It Won't Rain Always

 

I miss Kathy this morning.  I’m not going to lie to you, some days in my life are easier than others.  I’m so fortunate to have friends to walk beside me and sweet Marleen to talk me down from the ledge.  In my old ’97 Buick I have a cassette deck.  That’s right, a cassette tape player.  Some of you have never played a cassette tape before.  Text me and we’ll go for a ride in a 29-year-old car and listen to a 27-year-old cassette tape.  If you need to ask for my phone number, this isn’t for you.  So, I played a song by Cynthia Clawson that Kathy and I used to hold onto.  “It Won’t Rain Always” blessed my soul once again.  Hey, how would you know that you were having a good day if you didn’t have bad days?!  And never forget, that God uses your bad days to teach and instruct you.  God leads us through valleys to toughen us up for the difficult times ahead.  And believe you me, I have had my share of tough times.  But the kind Shepherd of my soul has been with me each step of the way, holding my hand and gently leading.  Hey, take a moment and shut down your computer, get out your Bible, and read Psalm 23.  It’ll only take 50 seconds.  Really,  But it will be the best 50 seconds of your day.  And ,,, here’s the link for my pickerupper song … no extra charge.  You’re welcome!

Two-Day Delivery

 

Amazon two-day-delivery is amazing.  I just go online; click, click, click; and two days later the package shows up on my doorstep.  How easy and dependable can it get?!  Hey, I know that I can depend upon the Lord just the same.  He is always near; just a prayer away.  And the dear Lord is never too busy to bend down low and listen to the whimpers of his dear children.  Proverbs 3:5&6, “Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.”  We can depend upon the Lord.  The question is, can He depend upon us?  Hmmm?

Happy Spiritual Birthday

 

I just got back home last night about 11:30pm from a great trip to the Dominican Republic.  I enjoyed the hospitality of Jason and Sarah Sykes and so many laughs with their two youngest children, Jude and Ellie.  How sweet to see their ministry in the town of San Pedro de Macoris.  But there is just something about getting home.  I woke up this morning with a leg cramp … probably from driving from the airport in Atlanta.  When driving for an extended period of time (3 hours is an extended time for an old man), I try to focus on relaxing my shoulders and taking turns driving with opposite hands (I have two, you know).  But I was tired and focused on getting home and evidently got too intense, so, my driving leg cramped up.  But the cramp woke me up at my usual 4:30am and so, here I am.  Oh well, the life of an old man.  Which brings me to my point: today, 70 years ago, at Maple View Baptist church, April 17, 1956, I trusted Jesus Christ to save my wretched soul.  You may not think that a six-year-old boy could have such a wretched soul, but I did.  My little sins were horrible to me and to a holy God.  But His grace was more than my sin, and His love extended all the way to Joppa Maryland saving me and placing me into His forever family.  II Corinthians 5:17, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”  Hey, this could be your spiritual birthday too!  Trust Jesus Christ as your Savior, and He will take you into our family too!