It was another great day at church. Chris and I were presented with a birthday
card everyone there signed with well-wishes.
It was the third Sunday of the month, so we got to be near the front of
the line at dinner on the grounds.
Always a treat. The food was
especially fabulous. Mr. Bob the
fisherman brought a passle of fresh fish he caught. Mrs. Violet had some really tasty ribs and someone
brought chicken legs. Who doesn’t like
chicken legs? Not to mention the
birthday cake and myriad of other desserts and dishes. The works.
Great time to make a visit to Seaside … every third Sunday of the month.
The teaching was from the Book of
Hosea. All about how the Northern
Kingdom of Israel (Ephraim) figured
they could just back off from sinning until God either forgot about them or
forgave them “like he always does.” It
was more about getting caught than repenting for them. Last night I was tagged on FaceBook. One of our Seasiders sent a picture of a dog
and a cat eyeing several hamburgers. The
caption read, “Dear Lord, thank you for this food we are about to eat … Please
don’t let us get caught. Amen.” Our Seasider queried, “Pastor Kelley, I
wonder if their humans are from Ephraim.”
Gotta love it when someone actually listens …
Later I got a call from another Seasider
who was concerned about finding a bed for someone she was ministering to who
had virtually no furnishings for a new apartment. She put the word out and within the hour she
had a bed and a pull out sofa. Her
comment? “And just like that I got a bed
donated! That was a quickly answered
prayer. Way to go God!”
Jeremiah 17:7 says, “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in
him.”
Father, thank you for the folks at
Seaside. I sure do love ‘em, and I know
you do, too.
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