Preachin' to the choir....

April 30, 2020

Good morning!  Just a note of encouragement for you (and me). 

It is one of those days where I am starting to be uneasy....no rain, very dry, getting busy with cattle work (brandings, moving the cows to summer pasture which requires some sorting), what is the virus going to do, can we go ahead with summer plans?   You have your own list of concerns.

As I read this morning I was convicted of letting it all go.  Luke 18:15 says to come to Christ as a child.  You can remember being a child with no worries.  Just looking forward to summer vacation and Christmas!  We need to be more like children - trusting God as we go and enjoying where we are. ( I have loved staying home and working in the yard, maybe doing a little baking! How about you?)

I also heard Steve Friskup on Facebook this morning.  He said about the same thing.  He mentioned it is good to read scripture aloud to encourage us and keep us steady and firm in our faith.  These are the verses he used.  I Chronicles 16:8-13

8 Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name;
    make known his deeds among the peoples!
9 Sing to him, sing praises to him;
    tell of all his wondrous works!
10 Glory in his holy name;
    let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
11 Seek the Lord and his strength;
    seek his presence continually!
12 Remember the wondrous works that he has done,
    his miracles and the judgments he uttered,
13 O offspring of Israel his servant,
    children of Jacob, his chosen ones!

So let us have the joy and peace of a child, trusting and praising our God and Savior all day long!