Saturday

Each of us will have to give a personal account to God.

~Romans 14:12 (NLT)~

Pray for my Texas relatives as Micah is evaluated by M.D. Anderson next week.

(in)ecourage:http://www.incourage.me/2010/10/has-anyone-told-you-lately-how-amazing-you-are.html

Sharon R. Wunstel
(April 15, 1951 – October 8, 2010)

She passed away at 10:10 a.m. on Friday, October 8, 2010 at her home in Kentwood. She was born April 15, 1951 and was 59 years old.

Arrangements are incomplete with McKneely Funeral Home, Kentwood.

Wednesday

“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost

those who come to God through Him,

since He always lives to make intercession for them.”

~Hebrews 7:25~

Erin Evanoff will have another blood transfusion tomorrow. Surgery has been rescheduled for Monday, September 27th. Please continue to pray for Erin, her family, and her friends.

See You at the Pole is this morning. Students around the world will be gathering at flag poles at their schools before school begins to pray. Thank God for their willingness to meet and pray. You can join them in this time of prayer no matter where you are. It’s not the flag pole that is special. It’s the willingness to pray.

Why is our offering named

Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering?

Georgia Barnette was the first Executive Director for Louisiana WMU. Through letters, messages, and example, she continually encouraged Louisiana Baptists to follow God’s command to “go and tell.” She led our state to know the importance of giving and volunteering. Her work and passion for reaching our state for Christ was honored in 1936 when the offering was given her name.

I hope you have time to read this Baptist Press article. It is very inspiring.

Pastor’s Suffering Strengthens Church

Posted on Sep 21, 2010 | by Jeff Robinson

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33725

Count your blessing!

Anna Lee

Saturday

“And may you have the power to understand,

as all God’s people should,

how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.

May you experience the love of Christ,

though it is too great to understand fully.”

~Ephesians 3:18-19 NLT~

The server for The Prayer Link has been down. Sorry for the delay in posting this morning.

Georgia Barnette Offering for Louisiana Mission

Week of Prayer – Day 7

East Bayou Baptist at Youngsville

Andy Tribe, Church Planter

I Corinthians 9:19, 23 “For although I am free from all people, I have made myself a slave to all, in order to win more people… Now I do this because of the gospel, that I may become a partner in its benefits.”

Tribe-01B This church plant, a second campus of East Bayou Baptist Church in Lafayette, aims to be an involved church designed to bring people and God together. Pastor Andy Tribe sees that his personal commission is to reach the lost and people who do not attend any church.

A shared vision brought this work together. Pastor Mike Walker of the sponsoring church was impressed by God to reach as many unchurched people as possible. Andy and his wife, Mona, caught that vision and began ministry through a Bible study in their home in 2008. On February 3, 2010, East Bayou Youngsville held official launch day with 218 in attendance.

Pastor Andy Tribe would be the first to tell you that there is still much to do and assistance from Louisiana Baptists through the Georgia Barnette State Missions Offering will be gratefully used. So will our prayers!

Andy Tribe requests that we pray for:

The lost that live in the neighborhoods surrounding this site;
Stamina and perseverance as a core team is built; and
More people to come to know the Lord, therefore bringing more potential leaders to the work.

Space and property is often a great need of new church plants, but so is the need for committed leaders.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33699

You may want to read these brief articles from Baptist Press. I know they will touch your heart.

Enjoy the blessing of this day God has provided for you.

Anna Lee

9/11 (9th Anniversary)

“Cast all your anxiety on Him,

because He cares for you.”

~1 Peter 5:7~

Please pray for the families who suffered losses nine years ago today and for the families who have suffered losses because of someone who helped in the aftermath of 9/11. Pray for our country!

Robbie Lynn C. Kirby and Erin Evanoff are both working to get their pain eased following procedures done Thursday. Pray for both of them to have a good day today.

