| SURFING WITH JESUS Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr. Web Site: http://SurfingwithJesus.Blogspot.com #7010806 2011
LOW IN SPIRIT
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9 Join Surfing with Jesus mailing list: genedash@yahoo.com.Send prayer request to: genedash@yahoo.com
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| SURFING WITH JESUS Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr. Web Site: http://SurfingwithJesus.Blogspot.com #70007292011
“THE WICKER BASKET”
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Each morning, Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading from his old worn-out Bible. His grandson who wanted to be just like him tried to imitate him in any way he could...
One day the grandson asked, 'Papa, I try to read the Bible just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book.
What good does reading the Bible do?'
The Grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and said, 'Take this old wicker coal basket down to the river and bring back a basket of water.'
The boy did as he was told, even though all the water leaked out before he could get back to the house.
The grandfather laughed and said, 'You will have to move a little faster next time,' and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again.
This time the boy ran faster, but again the old wicker basket was empty before he returned home. Out of breath, he told his grandfather that it was 'impossible to carry water in a basket,' and he went to get a bucket instead.
The old man said, 'I don't want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. You can do this. You're just not trying hard enough,' and he went out the door to watch the boy try again.
At this point, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got far at all. The boy scooped the water and ran hard, but when he reached his grandfather the basket was again empty. Out of breath, he said, 'See Papa, its useless!'
'So you think it is useless?' the old man said. 'Look at the basket.'
The boy looked at the basket and for the first time he realized that the basket looked different. Instead of a dirty old wicker coal basket, it was clean.
'Son, that's what happens when you read the Bible. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, it will change you from the inside out.'
Moral of the wicker basket story:
Take time to read a portion of God's word each day; it will affect you for good even if you don't retain a word.
Thought for Today:
God's Love is like the ocean, you can see its beginnings but not its end.
I really like this story because I don't retain things too well anymore ...age may have something to do with it but I figure my brain just gets overloaded!
God isn't concerned about my brain anyway; He's more concerned about my heart.
I don’t know who wrote this to give credit. I received it with an e-mail but it touches me every time I read it.
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
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Pastor Gene A. Dasher, Sr.
Web Site: http://SurfingwithJesus.Blogspot.com
#69907252011
THIS WORLD IS NOT MY HOME
Satan is on the loose, he has free reign on this earth but if you know the Lord and walk in the light he gives you the devil will not prevail against you. I have never heard of so many tricks he uses to destroy lives and families as he does today. I’m saddened every time I see him lead one to stray.
Folks, this world is not our home. Our home is in heaven. I want to do everything I can to fight this sly old fox and beat him and see Jesus face to face when he calls me home.
I cry out unto you to pray, yes, pray and pray that you might endure and receive the crown of life Jesus has prepared for you. Yes, prayer is still the key that unlocks the doors. Satan is a liar. He will do whatever he can to destroy your soul. I tell you again heaven is our home. Let us go forward on our knees and seeks God’s face. Let us stand against the whiles of the devil. Lord cover us today and let us be bold in you I pray.
I hear, I see, and I read of so much trouble on every hand but I know that God holds our hand and will not leave us alone. A friend just died with brain tumors, people are without work, storms destroy homes, cancers of all kinds, families being destroyed. All this and more breaks my heart and I cry out Lord help them, provide for them, and make a way.
I see these things and say to myself that could be me and it makes me want to pray even more that God will help me stand when I am faced with things that Satan would use to destroy me. Yes, I cry Lord Lift me up, let me stand, plant my feet on higher ground.
This is why I often remind fellow Christians to lift our leaders up before the Lord, they need us and we need them as we walk the road God has placed before us. This is when I find myself not only praying but going to God’s word and reading words of encouragement. I often find myself in Psalms because I see the complete struggle of man and see how singing before the Lord gives strength to continue on.
No this world is not my home. I cry out as the Psalmist does in Chapter 121:1-2 “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth” Will you take a moment and cry out with me for help today. Look around you, there are so many hurting and your prayer may be the key to help them lift up their eyes unto God and remember this world is not their home. Folks let’s make it to heaven.
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
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#69807222011
I know the pictures will not come thru for you on this post by my friend Pastor Cecil A. Thompson but you will be blessed to go to the given site below and watch this video with this writing. I have been receiving Bro Cecil’s post for years and find many uplifting thoughts.
DAILY-E-VOTIONAL
BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson
July 15, 2011
"SWEET BY AND BY!"
Matthew 6:27
"Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer."
To access Sweet By and By, this week's inspirational video from GloryScapes.com, please go to: http://www.gloryscapes.com/sweetbyandby in your browser or click on the image below.
True Christian character is certainly seen in our biblical heroes, but it may often be seen in those of more recent times. Hope is a character quality that looks beyond our immediate circumstances and shows what we as believers have waiting for us.
One of the most enduring songs written after the Civil War was by Sanford Bennett entitled, "In the Sweet By and By." Bennett was the owner of a drugstore in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, who had just returned from the war. A friend, Joseph Webster, a gifted musician trained formally in composition, came to Bennett's store each day to talk and play chess. Often Webster would come in depressed and down.
When asked what was wrong, Webster would often reply, "It's no matter. It will be alright by and by." That idea hit Bennett like a flash of sunlight! It was at that moment that he demonstrated hope to a friend who needed it at that moment.
As Bennett later described the incident, he took out a pen and it was all over in thirty minutes. A new hymn was born. In short order he was singing the words along with Webster and two other friends.
Bennett continued to manage his drugstore while Webster went on pursuing a composer's career, writing over a thousand musical compositions and compiling the very popular Sunday school hymnal "The Signet Ring." However he would not have the same success as with "The Sweet By and By." That hymn was perfect for the post-Civil War era because it conveyed pathos with a mixture of comforting warmth. It came to typify the virtues of spiritual hope.
There's a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
Chorus: In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
We shall sing on that beautiful shore,
The melodious songs of the blest;
And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.
Chorus: In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
To our bountiful Father above,
We will offer our tribute of praise,
For the glorious gift of His love,
And the blessings that hallow our days.
Chorus: In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
- - - Pastor Cecil
PastorCecil@Daily-E-Votional.com
P.S. - Please feel free to forward this E-Votional on to your family and friends. They'll appreciate the encouragement.
P.P.S. - You can find previous E-Votionals covering a variety of Scriptures and topics to help you in your walk with the Lord at www.Daily-E-Votional.com.
REMEMBER
“If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1John 1:9
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