of what is now a devastated area. My impression at that time was just how rustic and mountainous the area was and yet so close to a major city. A
pastor whose
church had
burned down
was featured
on the news
expressing the
kind of
assurance God
can give in
the very midst
of what is
being called
an apocalyptic
situation. He
didn't speak
in a desperate
tone but
rather he gave
the assurance
that God is
still present.
He reminded
those who
listened that
the building
is gone, but
the church is
not gone. The
church is the
people who
worship God.
And God can be
found anywhere
so they can
continue to
worship God as
before. As
believers, we
know that to
be a fact but
it sure is
good to be
reminded when
our
surroundings
that are
familiar and
cherished has
completely
collapsed. Yet
still, Christ
is enough! The late Bible teacher Harry A. Ironside (1876-1951) comments, "CHRIST
is enough to
satisfy the
hearts of all
who confide in
Him and who
leave
everything in
His hands.
Such need
never be cast
down by
seeming
misfortunes. A
Christian
asked another
how he was
getting along.
Dolefully his
friend
replied, "Oh,
fairly well,
under the
circumstances."
"I am sorry,"
exclaimed the
other, "that
you are under
the
circumstances.
The LORD would
have us living
above all
circumstances,
where He
Himself can
satisfy our
hearts and
meet our every
need for time
and eternity."
Life is
really a
sequence of
overcomings.
Most of the
time life
rolls along
rather
smoothly and
predictably.
We call that
normalcy or
routine, a
blessing we
often take for
granted. When
our lives are
disrupted a
return to this
normalcy is
especially a
blessing. It's
kind of like
how you feel
after you've
had the flu,
instead of
feeling good
you feel extra
good! "There
is no
circumstance,
no trouble, no
testing, that
can ever touch
me until,
first of all,
it has gone
past God and
past Christ,
right through
to me. If it
has come that
far, it has
come with a
great purpose,
which I may
not understand
at the moment.
But I refuse
to become
panicky, as I
lift up my
eyes to Him
and accept it
as coming from
the throne of
God for some
great purpose
of blessing to
my own heart."
You might want to print out the above thought and post it on your fridge or another visible location. It's a stirring thought and may just help you to consider the bigger picture during times of testing. May the Lord give us all overcoming faith both in times of normalcy and in times when we especially face the heat of trial. May the Lord fill us with assurance that, "Christ is enough".
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "Christ
Is
Enough”
Watch
on YouTube
Calvary Church
worship
team
Dave, our
worship
leader, does a
great job of
introducing
the song.
"Never
Once”
Watch
on YouTube
Matt Redman
*
I have a
trait,
probably
peculiar to
many, that I
can recall
what routes I
took from
trips many
years ago. On
that
particular
trip going
over what was
to me a
surprisingly
high mountain
range between
the Simi
Valley and
coast I was
going to fast
on the
mountain road
when I came to
a very sharp
turn (see here
for road route
and examples
of these
turns) and
skidded off
the road
before a steep
drop off. One
of many closer
calls in life!
Our
friends Jesse
and Anna at
the Old
Windmill Farm
meet many
people from
all over the
world in the
course of
operating
their
agritourism
business.
Saturday they
had a group of
Hispanic
people down
from New York
for a
farmhouse
experience and
tour which
included the
sleigh ride.
There was just
enough snow to
make it seem
semi-authentic
although Jesse
does have
wheels on the
sleigh as
well!
Tomorrow
I will tell a
story about a
Chinese
student who I
met Saturday
through Jesse.
Finally
today:
![]() Several
months ago our
pastor used an
illustration
describing the
inconsideration
of people who
don't take
their shopping
carts back to
the shopping
cart corral in
store parking
lots. We
thought of
this as we
parked our car
at Costco this
weekend. These
"thoughtful"
shoppers not
only abandoned
their carts
but also left
the empty box!
On
The other
hand:
I
saw this
considerate
note written
by a coat on a
church coat
rack
yesterday. Has
this ever
happened to
you? My
problem is I
tend to leave
my coat since
the temps may
have warmed
up. I still
have a coat I
left in
Lincoln
Nebraska. Now
at Brooksyne's
wise
suggestion I
try to put my
keys in my
coat pocket or
in my hat so I
can't get too
far!
To
receive the
"Daily
Encouragement"
each
Monday-Friday
use our
sign-up form
or this
page to
subscribe to
our free email
list.
You
can also
subscribe
through a Wordpress
email
subscription.
(See the email
subscription
on the top
right side
after opening
this page.)
Our
ministry in
daily
encouragement
is primarily
for those who
have placed
their faith in
Christ but we
are aware
there may be
those who come
across these
messages who
may not know
or understand
the plan of
salvation.
Here's a site
with a good
explanation.
How to become
a Christian: https://twowaystolive.com/
We
want to thank
all who
financially
support our
ministry.
We realize
there are many
fine
ministries and
causes
requesting
support,
especially at
this time of
year, but if
you would like
information
about making a
donation to
our ministry
see here.
![]() If you desire you can also donate directly through PayPal using this link. This will open to a page that states "Brooksyne Weber". We keep this option available due to the familiarity, convenience, for international supporters, and for those who may not need an official receipt. You can also set up for recurring donations. You
can also send
a check
payable to
"Daily
Encouragement
Net" to:
Stephen
and Brooksyne
Weber
495
Kraybill
Church Road
Mount
Joy, PA 17552
In considering support we are so pleased when we hear from you, our readers, that our messages are a source of teaching and encouragement to you. We also urge you to consider the mission aspect of these daily teachings that are freely available and read by many all over the world. Thank
you,
2024
annual
offerings:
$34,685.00 Stephen & Brooksyne We
want to thank
those who
financially
supported our
ministry in
2024. We
have sent out
email thank
you's for end
of year
offerings. If
for some
reason you
gave an
offering and
didn't receive
a thank you
and want to be
sure your
offering
posted
properly by
all means
contact us
using this form
or sending us
an email to
this address.
Daily Encouragement on: ![]() ![]() Permissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. We do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact. Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version and a variety of other versions. Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity." © Copyright 2025 Stephen C. & Brooksyne Weber - All Rights Reserved Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA |