Friday

“In the day of my trouble I will call upon You,

for You will answer me.”

~Psalm 86:7~

Prayer is the place where burdens change shoulders.

Our Daily Bread (Jeff Davis’ Facebook wall)

For a while my heart was heavy with thoughts of two litte boys, Tripp and Roth, who were sick.  Now, I’ve added two young people who were killed in accidents (Kelly and Jason).  I am so sorry these things happen and have a burden for families who bury their adult children.  Please help me pray for the Dunn and McKean families.  Both Kelly and Jason leave behind a spruce and children as well as siblings and parents.  May God give comfort and peace to these families.

Paul Howell from the Amite area is very sick.  Please pray for him and others who played a big part in my life and your life as we grew up and formed our Christian values.  It was a blessing to always have strong Christian role models to help pattern my life after.

Susan Rimes has an appointment next Wednesday.  Pray she will soon be well enough she can put kidney stones and associated problems in her past.

Debbie Luce is home after her back surgery.  Pray she will have a stronger back when she gets past this early recovery time.

Thought for the Day: Learning from Noah

The following list of “Things I Learned From Noah’s Ark” (author unknown) is making the rounds.

1. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the ark.

2. Stay fit. When you’re 600 years old, someone might ask you to do
something REALLY big.

3. Don’t listen to critics — do what has to be done.

4. Build on high ground.

5. For safety’s sake, travel in pairs.

6. Speed isn’t always an advantage. The cheetahs were on board, but so
were the snails.

7. Don’t forget that we’re all in the same boat.

8. Stay below deck during the storm.

9. Remember that the ark was built by amateurs and the Titanic was
built by professionals.

10. If you have to start over, have a friend by your side.

11. Remember that the woodpeckers INSIDE are often a bigger threat than
the storm outside.

12. Don’t miss the boat.

13. No matter how bleak it looks, there’s always a rainbow on the other
side.

The writer of Hebrews would add one more thing to that list — the importance of having a faith in God strong enough to lead us to obey his commands. For having that trait, Noah was included in God’s “Hall of Faith” in Hebrews 11:

“By faith Noah, being divinely warned of things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.” (Hebrews 11:7)

What is your faith leading you to do in response to God?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

Let’s pray for each other today!

Anna Lee