Monday

“You have been bought and paid for by Christ,

so you belong to him—

be free now from all these earthly prides and fears.”

~1 Corinthians 7:23 LB~

Will Easley (10 yrs.) surgery is still on for today. It suppose to start around 7am this morning at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans. Please continue to pray for him and his family. The surgery is suppose to last about 12 hours. Thank you and God bless.

Cheryl Hughes Greene

(Will only has one lung.  That’s what the surgeon will be working on.)

Update from Dr. Jimmy Dukes

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/jimmyandretiadukes

Update on Don Denton

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/dondenton

Continue to pray for Chuck Pittman and other battling cancer.

Pray for my daddy, Grant Smith, as he as a baloon procedure today to stretch his esophagus.  The last procedure about five months ago did not work very well or very long.

Linda Stegall Hendry thanks you for your prayers on behalf of Ginny Stegall and for Robert, Linda’s brother, and the three girls, as they continue to adjust to living without Ginny.  Linda knows and treasures the power of your prayers.

Cry

WALKING PAST MY barn one day, I heard a frantic chirping inside, and upon investigation I found a bluejay beating its wings against the glass pane of the window…

Had it not cried and squawked, I would not have heard it. But its plaintive note prompted me to open the door wide and the jay flew out to liberty. That bluejay was in a strange place for a bird; and Jonah found himself in a strange place for a human being. Because of his disobedience, Jonah was cast into the sea, swallowed by a sea monster and trapped in its belly. Although it was Jonah’s own fault that he was there, God was also there to hear his prayer. And when he confessed, God delivered him.

God’s children sometimes get themselves into some strange places and unhappy circumstances because of their folly. Are you in a strange place today? Are you out of fellowship with the Lord, defeated, unhappy? Then cry out to God, confess your sin, and be restored by His abundant mercy. God is waiting to hear your faintest cry and accept your repentance. Maybe through your own foolish choices you’re in a strange place today — but He is with you and waiting to hear your cry (M.R. DeHaan).

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” ( 1 John 1:9; cf. Jonah 2:1).

Posted by Mike Benson at April 4, 2006

My Sunday School class will be studying Jonah Sunday.  Join us if you would like to refresh your memory or learn more about Joanh and why his story is recorded for us.

Thanks for praying today.  You make a difference in many lives!

Anna Lee