Pray for Rev. Bobby Eads as he continues to have heart issues. He is wearing a monitor so the doctor can assess his situation better.

My cousin, Scott, has been taken to a hospital in Alexander, LA. He will not be near any of his family. Pray for Scott and his family to depend on God to get them through this very difficult time.

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…”

Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

IMAGINE HAVING THE world’s most valuable masterpiece, a work of art that would bring thirty or forty million dollars if you auctioned it…

Then imagine that instead of taking that masterpiece to the auction, you took it to a pawn shop, pawned it for twenty bucks, and blew the whole wad on crayons and paper so you could decorate your own walls.

Or imagine being offered a lifetime pass to the city’s best buffet spread, only to reject it in favor of one meal at a truck stop. Silly? Ludicrous? Absolutely insane? All of that and more. People with even an ounce of sense don’t squander glory on garbage. But that’s what idolatry is. That’s what the people of Judah were doing in Jeremiah’s day, and that’s what we do with alarming ease today.

Think about how much God is worth. He can create anything, so whatever we have, He has something better. He governs and sustains everything, so every circumstance we encounter must bow to Him. And He has promised lavish blessings for eternity, so all our cravings will be exgtravagantly exceeded by His good gifts. Logically, there’s nothing we would take in exchange for a relationship with this God. Practically, that’s exactly what we often do. Chris Tiegreen, “Garbage and Glory,” The One Year Worship The King Devotional, June 5

“Has a nation changed its gods, which are not gods?

But My people have changed their Glory for what does not profit.”

~Jeremiah 2:11~

Baptist Press Stories for Sep. 10, 2010

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VIEWPOINT: To reach Muslims, trade fear for love

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33670

Judge overturns ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33671

2nd state exec questions Ezell nomination; 2 NAMB trustees counter with support

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33669

Kan.-Neb. reduces CP allocation; economy, ‘direct missions’ giving cited

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33672

INTERNATIONAL DIGEST: Venezuelans protest land seizures, street violence; …

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33673

Student marvels at Hugo’s transformation

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33674

FIRST-PERSON: The secret to praying for Muslims

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33675

FIRST-PERSON: Deciding what and what not to cover

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33676

Have a blessed day! Plan some time to prepare your heart, your body, and your schedule for the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Friday

“My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness

And Your salvation all the day . . .

I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD;

I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.”

~Psalm 71:15-16, NKJV~

CaringBridge

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calliecole/journal?jid=6075012

I don’t know about you, but I have learned so much about faith as I have followed the posts written by Callie’s family.

Since today is Friday, let play for all those involved in high school football games. We can pray for players, coaches, refs., bus drivers, bands, cheerleaders, dancers, and fans. Pray for safety of all and for good sportsmanship as they participate or watch the game.

SELLING OUR SOULS

You may have read this unusual story that was reported through the AFP news organization several years ago:

A 24-year-old man in Shanghai tried to sell his soul on China’s most popular auction website and managed to get 58 bids before operators pulled his ad. The man posted his announcement on Taobao (a site similar to eBay) last week asking a starting price of 10 yuan ( 1.23 US dollars). But the company decided that selling one’s soul was inappropriate and deleted the ad on Friday. By then there were 58 bids from people with the highest at 681 yuan (84 dollars). “We pulled down the posting because we think only God can control souls,” said Taobao’s public relations manager Tao Ran.

Why would a man agree to sell his soul for as little as a dollar and a quarter? The truth is, I’m not all that surprised because I know of others who were willing to sell their souls for a measly amount. Judas was willing to do it for thirty pieces of silver. For Achan (Joshua 7), it was a robe, five pounds of silver and a bar of gold. For Elisha’s servant (I Kings 5), it was 150 pounds of silver and two sets of clothing. For Esau, it was a bowl of soup.

