Well it has been a long time since I have been on here. Now that the squadrons of mosquitoes have arrived it has chased many inside in retreat. The Lord in His gracious providings has one so thankful for such a God, and such a Saviour. I have begun reading in the book of Mark and in particular to see there the Lord as the perfect servant to His Father. There are a couple of key verses that realy show the Lord Jesus character in His service, and the character of a worshiper.
But Jesus called them [to him], and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many. Mar 10:42-45
and then
And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called [unto him] his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: For all [they] did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, [even] all her living.
Mar 12:42-44
In both cases we see that ALL was intrusted to God, the Lord when he gave up his life said, "Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit:" Luk 23:46
We see in the poor widows life that character, she intrusted all she had unto Him, even all her living.
what a great principal we have, and how the lord can say "What could have been done more to my vineyard, that I have not done in it?" Isa 5:4
Having yet therefore one son, his wellbeloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying, They will reverence my son. But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance shall be ours.Mar 12:6,7
If we only new the inheritance that is ours with accepting Gods well beloved Son, rather than killing Him to try and get it by our own efforts....
There is a great moral lesson here other than the gospel message in this. We can strive in the flesh to try and serve the Lord, but the reward is in doing His bidding.
How great is the God that loves us........
I just wanted to share that, as I realy enjoyed it for myself. May the Lord by His grace make these characters a reality in my and your lives.
Have a wonderful day, in Christ
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Saturday, March 29, 2008
"Don't try to love the Lord anymore than you do, just stop and think of how much He loves you !"
It was one of the precious things the Lord had for my soul at the Richmond conference. As the week has flown swiftly by there seems hardly time to stop and meditate(absorb) that which the Lord has fed us with at the conference. Let us be as those we read of in the book of Nehemiah, "So the people went forth, and brought [them], and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house.....And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so." Neh 8:16,17 May the thought of Gods intimate love for each of His people, for all people cause us to find time to focus on the Word of God, both individually, and collectively. So then let us "delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee.." Isa 58:14 How do we delight ourselves in the Lord? We "grow in the knowledge and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ", we trust that "God is faithful" and as we prove the goodness of God to ourselves it will cause our faith to increase, and our joy to be full. "The joy of the Lord is yor strength" Neh 8:10
What a privilege to enjoy the labour of love shown to us by a few of His own durring conference time, may it be to the glory of God. "things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them." Hbr 6:9-12
"Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious:" 1Pe 2:7
Let the love of God cause us each to ask that God would continue to search our hearts, and see if there be any evil there.
Hymn #84 Little Flock
One there is above all others — O how He loves!
His is love beyond a brother's — O how He loves!
Earthly friends may fail or leave us,One day soothe, the next day grieve us,But this Friend will ne'er deceive us — O how He loves!
Joy and peace it is to know Him — O how He loves!
Think, O think how much we owe Him — O how He loves!
With His precious blood He bought us,In the wilderness He sought us,To His loved ones safely brought us — O how He loves!
We have found a friend in Jesus — O how He loves!'
Tis His great delight to bless us — O how He loves!
How our hearts delight to hear HimBid us dwell in safely near Him — Why should we distrust or fear Him?O how He loves!
Through His name we are forgiven — O how He loves!
Backward shall our foes be driven,O how He loves!
Best of blessings He'll provide us,Naught but good shall e'er betide us,Safe to glory He will guide us — O how He loves!
It was one of the precious things the Lord had for my soul at the Richmond conference. As the week has flown swiftly by there seems hardly time to stop and meditate(absorb) that which the Lord has fed us with at the conference. Let us be as those we read of in the book of Nehemiah, "So the people went forth, and brought [them], and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house.....And all the congregation of them that were come again out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths: for since the days of Jeshua the son of Nun unto that day had not the children of Israel done so." Neh 8:16,17 May the thought of Gods intimate love for each of His people, for all people cause us to find time to focus on the Word of God, both individually, and collectively. So then let us "delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee.." Isa 58:14 How do we delight ourselves in the Lord? We "grow in the knowledge and the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ", we trust that "God is faithful" and as we prove the goodness of God to ourselves it will cause our faith to increase, and our joy to be full. "The joy of the Lord is yor strength" Neh 8:10
What a privilege to enjoy the labour of love shown to us by a few of His own durring conference time, may it be to the glory of God. "things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak. For God [is] not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: That ye be not slothful, but followers of them." Hbr 6:9-12
"Unto you therefore which believe [he is] precious:" 1Pe 2:7
Let the love of God cause us each to ask that God would continue to search our hearts, and see if there be any evil there.
Hymn #84 Little Flock
One there is above all others — O how He loves!
His is love beyond a brother's — O how He loves!
Earthly friends may fail or leave us,One day soothe, the next day grieve us,But this Friend will ne'er deceive us — O how He loves!
Joy and peace it is to know Him — O how He loves!
Think, O think how much we owe Him — O how He loves!
With His precious blood He bought us,In the wilderness He sought us,To His loved ones safely brought us — O how He loves!
We have found a friend in Jesus — O how He loves!'
Tis His great delight to bless us — O how He loves!
How our hearts delight to hear HimBid us dwell in safely near Him — Why should we distrust or fear Him?O how He loves!
Through His name we are forgiven — O how He loves!
Backward shall our foes be driven,O how He loves!
Best of blessings He'll provide us,Naught but good shall e'er betide us,Safe to glory He will guide us — O how He loves!
Monday, February 25, 2008
Sunday Feb.24th 2008
A bright and sunny Lords-day afternoon. I was enjoying a lovely quiet ride to Winnipeg for "fellowship tea", followed by a gospel meeting.
As I was zooomming along in my mazda, LOL, I remembered our brother "W" wanting a picture of this 1 room schoolhouse he saw while visiting on my move to Manitoba.
I had just finished stopping to pay a visit to some of the local wildlife. There has been a great deal around this winter, seeing as many as 40 to 50 at once at various times.
Well the fellowship and the dinner were great, and the gospel refreshing, especially nice to see visitor's there also.
Time to go, my prayers are with you............. Marlin
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