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A CUP OF COLD WATER 493

7/28/2017

          A CUP OF COLD WATER

In the tenth chapter of the book
of Matthew *, we are told that if
   we even give "even a cup of cold
   water" to a little child, we shall surely
   be rewarded.

     As the temperature has heated up this
   summer, we have diligently search
through the refrigerator for various
   thirst quenching beverages to satisfy
   our thirst.

And, while we shall surely drink our fill
   of cold milk, fruit juices, or soft drinks
   this summer, still after all our taste tasting,
we find a cup of cold water refreshes us
   best.

An unknown writer has penned these words...

"Just a cup of cold water was given in his name
   But, the soul of the giver was never the same
   For he found that when giving was done with a zest
   Both the heart of the giver and taker were blest."

   In the heat of the day, or on the morrow, to whom
   shall we give a cup of cold water that they, and we,
   may be blest.

(Matthew 10:42)

(Written in June, 1978)

PSALM 146:1,2,5,7-10

7/28/2017

PSALM 146:1,2,5,7-10

Praise ye the Lord
   Praise the Lord, O my soul

While I live I will praise the Lord
I will sing praises unto my God
   While I have any being

Happy is he that hath the God
of Jacob for his help
Whose hope is in the Lord his God
Which executeth judgment for
the oppressed
Which giveth food to the hungry

The Lord looseth the prisoners
The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind
The Lord raiseth them that are bowed down
The Lord loveth the righteous
The Lord preserveth the strangers
   He relieveth the fatherless and widow
But the way of the wicked
He turneth upside down

The Lord shall reign forever
Even thy God, O Zion
Praise ye the Lord

A SIMPLE PRAYER (5)

7/28/2017

  A SIMPLE PRAYER (5)

Thank you Father
   Thank you Jesus
Thank you Holy Spirit
In the name of Jesus Christ
Amen

   This prayer seems almost too simple,
but it is highly effective any time of the day
under any circumstances

In good times or circumstances, it takes
   the focus off the person receiving the blessings,
   and focuses on our heavenly father, who
   bestows the blessings upon us


   In tough times or circumstances, it takes the
mind off the negative happenings or feelings,
   and turns our thoughts and feelings toward
     those in the Godhead that truly desire to
   bless and heal us.

   This prayer is not written in stone. It may
be said once or repeated several times
   until focus becomes positive. If you feel
led to add /mention specific blessings
   please do so.

Other Simple Prayers in the Open Road

   1. June 25, 2015
2. October 15, 2015
   3. February 04,2016
4. May 26,2016
   5. June 28, 2017 (Today's Simple Prayer)
6. August 24, 2019
7. September 02, 2019

FEED YOUR FAITH 491

7/28/2017

      FEED YOUR FAITH

How often have you heard someone
say (usually at church) "I just don't
   have enough faith."
   We use to believe this way, but not
   any more, for now we believe in the
scripture that tells us "God shall supply
all (our) needs according to his riches
in glory by Christ Jesus." (Phil. 4:9)

Too many believers in Christ have
substituted "Feed your faith" with
"Feed your face." We have been tricked
   by the great tricker into believing
   that it is easier to open our refrigerator
   doors than to open pages of our Bibles.
                                        D.L. Moody once wrote, "Here I have been
   praying for an increase in my faith with a
   closed Bible, but scripture tells me I can only
   obtain such growth in grace with an open one."

Who among us has received enough spiritual food?
   Who among us has overindulged in reading the
   scriptures?

   This day, let’s feed our faith and watch it grow.
   (Written in 1976)

PSALM 145:1,3,5,8-10,13,14,17

7/21/2017

   PSALM 145:1,3,5,8-10,13,14,17

I will extol thee my God, O King
and I will bless thy name
for ever and ever

   Great is the Lord
and greatly to be praised
and his greatness
is unsearchable

   I will speak of the glorious honor
of thy majesty
   and of thy wondrous works

   The Lord is gracious and full of compassion
   Slow to anger, and of great mercy

   The Lord is good to all
and his tender mercies
are over all his works

   All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord
and thy saints shall bless thee

   Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom
and thy dominion endureth throughout
all generations

   The Lord upholdeth all that fall
and raiseth up all those
   that be bowed down

The Lord is righteous in all his ways
   and holy in all his works

GOD WAITS

7/21/2017

GOD WAITS

  Ask not for whom God waits,
He waits for thee and me

We often leave home to seek
our fame or fortune
or simply seek our own way

Unfortunately, in our searching and
our seeking, we often, to our detriment
go astray, and we find our lives have
turned out to be much worse than
when we left home

After a while, we come to ourselves
and we realize that our present course
   will not improve our life or lot
And so we decide it is now time and
in our best interest, before it becomes
too late, to return home
And unknown to us, with royal robe
and fatted calf, our father waits,
patiently and gently, for our return

(Written July 10, 2017)

GREAT NEED 920

7/17/2017

   GREAT NEED

O Lord, I am blind
And cannot see
   Please have pity
On a wretch like me

O Lord, I am deaf
And cannot hear
   The gentle words
   Of thy spirit clear

   O Lord, I am mute
   And cannot speak
   Of where I've been
   Or of whom I seek

   O Lord, I am lame
   And cannot run
   Away from the crowd
   To meet thy son

O Lord, this day
   I have great need
   Of thee
   Great need,
   Indeed

(Written in August 2, 1981)

PSALM 144:3,4,9,15

7/13/2017

  PSALM 144:3,4,9,15

Lord, what is man
that thou takest knowledge
   of him, or the son of man,
   that makest account of him

   Man is like to vanity,
his days are
   as a shadow
   that passeth away

   I will sing a new song unto thee, O God
Upon a psaltery and an instrument
   of ten strings will I sing
praises unto thee

   Happy is that people that is
   in such a case
Happy is that people
whose God is the Lord

WE SHALL ASK FOR...

7/13/2017

WE SHALL ASK FOR...

In a day's time, what shall we ask for?

   We shall ask for...

   One more sunrise
   One more sunset
   One more smile
One more gentle touch
One more soft word
One more tender glance
   One more powerful pen
   One more daffodil
   One more golden glen
   One more honest man
   One more helping hand
One more caring heart
One more inspiring word
   One more dream
   One more hope
   One more rainbow
   One more chance to say
I love you
   One more opportunity
   to be all we were meant to be

SOFT PILLOWS

7/13/2017

      SOFT PILLOWS

There's an old French proverb
that goes "There is no pillow so soft
as a clear conscience."

And, it is difficult to have
a clear conscience...
without having a clean conscience

A clear conscience considers thoughts
that uplift while foregoing those thoughts
that would tend to drag down

A clean conscience presses toward
that which is pure while dismissing
thoughts puerile

Clear and clean may sound like
excellent descriptive adjectives for
laundry detergents...

But, clear and clean may also
be excellent indicators of a soul's
                                                            worth

May every night find us resting
on soft pillows

(First posted in July, 2012)