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WEDNESDAY: “DO NOT LAG!” Romans 12:10 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson June 1, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson June 1, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com   “DO NOT LAG!”     Romans  12:10 “…not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord. ” This week I have been exploring the various aspects of "love" which are found in Romans 12:9-13. Verse 11 urges those of us seeking a deeper understanding of love to not lag in our diligence to serve the Lord. All too often we have the best intentions, but we fail to follow through with actions. We may make commitments to serve the Lord with all of our might, but then fail to read the Bible or pray. It reminds me of parents taking their children into a crowded city street and admonishing them to st

May 31st: 2 Samuel 17:1-29, John 19:23-42, Psalm 119:129-152, Proverbs 16:12-13

PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON: READING THROUGH THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR! May 31st: 2 Samuel 17:1-29, John 19:23-42, Psalm 119:129-152, Proverbs 16:12-13

TUESDAY: “AFFECTIONATE LOVE!” Romans 12:10 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 31, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 31, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com   “AFFECTIONATE LOVE!”     Romans  12:10 “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.” Across the years I have counseled hundreds of individuals and couples. (That may not be due to my popularity as much as my age -- I have been around a long time!) Regardless, I have met very bitter people who seemed devoid of kindly affection. In fact, they have not been kind at all. Yesterday I used Romans 12:9 to direct our thoughts. Today and tomorrow I will  continue an examination of this passage. Romans 12:9-12 is filled with descriptions of what love should be.

MONDAY: “TRUE LOVE!” Romans 12:9 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 30, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 30, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com   “TRUE LOVE!”     Romans 12:9 “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.” Many people give speeches about love, write poems about love, and create stories about love. So why do we have such a lack of love? I think it is because we fail to properly understand the God-given pattern for love. What is often defined as love is how it makes ME feel. The emphasis is on our own feelings. It is what makes ME feel warm and fuzzy. It is what makes ME feel nurtured and admired. That, my dear friend, is hypocritical love! Many of us have heard the humorous anecdote about the suitor who w

FRIDAY: “WONDERFUL PEACE!” John 14:27 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 27, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 27, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com   “WONDERFUL PEACE!”     John  14:27 “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” We seem to be constantly bombarded with the talk of peace. As a young boy I recall pictures of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain waving a document in his hand and saying he had just met with Adolf Hitler and had secured a promise of peace. His words were,  "I have returned from Germany with peace for our time." The sad reality was that the world was soon to be exposed to the horrible reality of a war waged by a ma

THURSDAY: “SAFE!” Psalm 119:116-117 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 26, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 26, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com     “SAFE!” Psalm 119:116-117 “Uphold me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Hold me up, and I shall be safe, and I shall observe Your statutes continually.” When I hear the word "safe" I often imagine a baseball game where the runner slides into home plate while the umpire stands ready to render the verdict as to whether the runner was tagged "out" or was called "safe." There are other thoughts that crowd into my mind about being safe. If you have ever been in a small boat on a rough body of water and finally enter a sheltered cove, yo

WEDNESDAY: “YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW I FEEL!” Hebrews 4:15 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 25, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 25, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com   “YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW I FEEL!” Hebrews  4:15 “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.” A few minutes ago I received a phone call from a dear friend who had his big toe amputated about a year ago. He now has a sore developing on the same foot near the area of the amputation. A few days ago I spoke with another friend who just lost his wife of 66 years. I lost my Joyce after 62 years of marriage and could feel some of the same pangs of separation Floyd is now experiencing. Try as I might, I cannot truly know how these t

TUESDAY: “STUDY!” 2 Timothy 2:15 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 24, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 24, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com “ STUDY!” 2 Timothy  2:15 “ Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. ” I wish there was some way I could go back in time and start the first grade again. For some reason I never was able to grasp the basic concepts of study until very late in my life. Study always had a negative connotation for me because I associated it with my failure in school. So with that background, why should I write about studying the Bible, the Word of God? It is because it is essential to our spiritual growth. There are many out there who have

MONDAY: “CHRISTIAN MEDITATION!” Psalm 1:1-2 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 23, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 23, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com “CHRISTIAN MEDITATION!” Psalm 1:1-2 “ Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the  Lord , and in His law he meditates day and night. ” Godless meditation scares the wits out of me. Modern-day gurus say clear the mind of everything and find that inner peace. Yikes! That certainly gives unguarded entry to demonic forces of every sort. STAY AWAY FROM IT! God does want us to meditate, but there is a difference. In today’s Scripture the Psalmist begins the book of Psalms by introduc

We need donations for the South Boise Women's Correctional Center 4th of July gifts.

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Please Help! Contact me here on FB. We need donations for the South Boise Women's Correctional Center 4th of July gifts. Here’s the info. for the 4th of July donations. SBWCC Warden Barlow has approved the community to donate certain items to the institution for a community activity scheduled on July 4th. A former IDOC inmate must be the one to deliver the items in person to the facility on a pre-approved day sometime in the middle of June. Money can be raised to purchase the items via the internet, Facebook, social-media and word of mouth. Once the money is received to the person who is going to donate the items, he or she may go to the store and purchase items such as: • GOOD SMELLING BODY LOTIONS, • FULL BOTTLES OF SHAMPOO AND CONDITIONERS, • BLACK OR BROWN EYELINERS, • BLACK MASCARAS, • PINK/BROWN/PASTEL EYE SHADOWS, • MAKE-UP BRUSHES, BLUSH, • PENS/PENCILS, • BAGS OF CANDY, • LARGE CANDY BARS, MISC. • TYPES OF CANDY. • JELLY BEANS, STARBURST ETC, • 2 LITER B

FRIDAY: “TO YOU BEFORE THE CLOSE OF DAY!” Isaiah 26:3 Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 20, 2016 DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL     BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson May 20, 2016 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:   https:// pastorcecilathompsondailye- votional.blogspot.com   TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE  IN ONE YEAR , CLICK ON THIS LINK: https:// pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear. blogspot.com “TO YOU BEFORE THE CLOSE OF DAY!” Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.” Years ago I recall listening to a sermon tape by Dr. Donald Grey Barnhouse, a prominent pastor and teacher. Years earlier he had just completed an evangelistic meeting several hundred miles from his home in Philadelphia, when he was given a telegram. It informed him that his son had been in a serious accident and was near death. His only way back to Philadelphia was by rail. As Dr. Barnhouse entered his sleeper, his spirit was greatly disturbed. He knew that it would be hours be