Dear Children and Grandchildren,

I have enjoyed the Word of God more than I ever have since I am no longer preaching 3 or 4 times a week and am not pressed for time. Some times I find things I'd like to share with all of you, or some of you individually. With your mother's encouragement I'd like to start a "Bible Blog" and share some of my thoughts with you. Last night I told Joanna that I opened a can of "Pork and Beans" for supper, (your mother is in Arizona helping Becky while Adam recuperates from a serious operation) but I found no pork so I renamed it "Beans and Beans". With a hearty laugh she wondered if I had "looked under every bean?' I trust what I send you will have some "pork" but if you find it to be only "beans" just push the delete button.

Ps.119:168 "I have kept Thy precepts and Thy testimonies: for all my ways are before Thee," As you were growing up one of the things I was careful to emphasize in our daily devotions was that the time would come when you would no longer be under the eye of Mom and Dad but you would never be out of sight of God's eye. What an encouragement we find here to keep God's Word. "all my ways are before Thee,"

"Experience makes many a paradox plain, and this is one. Before God we may be clear of open fault and yet at the same time mourn over a thousand heart-wanderings which need his restoring hand."--C.H. Spurgeon

"I may hide Thee from my eye, but not myself from Thine eye."--Wm. Gurnall

Friday, September 19, 2008

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS - Psalm 4:8

Dear Family,

Your mother is blessed with the ability to fall asleep quickly and to sleep
soundly through the night. If you are blessed in that way, thank the Lord
every morning when you wake up. Don't take it for granted, for you are
exceptionally blessed. I can count on the fingers of one hand the times I've
slept soundly throughout the night in a year. Sometimes I get up and pray
rather than lay in bed wide awake. The psalmist said: "I will both lay me
down in peace and sleep: for Thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety."
Psalm 4:8.

If any of you have this problem, you might pray this prayer when you go to
bed. I don't know the author.

When in the night I sleepless lie,
My soul with heavenly thoughts supply
Let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
No powers of darkness me molest.

Goodnight, Dad&GP
Posted by at 9:06 PM

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