Thursday

“It shall come to pass that before they call, I will answer;

and while they are still speaking, I will hear.”

~Isaiah 65:24~

 

Carol Jean Gill

Hello everyone who’s been praying for Carol Jean. I talked to Fernie Ray a little while ago and he says they are planning on transferring her to an LTAC in Denham Springs, hopefully tomorrow! Praise the Lord, this is good news! It has been almost 4 weeks since the accident. Yesterday, they had her in a chair most of the day and my brother said her smile would melt your heart. In this new unit, she can see her little dog Daisy and we expect miracles, because God is in that business.

 I should have said “we continue to pray for miracles because God is truly capable of creating miracles”.

Cliff Titus is still in critical condition in ICU at Southwest.  Please be in prayer for him and for his family.

Pray for Katie Miller as the time to deliver her baby is very close.

Wendell H. Scott
(August 14, 1940 – February 21, 2012)

Wendell H. Scott was born August 14, 1940 and passed away at 6:25 p.m., Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his residence. He was 71, a native of Magnolia, MS and a resident of Roseland.

Mr. Wendell served our country in the United States Air Force where he Retired as a Master Sergeant.

He is survived by his daughter, Cynthia S. Ellzey and husband Jerry Lynn, Jr., Roseland; son, David Scott and wife Robina, Gates, TN; sister, Jerrie Elizabeth Kinchen, Hammond; brother, Jessie Wayne Scott, Boutte; 6 grandchildren, Jamie M. Scott, Tickfaw, Jerry Ellzey, III and wife Rachel, Sacramento, CA; Rosanne Ellzey Diddon, Greensburg, James Hunter Ellzey, Sedona, AR, Violet Rae Scott, Gates, TN & David Jacob Scott, Gates, TN.

Preceded in death by his mother, Mamie Cutrer Scott Chilsom; father, Jessie Walter Scott; daughter, Lisa Marie Scott; 2 infant children, Anita Scott and Jessie Wayne Scott.

Memorial service will be held at a later date at the home of Cynthia and Jerry Lynn Ellzey, Jr.

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, in charge of arrangements.

An on-line Guestbook is available at http://www.mckneelyvaughnfh.com

Thought for the Day: Using What God Has Given Us

A band director was having a lot of trouble with one of his drummers. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but performance didn’t improve.

Finally, in front of the whole orchestra, he said, “When a musician just can’t handle his instrument and doesn’t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, give him two sticks, and make him a drummer.”

A whisper was heard from the percussion section: “And if he can’t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor.”

It is a biblical principle that if we are unable to handle the responsibility that God has given us, it can be taken away. Jesus told a parable in Matthew 25 about three servants who were given money by their master and were told to make use of it while their master was gone. When he returned, two of them had used their “talents” and one had not. Jesus concluded the parable by saying:

“For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away.” (Matt. 25:29)

I need a constant reminder that all that I have has been given to me by God to use for His glory. It is an exciting thought to realize that as I use what God has given me, He will bless me with even more opportunities for service. On the other hand, it is a sobering thought to realize that if I fail to make use of what I have been given, I may lose it.

So what are you doing with what God has given you?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
White House Church of Christ
White House, Tennessee

The Thursday night group for the Beth Moore Bible study begins tonight.  This will be the first meeting for this group.  It is not too late to join us.  We will meet at 6:00 in the basement level of the main building.

Make today a better day for someone!

Anna Lee