Dear God:
I ask that no Airman, Coast Guardsman,
Marine, Sailor, Soldier or National Guardsman
Feel alone or forgotten.
Lord, a wise man once said:
Watch your thoughts, they become words; watch your words,
they become actions; watch your actions, they become habits; watch your
habits, they become character; watch your character, and for it becomes
your destiny. Help me watch more closely. Amen.
To: StarCMC; Kathy in Alaska; Bethbg79; EsmeraldaA; MoJo2001; Brad's Gramma; laurenmarlowe; ...
Gen 9:12 And God said, This [is] the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that [is] with you, for perpetual generations:
Act 3:25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
5 posted on
12/27/2008 4:46:38 PM PST by
SandRat
(Duty, Honor, Country! What else needs said?)
To: Brad's Gramma; All
To: MoochPooch; Alouette; American Preservative; Yehuda; yonif; Tamar1973; richardtavor; USAF_TSgt; ...
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
10 posted on
12/27/2008 4:59:56 PM PST by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: All
To: All
To: Brad's Gramma
Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list
December 28, 2008
Soul Food
Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart. —Jeremiah 15:16
Grocery shopping with my wife, Martie, is like taking a seminar in nutrition. I’ll often pick up a box of something that looks good, and she’ll say: “Look at the label. Are there trans-fats? What’s the calorie count? How about the cholesterol rating?” I have to confess that if she weren’t the nutrition cop in my life, I’d look like Shamu the whale!
More important than making good choices in the grocery store is thinking carefully about the food we digest for our souls. I love the verse that says: “Your words were found, and I ate them” (Jer. 15:16).
When we read God’s Word, we have to be doing more than checking it off our to-do list. We have to read it to digest it. Slow, thoughtful absorption of the Word of God with quiet reflection on its implications is high in nutrition. His Word provides all the ingredients we need to thrive spiritually:
- a direct connection to the sustainer of our soul
- brain food that makes us wise and discerning
- a daily check-up revealing the condition of our hearts
- preventive medicine keeping us from sin
- a spiritual shower of peace, hope, and comfort
Eat God’s Word. It’s a spiritual feast!
God’s Word provides the nourishment
That Christians need if we’re to grow;
But if we do not feast on it,
A vibrant faith we’ll never know. —Sper
The Bible contains all the nutrients for a healthy soul.
Bible in One Year:
Psalms 149–150
13 posted on
12/27/2008 5:20:09 PM PST by
The Mayor
( In Gods works we see His hand; in His Word we hear His heart)
To: Brad's Gramma
Thanks, Grammie, for today's Sunday Chapel
14 posted on
12/27/2008 5:21:01 PM PST by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Brad's Gramma
Over forty years ago, I audited a night course at a local junior college. For several nights, one of the side blackboards had a profound statement written on it -- apparently left by a daytime religion or philosophy class:
"Covenant: an agreement wherein God bestows a blessing -- and Man assumes an obligation."
It is the only thing I retained from that night class. Apparently the Lord sent me there for that exact lesson...
29 posted on
12/27/2008 8:23:31 PM PST by
TXnMA
("Allah": Satan's current alias...!!)
To: Brad's Gramma; Kathy in Alaska; LUV W; mylife; NYTexan; Old Sarge; TASMANIANRED; All
34 posted on
12/27/2008 9:47:51 PM PST by
MS.BEHAVIN
(Women who behave rarely make history)
To: All
41 posted on
12/27/2008 10:21:24 PM PST by
Cindy
To: Brad's Gramma
42 posted on
12/27/2008 10:28:17 PM PST by
smokingfrog
(I'll go green when they plant me in the ground.)
To: Brad's Gramma; Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe; Mrs.Nooseman; alfa6; SandRat; HopeandGlory; ...
GOD BLESS AND PROTECT OUR TROOPS!
Amazing Grace
by John Newton
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
.
’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, .
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed!
.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my Shield and Portion be,
As long as life endures.
.
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease,
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, Who called me here below,
Will be forever mine.
.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
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70 posted on
12/28/2008 11:14:29 AM PST by
ConorMacNessa
(HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines, RVN 1969. St. Michael the Archangel defend us in battle!)
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