Good morning, it is Saturday, May 19th. Again it is a warm beautiful day with all of the magnificent evidences of spring everywhere. Grey skies, cold weather, dreary days, barren trees and colorless landscapes have given way to lush green foliage, warmth, brightness and splashes of beautiful color. I am reminded of the cancer specialist, Dr. Armitage, in Omaha who mentioned that having cancer changes your life by causing you to notice and more fully appreciate all of the wonderful things around you which you so often take for granted. Then he paused and suggested that I never stop looking at life and the things around me in this awesome appreciation-filled way. He was so right that we should all take time each day to stop, look, listen, feel, smell, taste, enjoy and fully experience with an attitude of gratitude, the wonder of life and the things around us. Included in this process , in fact at the very core of it all, is our personal relationship with God through His Son, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Let's make every day a celebration of life both temporal and eternal overflowing with gratitude to God for our many blessings. Yes, we should take the time to heed the advice of the song writer who wrote:
Count your many blessings name them one by one
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done
Treat every day as gracious gift from God to you and for you and make every day special, because it is. Make every day count for God by advancing His kingdom and doing His will. Remember, each day may be the day of Christ's coming.
Tomorrow's message will deal with Armageddon. It includes a powerful short video depicting the events of the tribulation period and several slides to illustrate the content of the message. As usual, I'm fired up and can hardly wait to deliver the sermon. I trust I'll see you in church tomorrow.
Pastor Mel Brown