If you’re willing to be even more honest, you know that there are people all around you who have sold their souls for something of little value. Maybe you’ve even done it yourself. Maybe you’ve spent so much time making money to gather “the finer things of life” that you have no time or energy left for God. Maybe you’ve cheated others (like the IRS or health insurance companies) thinking they’ll never miss it and no one will ever be the wiser. Maybe your desire for riches has clouded your judgment and caused you to do something that has damaged your integrity.

Jesus once said, “What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul? Or what can a man give in exchange for his soul?” (Matthew 16:26)

The question was intended to be rhetorical. There’s nothing in this world (nor everything in the world combined) that begins to equal the value of your soul. Bill Gates and all of his fellow billionaires don’t have enough money to even make an opening offer. So, don’t ever put a price tag on your soul. Not on eBay. Not in your workplace. Not in your daily life.

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

You man be interested in reading this Baptist Press article, “Restoring Honor”.

http://www.bpnews.net/BPFirstPerson.asp?ID=33662

Have a great day! Please take time today to “Count Your Blessings” and thank God for them.

Anna Lee

Wednesday

“Rejoice always,

pray without ceasing,

in everything give thanks;

for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18~

My cousin, Scott Tolleson, was released from the hospital yesterday. He will receive assistance, like OT and PT, at home. Please continue to pray for Scott’s immediate and extended family.

Baptist Press Stories for Sep. 7, 2010

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Preaching, fellowship highlight LifeWay’s Black Church Week

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33644

Legalism vs. grace: Pastor recaps JBS

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33646

A vision for Africa & the local poor

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33645

Quebec strongly favors euthanasia

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33647

Survey: Nonreligious doctors more likely to hasten death

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33648

FIRST-PERSON: No need for God? Stephen Hawking defies divine creation

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33649

David’s uncle

“Gene” Willie Eugene Russell

(November 28, 1932 – September 6, 2010)

A resident of Zachary, he died at 6:15 p.m. on Monday, September 6, 2010 at Baton Rouge General Medical Center – Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge. He was born November 28, 1932 in Russelltown and was 77 years of age. Visitation at McKneely Funeral Home, Amite, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday and from 8 a.m. until religious services at 10 a.m. on Monday. Interment Arcola-Roseland Cemetery, Arcola.

KneEmail

“At the name of Jesus every knee should bow…” Philippians 2:10

Mike Benson, Editor

A FIREMAN I KNOW once got trapped in a burning house…

He had gotten disoriented in a hallway when fire broke out at both ends of the hall. He believed that he was going to die that day. With smoke and flame all around him, he simply did not know which way to go. All he knew was that he did not have much time. At what seemed to be the last second, the smoke cleared a bit, and he saw sunlight coming into a window at one end of the hall. He ran to it, broke it out with an ax, and climbed to safety. His fellow firemen treated him as if he had returned from the dead.

Someone who has tasted death has a way of grabbing our attention. No wonder, then, that King Nebuchadnezzar was so amazed when the three young Hebrew men emerged alive from the furnace. Everyone in the palace knew what had happened. This was not some fluke in which the men managed to find a way out of danger on their own. Only God could have brought them out. The Scripture says that it was as if they had never gone into the fire at all: “there was no smell of fire on them” (v. 27).

The king was moved to praise the one true God who had saved the men from the furnace. He even decreed that no one could even so much as speak against their God. Don M. Aycock & Mark Sutton, “Dead Men Walking,” Still God’s Man, 220-221

God still saves (cf., 1 Peter 3:20-22) from the fire (Jude 1:2-3). He still resurrects (cf., Romans 6:5) from the dead. Do you know Him (1 John 2:3-4; 3:1; 5:20; Philippians 3:10)?

