Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek his will in all you do,
and he will show you which path to take.
Don’t be impressed with your own wisdom.
Instead, fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Then you will have healing for your body
and strength for your bones.
Proverbs 3: 5-8
A year ago I broke a bone in my ankle and had to have a rod and pins implanted to repair it. With much gratitude to a skilled surgeon, dedicated physical therapists, friends and family members who helped me tremendously, and the prayers of so many, I'm happy to report it has healed completely. I was out of circulation for about 2 months and had a good lesson in humility when I realized the world went right on turning without my participation!
I taught first grade in Masontown, WV, 1972-74. One of my students sent me a yearly Christmas card and our relationship became stronger with the advent of the Internet. I just about burst with pride several years ago when she was named Teacher of the Year for Preston County.
With her permission, I want to share her Facebook post from this week:
Two years ago today, I heard only four words. . .words that would forever change my life. “You do have cancer!”
A repeat mammogram, a biopsy, four surgeries, 31 radiation treatments, frequent doctor visits, numerous mammograms and sonograms, and 731 days later ~ I am still in remission!
It was during this time that I finally understood and knew how to put God first in my life! A cancer diagnosis is devastating, but being able to lay your fears at God’s feet helped ease the burden. I knew, without a doubt, that I would be healed. I believe that cancer never wins; you are always healed! Healing can come here on Earth or healing can come when you arrive in Heaven; either way it’s a WIN/WIN situation! The only requirement is to believe in the One True King!
So thankful to have the opportunity to encourage friends facing cancer, to live life with my soul-mate, to enjoy every moment with my precious girls, to spend time with my parents and family, and most importantly. . .continue to build my relationship with my Savior!
Today is the first day of the rest of your life; what are YOU going to do with it? -- Corrine Clark
Anita Farrell
Friday, May 20, 2016
Friday, May 13, 2016
Devotional 5-13-16
Read Acts 2:1-21 and John 14:16-26
We as Christians celebrate Pentecost as the beginning of the Christian Church, the day in which, as it says in Acts 2:2,4:
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
The Jewish people had all come to gather to celebrate Shavout (The giving of the Law to Moses) so there would be many people from various regions coming together for this celebration, all with different languages. Once the Holy Spirit had filled them, they began to speak in their native tongue, but each could understand the other. This was unifying the followers of Jesus into one body. Acts 2:6-11 says:
The crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs--in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.
What does this tell us for today? There maybe many divisions among us, such as; race, culture, denominations, language and geographical boundaries. We are all Christians, we have one God and one guide in Jesus Christ. We should all be striving to change those things in the world that create; injustice, intolerance, hate, poverty, inequality, non-acceptance and many more. Let us all learn to remove these barriers to be the CHURCH that God created through his Son Jesus Christ.
Let the Holy Spirit fill us with the fire to change our world!!! Let this be your prayer.
God Bless all!!!!
Fred Herr
We as Christians celebrate Pentecost as the beginning of the Christian Church, the day in which, as it says in Acts 2:2,4:
And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability.
The Jewish people had all come to gather to celebrate Shavout (The giving of the Law to Moses) so there would be many people from various regions coming together for this celebration, all with different languages. Once the Holy Spirit had filled them, they began to speak in their native tongue, but each could understand the other. This was unifying the followers of Jesus into one body. Acts 2:6-11 says:
The crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, "Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? And how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, Cretans and Arabs--in our own languages we hear them speaking about God's deeds of power.
What does this tell us for today? There maybe many divisions among us, such as; race, culture, denominations, language and geographical boundaries. We are all Christians, we have one God and one guide in Jesus Christ. We should all be striving to change those things in the world that create; injustice, intolerance, hate, poverty, inequality, non-acceptance and many more. Let us all learn to remove these barriers to be the CHURCH that God created through his Son Jesus Christ.
Let the Holy Spirit fill us with the fire to change our world!!! Let this be your prayer.
God Bless all!!!!
Fred Herr
Friday, May 6, 2016
Devotional 5-6-16
It is way too easy to become complacent about our lives. As I read and listen to Bible stories, I can identify with different characters. Putting myself in the story makes it more personal. I’m not just reading a nice story, I’m living it. When i’m being honest with myself I often identify with the wrong person in the story.
I would like to think of myself as Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet. In truth, I’m really more like Martha worrying about making Jesus’ visit perfect. (Luke 10: 38-42) When Jesus tried to tell the disciples what the future held for him, Peter assured Jesus that “This shall never happen to you!” (Mathew 16: 22) I would be Peter comforting a friend, but having no earthly idea what I was talking about--talking when I should be listening. I would be Peter denying Jesus not once, not twice, but three times! (Luke 22: 54-64) Yes, I could be Peter, terrified that what was happening to Jesus would happen to me.
I could go on and on. The point is that in reading and hearing these stories I can see areas in my own life that need work. I hear Him say to me, as He said to Martha, “You are worried about many things, but only one is needed. Mary has chosen the better, and it will not be taken from her.” (Luke 10:41) I remember His rebuke of Peter, telling him to, “Get behind me Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of man.” (Mathew 16: 23)
The good news is Jesus loved and forgave each of them, even as he corrected them. He does the same for each of us.
Margaret Williams
I would like to think of myself as Mary sitting at Jesus’ feet. In truth, I’m really more like Martha worrying about making Jesus’ visit perfect. (Luke 10: 38-42) When Jesus tried to tell the disciples what the future held for him, Peter assured Jesus that “This shall never happen to you!” (Mathew 16: 22) I would be Peter comforting a friend, but having no earthly idea what I was talking about--talking when I should be listening. I would be Peter denying Jesus not once, not twice, but three times! (Luke 22: 54-64) Yes, I could be Peter, terrified that what was happening to Jesus would happen to me.
I could go on and on. The point is that in reading and hearing these stories I can see areas in my own life that need work. I hear Him say to me, as He said to Martha, “You are worried about many things, but only one is needed. Mary has chosen the better, and it will not be taken from her.” (Luke 10:41) I remember His rebuke of Peter, telling him to, “Get behind me Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of man.” (Mathew 16: 23)
The good news is Jesus loved and forgave each of them, even as he corrected them. He does the same for each of us.
Margaret Williams
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