[Aquamarine]

Welcome to the Finest!

At the beginning of the year Billie gave the hostesses the option of rerunning one of our favorite Posts. Hope everyone enjoys reviewing one of my favorites today as I bring back - Original Intent.

[The Mayor]

The cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things . . . choke the Word. —Mark 4:19

To uproot the weeds of anxious care, get down on your knees.

[The Mayor]

June 23, 2004

Weed Control

Read: Mark 4:13-20

The cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things . . . choke the Word. —Mark 4:19

Bible In One Year: Esther 9-10; Acts 7:1-21

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The Parrotfeather is an attractive aquatic plant that looks like a forest of small fir trees growing on top of the water. In the springtime it produces a blanket of small, white flowers. But it's a noxious weed. It forms a dense mat of vegetation that covers the surface of lakes and ponds, crowding out native plants and destroying fish and wildlife habitat.

Recently I was hiking by a small lake in Washington State that was choked with Parrotfeather plants. It occurred to me that, like that weed, "the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful," as Jesus taught in Mark 4:13-20.

Jesus was talking about how unbelievers receive the gospel, but His words can apply to us as well. Sometimes when we read God's Word, our minds are taken up with troubles, worries, and fears. The pressure of things to be done today and concerns about tomorrow's decisions are "weeds" that can choke the Word and make it unprofitable.

To control the weeds, we must ask God to quiet our hearts so we can pay attention to Him (Psalm 46:10). When we turn our worries over to God, we'll be free to enjoy His presence and hear what He has to say. —David Roper

The weeds will take over and choke out good fruit;
But you can control them—just follow this plan:
Make sure that the seed of God's Word has deep root,
And pull out the weeds just as soon as you can. —Hess

To uproot the weeds of anxious care, get down on your knees.

[The Mayor]

The First Amendment, the one that is twisted the most from the left.

Thank you for rerunning it, nice job!

[Aeronaut]

Good morning Aqua.

[GailA]

Good morning Aqua and FInest, excellant reminder of our Constitution.

Coffee's on

[MeekOneGOP]

Mornin', everybody ! Happy Wednesday !

[Temple Owl]

Just in time for the big FOURTH! Nice job. Good morning FReepers everywhere.

[ST.LOUIE1]

Jefferson believed that God, not government, was the Author and Source of our rights.

The 'libs' still don't get it, do they? : (

Great thread, Ms.Aqua. Glad you did a repeat.

Morning! : )

[Billie]

A *rerun* with some nice new touches! It looks great, Sistah! Really like your intro and pretty pledge. :)

Some things are better "The Second Time Around". :)

[Texagirl4W]

Good morning, all. Regarding separation of church and state, I heard Billy Graham's daughter explain this subject very well once. She said we should have separation of church and state, but that the foundering fathers did not mean seperation of God and state. And that's what so many people are trying to do today. This is what we have to continue to fight on a daily basis with people wanting to take God out of everything. Have a good day, all.

[Victoria Delsoul]

Thanks for the great thread, Aqua. Good job.

Bump!