²⁶ Then Nebuchadnezzar went near the mouth of the burning fiery furnace and spoke, saying, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, servants of the Most High God, come out, and come here.” Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego came from the midst of the fire. ²⁷ And the satraps, administrators, governors, and the king’s counselors gathered together, and they saw these men on whose bodies the fire had no power; the hair of their head was not singed nor were their garments affected, and the smell of fire was not on them.²⁸ Nebuchadnezzar spoke, saying, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, who sent His Angel and delivered His servants who trusted in Him, and they have frustrated the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they should not serve nor worship any god except their own God! ²⁹ Therefore I make a decree that any people, nation, or language which speaks anything amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made an ash heap; because there is no other God who can deliver like this.”³⁰ Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego in the province of Babylon. Daniel 3:26-30

Thanks for taking time to read this post and for praying. You can also pray for those who have been listed lately and for others who were not listed. If you wish, you can send me information to post so others can pray along with you.

Anna Lee

Friday

“Continue earnestly in prayer,

being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.”

~Colossians 4:2~

Today, I ask for prayer for my Texas relatives. Scott, my first cousin, was rushed to the hospital earlier this morning. I don’t know any details. Brenda, his wife, has been in bed due to back surgery that didn’t go well. Micah, their son, will be having his last treatment for a brain tumor. Sharla, Scott’s sister, is living in a special care home near her mother, my aunt, Naomi. They all have their plates overflowing with medical issues, but most importantly, a strong faith in God. Please pray for them as their faith sustains them in these very difficult time.

Jonathan Ray Chapman
(August 9, 1984 – September 2, 2010)

Jonathan Ray Chapman was born August 9, 1984 and passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2010 at University Hospital, New Orleans. He was 26, a native of Independence and a resident of Loranger.

Jonathan passed away due to a blood clot that was caused by an injury to his knee in early July of this year.

Jonathan is survived by his parents, Jesse and Diane Shaffett Chapman, Loranger; sister, Velma Chapman, Loranger; maternal grandmother, Mary Thames, Amite; nephew, Ian Paul Chauvin, Natalbany; numerous extended family;

Preceded in death by a brother, Jesse Earl Chapman, Jr.; paternal grandparents, Charles & Velma Lois Cutrer Chapman; maternal grandfather, Johnny Wilson Shaffett, Sr.; 2 uncles, Johnny Wilson Shaffett, Jr. and Donald Ray Chapman.

Visitation will be at McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, on Saturday, September 4, 2010 from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and on Sunday, September 5, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. until Celebration of Life Services at 3:00 p.m. with Sister Lorena Wilson officiating. Interment in the Briar Patch Cemetery.

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

McKneely & Vaughn Funeral Home, Amite, is located at I-55N & Hwy 16W (Exit 46) next to Bill Hood Automotive and behind Mr. Tom’s Car Wash and Holiday Inn Express.

Baptist Press Stories for Sep. 2, 2010

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Vietnam stepping up religious rights abuses, experts say

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33623

Report of aid workers’ deaths may be false

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33624

Page says Baptists should be ‘giant killers’

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33626

Ezell’s passions church planting, adoption

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33628

Hungering for God in Hungry Horse

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33625

FIRST-PERSON: What does the Bible say about mixed martial arts?

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33627

Enjoy some slightly cooler weather. As you do, remember to pray for the many people you know who have spiritual or physical needs. What a blessing you can be to others by exercising you privilege of praying to our God!

Anna Lee

Saturday

If you forgive others the wrongs they have done to you,

your Father in heaven will also forgive you.

But if you do not forgive others,

then your Father will not forgive the wrongs you have done.

~Matthew 6:14-15 (TEV)~

Singing, then refreshments, at Greenlaw Baptist Church tonight. Supper, then singing, at the Lord’s Church tonight.

I hope you will take time to enjoy some of the wonderful articles.

