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Morning Devotional...


They come unto Him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of four.
Mark 2:3

Hebrews 12:1 tells us to run with patience the race that is set before us, but sometimes we're so depressed and so spiritually weakened that we can't even walk or get off our bed. We need to be taken to the Lord in prayer, by our friends.

Whatever is keeping your friend from running the race, preventing him from getting to the Lord, in love take him to the Lord in prayer.

Those four friends worked together to have their friend's walk restored by the Lord.

Jesus saw "their" faith and healed the sick one.
-- R. M. B.

Amen.

Lord Jesus, thank-You for the gift of friendship.Thank-you Pat for the Devotional this morning.

Jenny  

             According to Promise

..........."maybe Ishmael called Isaac a mere baby, just weaned. So are believers a feeble folk, and exceedingly likely to excite the derision of those who think themselves strong-minded.  Isaac could not deny that he was weak, neither can believers deny that they are faulty, and are subject to infirmities which may put them under just censure: but the world makes more of this than justice will allow, and mocks at saints for weaknesses which in others would be overlooked. We must not think it a strange thing if our insignificance and imperfection should set proud and self-righteous Pharisees jeering at us and our Gospel.

...........Perhaps the little Isaac, the child of such aged parents, seemed odd and strange to the young half bred Egyptian.  No person is so much a foriegner to his fellowmen as a man born from above.

..................Ishmael's mocking Isaac is only one among ten thousand proofs of the enmity which exists between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent.  The mixture of these two in Abraham's household came about through his own going down in to Egypt and acting in an unbelieving manner towards Pharoah.  Then the Egyptian bondwoman came into the camp............

..........no association of the unregenerate with the church of God will avail to alter their nature: an Ishmael in Abraham's encampment is Ishmael still.
Today the fiercest enemies of the Truth of God are the aliens in our Communion.  These are they who make believers in sound evangelical teaching look like strangers in the churches which were founded on the basis of scriptural doctrine.  They make us foriegners in our own land.  They are lenient to all manner of heresy; but the believer in the doctrines of Grace they sneer at as old-fashioned and bigoted - a belated mortal who ought studiously to seek out a grave and bury himself.

Yet will the man who trusts his God and believes His Covenant, be able to survive all mockeries; for he counts the reproach of Christ greater riches than all the Treasures of Egypt.

Gird yourselves therefore with a Holy Courage, you who are learning through Grace to live upon the Promise of God by faith. Was not that great Head of the Family despised and rejected of men?  Must not the brotherhood be conformed to the First-born?

If we are made partakers of Christ's sufferings,. we shall be partakers of His Glory; wherefore let us take part and lot with the crucified heir of all things."

C.H.Spurgeon

GOOD MORNING  11.40  AM in Holland

PAT thank you for the good devotional this morning. But i am sad that you still have problems with your back you are always so busy i pray for you dear Pat.

HI JENNY MY DEAR NICE TO SEE YOU
BUT YOU ARE EARLY IN THE MORNING i think i love to much my warm bed. hahaha

LARRY i am happy to read that you have
had a happy birthday.

ZACHERY i am sorry to read that you have arthritis. I pray for you Zacherey.
But i am as Troy i also don't like shooting in Holland you
may not shooting we may not have a gun.
But the last time schoolchildren have a gun on school
i say that is not good. You can also not buy a gun in
Holland then we must go to Germany.
But you are making very lovely graphics.

Lee i have missed you i am happy that you are back but i think that the girls on that school have had a good lesson.

ROMANS 8 : 2
Trough Christ Jesus the law
of the Spirit of life set me free.

      ABIDE IN THEE

 Lord, free us from the chains that bind--
   the fear that steals our peace of mind,
    the worry that disputes Your grace,
   the deadly doubt that would replace
              our faith and hope...
                  Lord, set us free
       and teach us to abide in Thee.

I wish you all a Blessed Day
LOVE  RIA

Hi everyone.  I have a fairly busy day ahead and will leave in a few minutes to do my morning walking before our 7:30 am Friday coffee at the senior center.  At 10:30 am we have our monthly SeniorNet Computer Learning Center volunteers meeting.  This is usually ends with a business lunch that is provided by the organization.  Then should have the afternoon and evening free.

Zachery, sure sorry to hear that you are having trouble with the arthritis and hope you will be feeling much better today.  You are so young to be suffering with such aches and pains.  However, you seem to have a great attitude.  You asked when the dear hunting season is in Georgia, it must start in November and end in January, although not sure  If I can remember I will ask my friend and let you know.

We had a lovely time last evening sharing the evening meal with our friends.  It helped top off a super birthday celebration, as did all the fine greetings and graphics that you all were so generous with here on CP.

Guess I had better head out for now and get my walking finished for today and for the week.  

               Urgent Prayer Request


                         Deborah Xu

I have posted in Prayers for Deborah Xu.(60 years old). Arrested in China for her faith in Jesus.

Paul Hattaway has just written me for urgent prayer.


Thankyou brethren
Jenny

good morning,
just stoppin in before i go to school, well  don't have much to say, tonight our guys play and this will decide their fate for the rest of the season! well i'll ttyl
Sarah

Pat, great devotion.  Seems to fit today.

Lee, thanks for posting that story!  That was hilarious. hehehe...

Ria and Jenny~I am not into hunting eiter. I would rather shoot them with my camera.  
But I would also rather eat the deer then a cow or chicken right now.  Seems to be a whole lot safer.

Hi Larry, glad you had fun last night at dinner. Hope your day goes well.

