Pastor Cecil A. Thompson DailyEvotional

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:  pastorcecilathompsondailye-votional.blogspot.com TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR, CLICK ON THIS LINK:  pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear.blogspot.com January 31, 2018 “FAITH WALKING!” Matthew 14:25: “Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea.” The fourth watch of the night is the darkest, but it is also the watch that observes the appearance of dawn. For those of us who have worked the "graveyard shift," it is the most boring, but also the most delightful. It is when you see the first streaks of dawn, the rim of gold on the eastern horizon, and the burst of light when the sun rises to begin its journey for the day. The disciples of Jesus knew what stormy weather on the water was like. They had perhaps even feared for their lives in previous storms. Now they experience

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson 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 January 30, 2018 “FORGIVE!” Matthew  6:14 “ For if you forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. ” Forgiveness is something that is much easier to talk about than to put into practice.  We are not perfect and much of the time we did something that created the situation that caused the other person to hurt us ... or take advantage of us ... or not meet our needs ... well, you get the idea. Many years ago I heard the story about a man that had been unfaithful to his wife.  She caught  him in his indiscretion and tore into him like a wild wolverine. The betrayed wife took her unfaithful husband back, but

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 29, 2018 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 “BABIES!” Matthew  19:14 “ But Jesus said,  ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’” I make no bones about loving babies and it absolutely crushes me to think of all the millions and millions of babies killed by abortion. I remember when our children were babies.  (It has been a long time.) Joyce was always the perfect mother and insisted that they be fed only what the pediatrician said babies should have: milk, baby cereal, and canned baby food.  Yuk!!  I was usually the one to push the envelope of what was acceptable.  I, in my infinite wisdom, just natura

SUN JAN 28TH: MESSAGE OF THE WEEK “DEATH!” Romans 5:12:, TUMWATER CHAPEL PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON TUMWATER CHAPEL MESSAGE OF THE WEEK. Please click on the following link to listen to the message: tumwaterchapelofgrace.blogspot.com/ “DEATH!” Romans 5:12: “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned.” Prayer Blessings dear hearts! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! - - - Pastor Cecil You can also find previous Daily-E-Votionals to help you in your walk with the Lord at:  www.Daily-E-Votional.com

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 26, 2018 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 “COME THOU FOUNT!” Psalm 36:9 “For with You is the fountain of life; In Your light we see light.” Robert Robinson who lived from 1735 to 1790, was saved while attending a service conducted by the famous evangelist George Whitefield. Following his conversion he entered the Christian ministry, but like so many, he would lose his fervor for God. The words of the hymn “Come Thou Fount” were written to express his own need for a closer walk with the Lord. His prayer is that his heart may be re-tuned to be in perfect harmony with the will of God. In stanza two he speaks of his conversion. The word “Ebenezer” refers to a

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 25, 2018 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 “SELF DECEPTION!” Psalm 103:1 “ The fool has said in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none who does good. ” Several years ago I had one of those eerie encounters where a friend expressed extreme joy when we unexpectedly bumped into each other at a super store. It seems that someone had passed along the word that I had died. This friend had sincerely believed me to be dead, but here I was ALIVE – AND KICKING! From time to time I encounter people who deny the existence of God. They seem to have a superior attitude that looks down from the lofty position of their

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 24, 2018 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 “BLESSING!” Psalm 103:1 “ Bless the  Lord , O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! ” I am captivated by the meaning of words. It's one of my delights to solve the daily crossword as often as possible. The nuances of words can determine several different meanings. Just as the word  bless  in the above passage means to affectionately praise, so the term  blessed  in the beatitudes has more depth of meaning. In the Amplified Bible it is rendered this way:  “Blessed -- happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous [that is, with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, regardless

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 23, 2018 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 “SPIRITUAL PRIDE!” Isaiah 55:9 “ For as the heavens are higher than the earth,  so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts. ” I once heard a sermon by Dr. W.A. Criswell of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas.  I cannot for the life of me recall the sermon, but I do recall an illustration he used to demonstrate  the deceitful heart of man and to show how far we will go to appear smarter than we really are. Here is his illustration: Two drunks in a bar were arguing over which of them was the most religious.  Finally, one man bet the other $10 that he could not recite the Lord’s Praye

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 22, 2018 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 “NO GRUMBLING ALLOWED!” 1 Peter 4:9 “ Be hospitable to one another without  grumbling . ” Years ago we were at a family gathering and noticed that one of the younger boys had a frown on his face and was grumbling under his breath. He looked so miserable that he made everyone else miserable as well.   One of his uncles was teaching him how to hold a bat so he would be better able to hit the ball when it was pitched. The boy's grumbling increased so I eased closer to hear what he was grumbling about. It was hilarious when I heard his low mumble,  “You old grouch!” How ironic! He was the one who had been an old gr

SUN JAN 21st: MESSAGE OF THE WEEK “PURPOSE!” Ecclesiastes 3:17”, TUMWATER CHAPEL PASTOR CECIL A. THOMPSON TUMWATER CHAPEL MESSAGE OF THE WEEK. Please click on the following link to listen to the message: tumwaterchapelofgrace.blogspot.com/ “PURPOSE!” Ecclesiastes 3:17 “God shall judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.” Prayer Blessings dear hearts! May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! - - - Pastor Cecil You can also find previous Daily-E-Votionals to help you in your walk with the Lord at:  www.Daily-E-Votional.com If someone has forwarded this Daily-E-Votional to you and you'd like to receive it directly in your own email IN BOX, Go to our sign up form for MailChimp at  eepurl.com/ceHIKb  to subscribe. Thanks!

DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson March 19, 2018 TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THE DAILY E-VOTIONAL, CLICK ON THIS LINK:  pastorcecilathompsondailye-votional.blogspot.com TO HEAR PASTOR CECIL READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR, CLICK ON THIS LINK:  pastorcecilthebibleinoneyear.blogspot.com “REDEEMED!” I Corinthians 6:19-20 “Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit.” In 1969 the U.S. Embassy in Iran was overpowered and the Americans inside were held hostage for 444 days. They lived in terror for over a year not knowing if they would live to see another day, be it prisoner or free. They were finally redeemed and allowed to go free, but what scars they carried with them into freedom! Forgetting that particular incident and thinking of our redemption from sin, what is the w