Baptist Press Stories for Aug. 27, 2010

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KATRINA: The storm’s devastation, the faithful’s determination

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33593

KATRINA: A tale of 2 Mississippi churches

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33594

KATRINA: A seminary’s rise from the flood

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33595

FIRST-PERSON (KATRINA) — David Hankins: <br>The Lord’s promise is faithful and true

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33596

FIRST-PERSON (KATRINA) — Jim Futral: <br>A 5th anniversary

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33597

FIRST-PERSON (KATRINA) — Joe McKeever: <br>Leaving our prints on this city

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33598

BP posts McKeever’s 2,000th cartoon

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33599

SBC pastor shot, killed by officer

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33600

MARRIAGE DIGEST: Glenn Beck taken to task for libertarian ‘gay marriage’ position

I hope this “shoe” doesn’t fit!

READING YOUR BIBLE?

Someone has composed the following “Top Ten” list of signs you may not be reading your Bible enough:

10) The Preacher announces the sermon is from Galatians….. and you check the table of contents.
9) You think Abraham, Isaac & Jacob may have had a few hit songs during the 60’s.
8) You open to the Gospel of Luke and a WWII savings bond falls out.
7) Your favorite Old Testament patriarch is Hercules.
6) Your favorite Bible verse is “Cleanliness is next to godliness.”
5) You become frustrated because Charlton Heston isn’t listed in either the concordance or the table of contents.
4) You catch the kids reading the Song of Solomon, and demand: “Who gave you this stuff?”
3) You think the Minor Prophets worked in the quarries.
2) You keep falling for it every time when the preacher tells you to turn to First Condominiums.

And the number one sign you may not be reading your Bible enough:

1) The kids keep asking too many questions about your usual bedtime story: “Jonah the Shepherd Boy and His Ark of Many Colors.”

It’s hard to over-estimate the importance of reading and studying the Bible. God’s Word is our source of spiritual nourishment, our light in the midst of a dark world, our mirror to see what needs to be corrected in our lives. And yet, it is so easy to let other things get in the way and interrupt time we have wanted to dedicate to Bible reading.

“Oh, how I love Your law! It is my meditation all the day.” (Psa. 119:97)

Have you read your Bible today?

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

Have a great day of preparation for the Lord’s Day!

Anna Lee

Tueday

“Dear friends,

God the Father chose you long ago

and knew you would become His children.”

~1 Peter 1:2 (LB)~

CaringBridge

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/calliecole/journal?jid=5957019

TODAY’S PRAYER
IMB
AUGUST 16, 2010

“But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, in the acceptable time; O God, in the multitude of Your mercy, hear me in the truth of Your salvation.” (Psalm 69:13)

WORLD LEADERS. “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence” (1 Timothy 2:1-2). Please pray today for Prime Minister Muhammad bin Rashid Al-Maktum of United Arab Emirates (eastern Arabian Peninsula).

BASOTHO OF LESOTHO AND SOUTH AFRICA (BAH-soo-too). As missionaries Jim and Teresa Flora open their Bibles, it starts . . . the drumming. Every Sunday afternoon, the Floras visit the village of Phoekoeng to teach the Bible. They meet in front of the chief’s “rondavel” (a traditional round building with a grass roof) and sit among a large crowd of Basotho who are eager to hear the truth of God’s Word. Just up the mountain is the home of the local “sangoma,” or witchdoctor. Each Sunday, about the time that the Bible study begins, the drums start. The “church” led by the “sangoma” is held in a small cinderblock building. The room is full of people of all ages, and confusion abounds. They truly believe that they are worshipping God, and that their access to God must come through their ancestors. Please pray that those attending the Bible study at Phoekoeng will hear and receive the truth of the Gospel and share it with those meeting just up the hill, listening to the sound of the drums.http://www.basotho.org/

MUSLIMS OF NORTH PAKISTAN. Thank you so much for your prayers for the national family. The Father has answered in wonderful ways. This couple, who moved back to their home village three months ago, made it safely. They were welcomed back by their families, which is a great answer to prayer. They were very anxious and nervous about seeing their parents and extended families again. The last time they saw them, their families would not even speak to them because of their decision to follow Christ. It seems now that the family members are more open to hearing about the Truth. Keep praying that the Truth will fall on listening ears and soft hearts. Pray that soon many families in North Pakistan will be worshipping the King together. http://www.basotho.org/

