FReeper Canteen ~ Remembering Our Troops!! ~ 01 May 2014

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[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hello Veterans, wherever you are!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...another day the prez will ignore.

Prayers for our nation.

[yarddog]

Church in Paris, 1944.

[Kathy in Alaska]

United States Marine Corps Band ~ National Anthem

[SandRat]

Good evening, Kathy...((HUGS))...he probably will., but we won't.

[luvie]

Thanks for that reminder, Sandy!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, yarddog...work in progress!

Hope you had a great day.

[Kathy in Alaska]

We for sure will NOT!

Did you have a Maddi Day? Is it getting warm?

[SandRat]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Kate Smith ~ God Bless America

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

“If You Are Willing”
May 1, 2014

Read: Matthew 8:1-4

Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean. —Matthew 8:2

Bible in a Year:
1 Kings 10-11; Luke 21:20-38

Molly wanted her dad’s help, but she was afraid to ask. She knew that when he was working on his computer, he didn’t want to be interrupted. He might get upset at me, she thought, so she didn’t ask him.

We need not have such fears when we come to Jesus. In Matthew 8:1-4, we read about a leper who didn’t hesitate to interrupt Jesus with his needs. His disease made him desperate—he had been ostracized from society and was in emotional distress. Jesus was busy with “great multitudes,” but the leper made his way through the crowd to talk with Jesus.

Matthew’s gospel says that the leper came and “worshiped Him” (v.2). He approached Jesus in worship, with trust in His power, and with humility, acknowledging that the choice to help belonged to Jesus. He said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean” (v.2). In compassion, Jesus touched him (leprosy had made him “untouchable” by the standards of Jewish law), and he was cleansed immediately.

Like the leper, we don’t need to hesitate to approach Jesus with our desire for His help. As we go to Him in humility and worship, we can trust that He will make the best choices for us.

What an example this leper is to me, Lord. Give me
a heart of worship, of confidence in Your power, and
of trust that when I bring my needs to You, You’ll
make the best choice. May I surrender to Your will.

Let us come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy. —Hebrews 4:16

Insight

Some biblical scholars say that of all the Gospel writers Matthew seems to have been the most concerned with presenting events in chronological order. If that’s correct, then the context of the event in today’s text is critical to our understanding. Directly prior to this encounter with a leper, Jesus presented His “Sermon on the Mount” (Matt. 5–7). In that timeless message, Christ detailed a challenging, lofty kingdom ethic of loving, caring, and serving. Now, confronted by this leper, Jesus lived out His own teaching by demonstrating love and compassion for one whose disease had absolutely marginalized him (8:1-4). Jesus not only taught these truths, He lovingly modeled them as well.

[yarddog]

Thank you. Today was fine but we had almost 20 inches of rain last night.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Luv...how is the shoulder coming along? ((HUGS))

[SandRat]

It is getting warm, but I was in Tucson all day today, so no Maddi.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Stay safe! Any flooding issues?

[Kathy in Alaska]

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[yarddog]

No problems here. The ground and runoff handled it just fine. I have a friend in Pensacola and just got off the phone with him. They also got around 20 inches.

For those of you who were Naval Aviators, a part of scenic highway got washed into Pensacola Bay.

[Kathy in Alaska]

THAT is a LOT of rain!!