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ISAIAH 51:22

2/23/2019

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                                                                            ISAIAH 51:22

                                          Thus sayeth thy Lord
                                          the Lord, and the God
                                          that pleadeth the cause
                                          of his people...
                                          
                                          Behold, I have taken out
                                          of thy hand, the cup of
                                          trembling, even the dregs
                                          of the cup of my fury

                                          Thou shalt no more drink
                                          it again

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OUR GREAT UNDERTAKING  199

2/23/2019

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                                                           OUR GREAT UNDERTAKING  199

                                     "So live, wrote Mark Twain, 
                                     "that when you come to die
                                      even the undertaker will be
                                      sorry."

                                      Life was made for living and giving
                                      Life was made for sharing and caring
                                      Life was made for love without lust
                                      Life was made for faith and trust
                                      Life was made for words sublime
                                      Life was made for the upward climb
                                     
                                      Let's not view life too gravely.
                                      Rather, let us view life as our
                                      great undertaking.

                                      (Written on August 1, 1976)

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FINISH THE RACE 559

2/23/2019

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                                          FINISH THE RACE  559
                           
                             Did you read the amazing account
                             of the Michigan marathon runner,
                             Dennis Rainear, who completed the
                             last 16 miles of a 26-mile marathon
                             with a .22-calibre bullet lodged in his        
                             head?
    
                             The .22 slug had knocked Rainear off
                             his feet, but he bounced right back up,
                             and did not realize the extent of his injury
                             until the end of the race.
 
                             The only complaint that the 26 year Rainear
                             had was that the shooting incident probably
                             kept him from running the race in 3 hours
                             and thus disqualified him for the Boston Marathon.
                             (Rainear's time was 3 hours 9 minutes.)

                             Ah, to stay in the race, especially when we
                             have been wounded... It is not always easy,
                             but it must be done, if the victory is to be won.

                             (We believe God weighs our efforts as well as
                             out victories.)

                             (First witten on December 7, 1978)
                             (The last sentence was written on February
                             22, 2019)

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REPENTANCE  558

2/22/2019

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                                                                                                             REPENTANCE  558

                      Richard Fuller once wrote...
                      "You cannot repent too soon,
                      because you do not know how
                      soon it may be too late."

                      Perhaps one of the most difficult
                      tasks any of us shall encounter is
                      the task of repenting.

                      It does not take long for most
                      of us to realize that we need 
                      to repent or to change. But, alas,
                      for most of us, repentance becomes
                      a lifelong process.

                      The lessons and events of history 
                      teach us the need for repentance.
                      For it is very difficult to bask in 
                      the sunlight, if clouds continually 
                      hang over our heads.

                      Let us repent, today, while we have
                      the time, before it is too late.

                      (First written on December 5, 1978)
 

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IMPORTANT TASKS

2/18/2019

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                                                   IMPORTANT TASKS

                      In writing on how to cope with despondency, 
                      Harry Emerson Fosdick spoke of the following 
                      observation...
                      "Remember that some tasks are so important
                      that they must be gone through with, whether 
                      we are depressed or not."

                      When we, at first, think of "tasks so important,"
                      we might think of some deeds that are highly    
                      heroic or that are terrible dangerous to our
                      physical well-being or our emotional security.
                      But, we would suggest two "important tasks"
                      that are daily commonplace in their occurrence...

                      One is...earning a living and the second...
                      keeping a home.  These are "tasks so important" 
                      that we cannot, dare not, avoid them regardless 
                      of our moods or mental dispositions. 

                      And while our moods and thoughts change often                     
                      and, whether we be melancholy or happy, our "tasks so
                      important" still remain.


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THE AMERICAN DREAM  (1976)

2/18/2019

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                                                  THE AMERICAN DREAM  (1976)

                         Occasionally, we talk with some of our colleagues, 
                         and in so many words, they insist 
that for them, 
                         "the American Dream has died."