Baptist Press Stories for Aug. 16, 2010

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Pro-lifers: FDA-approved ‘ella’ is really an abortion pill

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33523

Pollster: Most ‘gay marriage’ polls skewed

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33524

Small groups key to spiritual growth

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33525

Rain doesn’t dampen spirit of Gulf benefit

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33526

FIRST-PERSON: The president’s misguided Ramadan greeting

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33527

Thank God for allowing that tropical storm to bring rain without all the wind and tornadoes of a hurricane.

Have a great Tuesday! “Count Your Blessings” today.

Anna Lee

Friday

If you wait for perfect conditions,

you will never get anything done.

~Ecclesiastes 11:4 (NLT)~

Volunteer in Zambia Killed in Automobile Accident

http://www.imb.org/main/news/details.asp?StoryID=8854&LanguageID=1709

Baptist Press Stories for Aug. 12, 2010

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At Sturgis rally, hope shines near Main & Junction

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33501

‘Judicial arrogance’: Prop 8 judge lifts stay

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33502

Iowa deluged, disaster relief teams at the ready

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33508

Database aids study of ancient texts

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33503

NOBTS acquires copy of Purple Codex

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33504

Oil spill prompts push to aid Ala. churches

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33505

FIRST-PERSON: Prop 8 case has implications for all Americans

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33507

WORLDVIEW: Messing with our minds

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=33506

PROVIDING WHAT WE CANNOT

A store manager overheard a clerk saying to a customer, “No, ma’am, we haven’t had any for some weeks now, and it doesn’t look as if we’ll be getting any soon.”

Alarmed, the manager rushed over to the customer who was walking out the door and said, “That isn’t true, ma’am. Of course, we’ll have some soon. In fact, we placed an order for it a couple of weeks ago.”

Then the manager drew the clerk aside and growled, “Never, never, never, never say we don’t have something. If we don’t have it, say we ordered it and it’s on its way. Now, what was it she wanted?”

“Rain.”

As much as we’d like to think that we can provide everything that others might need, the truth is we cannot. There are some things only God can provide.

Maybe you’ve been in one of those situations lately. Perhaps you have a family member who has been going through a serious illness. Or maybe you have a child away at college who is experiencing some trials and is feeling very alone. Or maybe you have a friend who is going through some tough times in her marriage.

There are some small things you can do to help, but ultimately you feel helpless because you can’t provide what they really need. And so you pray to God, because there are some things only God can provide. We sometimes make the mistake of thinking, “That’s the least I can do.” No, that’s the most we can do. We have a God who can provide what we cannot. Keep that in mind today if you’re feeling inadequate to meet the needs of everyone around you.

“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us….” (Eph. 3:20).

Have a great day!

Alan Smith
Helen Street Church of Christ
Fayetteville, North Carolina

KOMpray

(Kids on Mission Pray)

August 13, 2010

“Let the little children come to Me, and don’t stop them, because the kingdom of God belongs to such as these,” Luke 18:16b
PLAYTIME
It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to live in another country. Is life the same as in the United States, or do they do things differently? What kind of games do the children play? A mom living among the Northern Africa and the Middle Eastern peoples sent some notes about what she has learned:

Children in our part of the world have very few toys. We’ve only seen the boys playing outside. I haven’t seen any girls with dolls, but I know dolls are for sale in the stores. Boys play pick-up games of soccer in the streets–often without any shoes. We’ve also seen them playing darts, with the dartboard propped against a stone wall, or a game of chess. These games of chess are between two players, but they have an audience of 5 or 6 other boys…

Go to http://kompray.imb.org to read more of this story and find prayer requests from Missionary Kids (MKs) around the world!

I hope you found something here today that touched your heart and gave you encouragement.

Anna Lee