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PSALM 28:1,6,7 Unto thee will I cry O Lord, my rock Blessed be the Lord because he hath heard the voice of my supplication The Lord is my strength and my shield My heart trusted in him and I am helped Therefore, my heart greatly rejoiceth and with my song will I praise him
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4 COOKIES AT 5 Some time ago we read a brief article regarding the Congressional publication, "The Dietary Goals for the United State" published by the Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. Of the many interesting conclusions in this report is the supposition that too many of us are replacing nutritional carbohydrates with too much sugar. Or, as one writer put it, "If you eat 4 cookies at 5, you probably won't want to eat your green beans at suppertime." (Hey, we've had our kids on a three-day starvation diet and they still refused to eat their green beans.) We also heard on TV that just one teaspoon of sugar a day for a whole year would add two pounds to our weight. To live better and longer, we must become cognizant of the quantity and and nutritional value of our food intake. Now, let's see was that 5 cookies at 4 or... PSALM 27:1,4,13,14 The Lord is my light and my salvation Whom shall I fear? The Lord is my strength of my life Of whom shall I be afraid? One thing have I desired of the Lord that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life to behold the beauty of the Lord and to enquire in his temple I had fainted unless I had believed in the land of the living Wait on the Lord be of good courage and he shall strengthen thine heart Wait, I say on the Lord POWER IN THE PRESENT An unknown author has penned these words: "Where there is no faith in the future, there is no power in the present." Do things appear a little bleak to you right now? Are there financial problems, Marital difficulties? Health or work related problems? Listen, don't be distraught. Don't let discouragement defeat you. Your Heavenly Father will see you through your present crisis. He cares about you. His concern encompasses you. Don't give up. Have faith in the future and gain power for the present. BOUNTEOUS HARVEST We are troubled on every side Or so it would appear Yet we discern in the distant grey A golden dawn quietly drawing near Anxieties of the time press down Yet our misfortunes are easy to bear For we have a Father in Heaven Who listens to our honest prayer Every problem contains a hidden blessing We really have nothing to fear Clouds of darkness are now dispersing And God's plans are becoming clear With hope we look toward tomorrow With faith we cast away care Our burdens we leave far behind us And in the Lord's bounteous harvest We'll share PSALM 26:2,3,8,12 Examine me O lord And prove me Try my reigns and my heart For thy loving kindness is before mine eyes and I have walked in thy truth Lord I have loved thy habitation of thy house and the place where thy honor dwelleth My foot standeth in an even place In the congregations will I bless the Lord RAISING SAND "The Golden Moments of the stream of life rush past us," wrote George Eliot, "and we see nothing but sand." Have we ever let any Golden Moments slip past? What about... The time our children wanted our attention, but we kept reading the paper The time our kids wanted to get an ice-cream cone, but we took a nap The time our wife wanted some empathy, but we gave her an argument The time that young man in the twelfth pew wanted a kind word, but we gave him a snubbed nose Oh, Lord, deliver us from raising sand Help us, instead, to make of our moments golden grains of sunshine AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION A few years ago, I saw a cartoon in which a senior executive was giving his junior aide the following sagacious advice: "Remember, 28.349 grams of prevention are worth .453 kilograms of cure." The experts and history continue to tell us that most fires and auto accidents are caused by carelessness. If, beforehand, we would determine to drive safely and defensively, we probably would never have an auto accident. And, if we would prepare our campfires judiciously, and made sure every ember was extinguished before leaving for home, many acres of timber could be saved. And, perhaps through prayerful planning and conscientious preperation, we might minimize our misfortunes and maximize our opportunities. For after all, 28.349 grams...well, you get the idea. PSALM 25:1,2,4,8-11,21 Unto thee, O Lord do I lift up my soul O my God, I trust in thee Let me not be ashamed Let not mine enemies triumph over me Shew me thy ways, O Lord teach me thy paths The meek will he guide in judgment and the meek shall he teach his way All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies For thy name's sake, O Lord pardon my iniquities Let integrity and uprightness preserve me for I wait on thee MOMMY, DADDY We humans are an odd lot at times, to say the least. For instance, when we were tiny children we used to enjoy saying the words "Mommy Daddy." These words wrought magic in our hearts, brought smiles to our faces and helped us grow in stature, if not in height. Then as we grew or groped our way into our teen-age years and adulthood, we let those beautiful words stay on the back burners of our minds far away from the tips of our tongues. Now, thank the Lord, those precious words have re-entered our home and our hearts. "Mommy, Daddy...Mommy, Daddy"...And we...we are children once again. |
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