Wednesday

“But when you ask him,

be sure that your faith is in God alone.

Do not waver,

for a person with divided loyalty

is as unsettled as a wave of the sea

that is blown and tossed by the wind. . . .

Their loyalty is divided between God and the world,

and they are unstable in everything they do.”

~James 1:6, 8 (NLT)~

Jesse Dean continues to improve.  Keep praying for him .  Your prayers are greatly appreciated.

Daddy saw the infections disease doctor yesterday and got a good report.  Daddy said he knew he got well because of all the prayers that were said for him.  Thanks for your part in helping Daddy get better!

Pray for all the students who have completed their school year or who will do so soon.  Pray for safe summers for them.  Pray for Vacation Bible Schools, church camps, and other church activities that will help point them in the right direction.  Thank God for those who will be working with them.  May they be led to say the things that will make a difference in their lives here on earth and point them to a heavenly home for eternity.

G

ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER crossing the Red Sea, the Israelites all got sick…

They all caught a deadly virus. It was far more virulent and lethal than the SARS virus that brought death an destruction to our world. It was the G virus — the “grumble” germ…

All but two occurrences of “grumbling” in the Old Testament are found in six chapters of the Pentateuch: Exodus 15, 16, and 17, and Numbers 14, 16, and 17. Of all the sins of the fathers, God counted this one of the worst. It is one of Satan’s most effective weapons because it robs us of God and robs God of us!

Sometimes learning what God thinks about our grumbles helps us to deal with them. First of all, God hears us when we gripe and grumble. Numbers 11:18 says, “The LORD heard you when you wailed.” Over and over again the Bible says that God heard the Israelites’ griping and their grumbling. We need to know that God doesn’t want to hear it!

Our son and daughter-in-law have seven children. There is a sign displayed in a prominent place in their kitchen that says briefly and succintly: “No whining!” Whining is unacceptable behavior to those parents, and it is unacceptable to God . It poisons the environment and spoils relationships. It makes God sad to hear us whine, and it also makes Him mad! “Now the people complained about their hardships in the hearing of the LORD. And when He heard them His anger was aroused” (Numbers 11:1). God wants us to know that wailing and whining are unacceptable behaviors. Jill Briscoe, “The Other Side of Redemption,” Here Am I Lord…Send Somebody Else!, 80-81

“In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Posted by Mike Benson

Have a blessed day!

Anna Lee