It was a good afternoon yesterday when we went to the cookout. Lots of food, and then the swim. I actually put my swimsuit on and got in the water! The water was lukewarm and the wind when I came out froze me, but it was fun. And, I got a little color. Didn't stay out long enough to get burned.
Church yesterday was very good. We didn't get to meet our group leaders - oops! They messed up and were not scheduled for this Sunday to work the sound booth and they were not there. They had come in at 7AM (we were told), and then left when they found it wasn't their week. Don't know which service they went to, and as we went to the first service at 9AM, we left as soon as it was over. I had things to finish up for the cookout. The message was really good. The title was something like: "Hell, is that where you want to go?" It was a powerful message on Revelations 20 and a few other versus. Have you ever read the book 23 Hours in Hell? I think I have it, or something close to it. If you dare to read it, it certainly will cause you to think about where your soul will end up. Where those you know who do not love Jesus and accept Him as Lord will be going. And it will break your heart that they will be there. Just as it will if you know that is where you will be. You won't be sent to hell because you aren't perfect; you will choose to go there because you don't accept Jesus as Lord of your life. We all still make mistakes; we still do stupid and sinful things. I know I do. But my goal is to be like Jesus, and to that end, I confess my sins daily and ask God to help me overcome those things that tie me to this world. I want to walk WITH Jesus, not away from Him. What about you? Is Hell where YOU want to go?
I read in 2 Corinthians 8 today and it was a really good chapter on 'Grace Giving'. It talks about tithing and giving to others. The scripture itself didn't speak directly to me, but once I read the notes at the bottom of the page, it made much more sense. I have given the Legacy Jentezen Franklin Bible to each of my children a couple years ago because of the messages he puts inside the books of the Bible. Messages he has spoke before. I thought that if they didn't go to church, perhaps they could at least read a message. But I am loving my David Jeremiah Study Bible. The notes below the chapters (which is not in the Legacy Bible and I am disappointed) make the scriptures much more clear. I'd be willing to buy my children one of these, but I don't want to keep giving them Bibles that they don't want. As I read through my own Bibles over the years, I have given some away to others who didn't have a Bible. But lately I have thought that as I read through them, perhaps I could give one to each of my grandchildren as a reminder of me. That I have read each page of God's Word and underlined the scriptures that meant something, or I wanted to remember. That they would take and perhaps even read the Bible that I had read through. Perhaps at the end of my lifetime I will have enough of the Bibles read through for each of them. I pray they will receive them as a special gift of remembrance, and not as a 'why am I getting this?' thought.
Nothing much going on today other than I need to make deviled eggs and baked beans for the cookout tonight. Will get to meet our new group leaders and the rest of the group since we didn't see them this morning - that we know of. Maybe I can put this stack of books next to my chair (halfway up the bookcase side now!) on a bookcase somewhere. I need to rearrange some things. If only hubby doesn't start questioning what I want to do. That always discourages me and I quit. I need to just ignore him and do it. I also want to get a walk in today - would prefer outside, and it is only 73 degrees right now, but by the time I get out of here and able to go walk, it will be a bit higher. My big brother has sorta challenged me to start walking again, and I really want to. I can do it on my treadmill and probably will do the majority of my walking on it, but I really want to walk outside where I can see the beauty of the green grass, and trees, and breathe fresh air. Not far, mind you, but at least around a few blocks. Don't want hubby to walk with me, I'm nervous, now that he's fallen and lost his balance. I think he will stick with the treadmill for the doctor has scared him pretty bad that if he falls and hurts his head, with taking eliquis and a baby aspirin (vascular doctor's instruction on the baby aspirin, the pulmonologist on the eliquis) he could get a brain bleed. He even asked we sit in the middle of the row at church yesterday so that he would have the chair back in front of us to hold on to when we stand.
Deuteronomy 4:39 (NKJV): "Therefore know this day, and consider it in your heart, that the Lord Himself is God in heaven above and on the earth beneath; there is no other."
Hosea 10:12 (NKJV): "Sow for yourselves righteousness; Reap in mercy; Break up your fallow ground. For it is time to seek the Lord, till He comes and rains righteousness on you"
Going back to yesterday's message.... what are you doing about it? Are you praying for your children and your children's children that they won't end up in hell? I am. Set the example to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth. Receive the inheritance of the Lord in heaven.
Blessings!