Jenny~I will keep Deborah in my prayers today. Thanks for sharing that.

Good luck, Sarah. I hope the guys win.  How is your emt class going?

Etta Sue~I loved your Valentine's greeting yesterday.

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Zachery fever is down now.  His shoulders and legs still hurt.  I think I will take him to the doctor today.  He could have an infection.

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Troy will be competing today and tomorrow.  He will be swimming the 200 freestyle and maybe the 100 freestyle.  I got his pictures back.  They turned out great.  I will have to post one.

I also got some pictures of Lila Mae sleeping on the coach.  Not very often we see her sleep.  She must had been tired.  She is doing great at night.  She doesn't get up any more.  
I have a ton of bills to pay today.  At least I got most the laundry done. [/size]

Many are alone and lonely this time of the year,  Not just this time of the year, but all year, just the special days are particularily lonely.  To those among us who are alone make our Lord and Saviour your special valentine, He will and willingly will be with you this weekend.

http://www.cryofthespirit.com/alone.html

Well Melaura was up till past 3 last night.  I am tired as Idon't sleep well till I know she has settled.  Pray for her please it seems she has been catching every bug going in the past year, and it has worn me down, let alone her.  She often has a pale to yellow hew about her and there is nothing wrong blood test wise, just constant  viral infestions.  Spirit of Infirmity perhaps?

Something I found out yesterday.  the whole upstairs is on two fuses.  Looks like we are going to have to split the rooms up and put in new fuses.  I wish I knew how to do this and could remove this "one more job" from off John's sholders.  He is getting so weary.

I have a busy day today,  Not likely I will be in again till perhaps Monday.  Pat if you are going to be home tonight please email me. I have something for you.

Good to see you Jenny and Ria.  Have a good weekend.

Love and blessings to all of you.
JudyB

Good mornign all!!  Kinda a restless night last night.  Travis was running a fever and really congested.  The fever stops as soon as he wakes up.    Which is good, but perplexing.  

The sun is out and it looks like it is going to be a beautiful day today.

Our national guard the NCANG 211th is coming home today!!!  We are having a celebration in town at 2 o'clock.  The paper mill will blow the whistle then all the churchbells are supposed to ring.  Hopefully, people will turn out ot watch this and welcome them home.  They have been gone a large part of the past two years as they were first deployed in Afghanistan, returned home for a few months, then sent to Iraq.  One of the boy's father asked for two days off to spend with his son,a nd the employeer told him he could, but that it "might hurt him in the future."  That is just tacky.  But, even so, at least they are home!  Now, to get the others back, safely!

Have a great day ya'll.

Z, I hope you feel better today.

Sarah, Hope the guys do outstanding!

QuoteQUOTE OF THE DAY:

"Absence is to love what wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small, it inflames the great."

- Comte de Bussy-Rabutin -

Soni

I will pray re the doctor visit for Zach...I think it is so important that the family doctor knows exactly how often he gets like this.....

Your home seems so busy and full of life and happiness despite all the problems and sickness.  Wish I could pop in...

{{{Hugs}}} for all.


Special {{{Hug}}} for My Favourite Valentine "Mr. Superman Zach".

Jenny

Amen Judy....

I did miss you...

Jenny  

good morning everyone. how are you all doing today?

Larry, hunting season starts in october(or september) and ends in november.

my arthritas is acing up worse then yesterday!!
I can't wait to figure out wait the doctors are going to do about it so I can get it done and over with!!

love you all

Thank you Larry, Karmat, Jenny, and Ria.
love you

Welcome Home Boys from Afghanistan and Iraq

Karma...Hi

Jenny  

I see Zach is up and about.  Mighty early, young man.  How was your night?  I had a great night's rest!!!  How?...you say?  I shut the door and cat's were on the other side of the door!  Slept great until both of them decided it was time for Mom to be up.  When I opened the door, both of them were right there.  Inky started purring soooooo loud!!!

Well, I think I was online or at the pc too long yesterday.  My neck is saying so.  It doesn't hurt, no pain, but has a little burning sensation.  That tells me I overdid it!  Sooooo, even though it is gloomy and yucky outside, I have already called Ivalou and we are going out to eat and since Marilyn mentioned it, we are going to the 'everything's a dollar' store.  Besides, I have been hungry for French Fried Shrimp so we are going to Red Lobster.[/b]

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"What you do with Christ here will determine what He will do with you in the heareafter."

MOM CLICK HERE FOR YOUR VALENTINE


                 Happy Early Valentines Day Mom

Thanks, Jenny, for that quotation from Spurgeon.  It's certainly true that not all appreciate the doctrines of grace.  Those doctrines tell us that God alone can bring about our salvation, and there are many who would rather think they themselves had something to do with it.  So they mock.  But yet it is by that very grace of God alone that we are saved.

HOLDERJOY  TO  CP


      RIA

CONGRATULATIONS PAT YOU HAVE POST 7000

     THANK YOU RIA

4.40 p.m. U.K.

Pastor Al. I knew you would like the Spurgeon.

                      ...............

Wow Pat......7000. Congrats...7s a Holy Number...How's about a Party?

Perhaps you can do a King David dance for us......

For Holderjoy click here

Hope you have fun!!!!

              Pat's Party Here
I am here Zach..let's get going...got some music?

Come on Pat.  it's your Party.

let's have a party for pat!!!!!!!!

Wow    7,000 post!  That rocks!

Pat, you are the bomb!  You da wo'man!  

<Soni jumps up and gives Pat a high five>

Hello Gallilia!  How are you today?  

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