                         At this point in the conversation I always like them 
                         to define their terms and detail their 
meanings.
                         Because, for as we are concerned us, the American 
                         Dream is very 
much alive.

                         Oh yes, America gets a fever once in awhile...
                         But most of us do what most of us do when diseases 
                         and 
corruption enter our bodies.

                         Then we seek to clean out our system or take some
                         bad-tasting medicine or even get a few shots in our
                         posterior.
                         Now, as anyone who really enjoys living can tell you, 
                         it is better to be sick three or four times a year, than

                         than to be dead once.

                         And, oh the recovery. The recovery is such a wonderful 
                         thing...Rededication to higher 
truths, to greater purposes,
                         and nobler ends 
enter our thoughts and way of life.

                         The American Dream is very much alive in us and in our 
                         children and it shall continue to be for as long 
as each
                         generation  is willing to pass that dream 
along.

                         God bless America!
     
                         (Written on July 26,1976)
                         (Last line added on February 18, 2019)
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A LOT OF SINNING IN THE VALLEY

2/16/2019

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                                                     A LOT OF SINNING IN THE VALLEY

                                 Winter lingers on
                                 There must have been
                                 a lot of sinning
                                 in the valley
                                 last year

                                 Snow covers all
                                 It is good that Winter
                                 is the last season
                                 of the year

                                 It gives the redemptive flakes
                                 the opportunity to cover
                                 every sin and every sinner
                                 with the love and mercy
                                 of the Lord

                                 Let it snow, dear Lord
                                 O yes, let it snow
                               
                                 (P.S. I did my part)
                                 (Written on February 16, 2019)



                       


                                              
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ISAIAH 51:9,11,12,16

2/15/2019

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                                   ISAIAH 51:9,11,12,16
                           
                              Awake, awake, put on strength,
                              O arm of the Lord
                              
Awake, as in the ancient days,
                              in the generations old

                             
                              Therefore, the redeemed of the Lord
                              shall return and come with singing
                              unto Zion,
                              And everlasting joy shall be upon
                              their head


                             They shall obtain gladness and joy
                             and sorrow and mourning shall
                             flee away

             
                             I, even I, am he that comforteth you
                             Who art thou, that shoulest be afraid
                             of a man that shall die
                             and of the son of man which shall 
                             be made as grass

                             I have covered thee
                             in the shadow
                             of mine hand
                             that I may plant the heavens,
                             and lay the foundations
                             
of the earth and say unto Zion
                             Thou art my people
                             

 
                           
                             




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I WILL REJOICE 556 (HABAKKUK 3:17,18)

2/14/2019

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                                 I WILL REJOICE 556 (HABAKKUK 3:17,18)

                    Are you going through a valley right now?
                    Perhaps
 these words from the prophet Habakkuk
                    might help you through the tough times and
                    over the rough spots.

                    "Even though the fig trees
 
                                   Are all destroyed,
                       And there is neither blossom left
                       Nor fruit
                       
And though the olive crops
                       All fail,
                       And the fields lie barren,
                       Even if the flocks
                       Die in the fields,
                       And the cattle barns
                       Are empty,
                       Yet, I will rejoice in the Lord
​                       I will be happy
                       In the God of my salvation.

​                       (Habakkuk 3:17,18 Living Bible)

                       (Written on November 30,1978)


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O LORD, AS WE WAITED FOR THEE

2/13/2019

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                                 O LORD, AS WE WAITED FOR THEE
                           

                                 O Lord, as we waited for thee
                                 It snowed again, last night
                                 While floating gently on the wind
                                 Dispersing softly falling bits of snow
                                 Touching every particle of ground

                                 Spreading loveliness for miles around
                                 Claiming redemption in our hometown
                                 Perhaps we shall one day see
                                 Our savior's face
                                 As our dear dire sins
                                 Have turned to snow
                                 O Lord, as we waited for thee

                                 (Written on February 12, 2019)



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