A boy named Joseph

[Matthitjah]

Grace to you,

There are a lot of repairs to be done to my house. My car could use new shocks. I'd really like to buy a nice Four Wheeler? Or maybe a snow Blade for my Lawn Tractor? My Business could use a Blessing?

I was reminded of a verse last night as I was prodded about our Blessings here.

Mt

[tsth]

Thank you brother,

I hope you don't mind, but this post went straight to my email list. I felt very led to share it with others.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[ellie]

Thanks for sharing that Dave, I had a reflective experience like yours a few weeks ago. A Pastor in India that is one of our ministry partners asked us to pray for the persecuted Christians there, two young Christian women one married and six months pregnant had been beaten almost to death by Muslims and raped, they were not expected to live. This Pastor has been beaten numerous times one time he spent months in a hospital trying to recover to go back out on the street and preach the gospel. At the same time he sent us this poem to go out in our Newsletter. Needless to say that I cry every time I read it. Our blessings are indeed abundant and our persecutions few. God bless brother. In His Great Love, ellie

YOU ASK WHY I FOLLOW JESUS

You ask why I follow this Jesus?

Why I love Him the way I do?

When the world's turned away from His teachings

And the people who serve Him are few.

It's not the rewards I am after,

Or gifts that I hope to receive.

It's the Presence that calls for commitment,

It's the Spirit I trust and believe.

The Lord doesn't shelter His faithful,

Or spare them all suffering and pain,

Like everyone else I have burdens,

And walk through my share of rain.

Yet He gives me a plan and a purpose,

And that joy only Christians have known,

I never know what comes tomorrow,

But I do know I'm never alone.

It's the love always there when you need it.

It's the words that redeem and inspire,

It's the longing to ever be with Him,

That burns in my heart like a fire.

So you ask why I love my Lord Jesus?

Well, friend, that's so easy to see,

But the one thing that fills me with wonder IS?

Why Jesus loves someone like me.

Edited November 10, 2004 by ellie

[Guest philws]

1 Timothy 6:8-12

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

(KJV)

[Guest Thomas I believe]

Dave, Thanks for that ! Its good reminder how thankful we should be. The world draws us in to this I need this and I need that and thats ok but we must check our motivation and not let the flesh do its thing. The greatest riches are from God ,and In Heaven we will have 10000 fold of more than we can comprehend ! Praise Our Living God for the blessing's He bestows on us Daily !!