WEDNESDAY FAITH WALKING; DAILY-E-VOTIONAL, Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART
Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

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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 experienced total shock -- Jesus was walking on the water toward their boat!

Peter had fished those very waters and no doubt had been in storms like this before. But never had he experienced someone walking on the water. It was his Lord, and he no longer felt afraid. In fact, he wanted to go to Jesus on the water. Peter was the only man besides Jesus who walked on water. Taking his eyes off the Lord and fearing the water caused him to begin to sink, but when he took the Master's hand he once again walked on the water to the boat.

When you are laboring in the darkest watch of your personal night, you may feel stark terror. Remember, you are not alone. Jesus is there in the darkness, ready to keep you from sinking. Our only problem is looking at the water instead of the Master who is walking on the water. When we focus our attention on Him, He will keep us from sinking!

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

- - - Pastor Cecil

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TUESDAY FORGIVE; DAILY-E-VOTIONAL BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

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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 made his life miserable from that point on.  She did many mean and nasty things to him, always reminded him that it was payback time and dug her spurs in ever harder.

After many years the wife developed a serious medical problem.  Her husband stayed close beside her and nursed her back to health.  After she had recovered, she called her husband to her side and told him that he had paid his price and that she would now forgive him.  To her shock and dismay, he said, "No, you have not forgiven me, I have earned it.  You failed to give it when I needed it the most."

How sad that we fail to understand forgiveness. GODLY FORGIVENESS NEEDS TO BE GIVEN WHEN THE PERSON BEING FORGIVEN DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE FORGIVEN!

  

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

- - - Pastor Cecil

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MONDAY BABIES: Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 29, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

January 29, 2018

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“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 naturally knew that God intended for babies to have mashed potatoes and gravy.  Many times I was chastised for feeding these wonderful foods to the babies, but it was a secret between the babies and me ... and they loved it!  From that to more and more solid food until they became teens and ate us out of house and home.

Many people attend church weekly (some very seldom), and seem to feel that they are getting all of the spiritual nourishment they need. LISTEN! There is no way that I, or any other minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ,  can give you enough in one or two sermons to get you through the week.  I have seen the saying many times: A week without church attendance makes one weak.  We need that time in worship and hearing the Word proclaimed, but it will never be enough to bring us to spiritual maturity.  We need a daily diet of spiritual food.

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!  

- - - Pastor Cecil

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SUN JAN 28TH: MESSAGE OF THE WEEK “DEATH!” Romans 5:12:, TUMWATER CHAPEL

SUN JAN 28TH: MESSAGE OF THE WEEK “DEATH!” Romans 5:12:, TUMWATER CHAPEL

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“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

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FRIDAY COME THOU FOUNT; Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 26, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

January 26, 2018

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“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 time and place when he actually received the Lord into his life as personal Savior and Lord.  He goes on to remind himself and others that it is necessary to daily remind ourselves what a debt we owe to the Lord for our salvation at His expense.

COME THOU FOUNT

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Come, Thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above;
Praise the mount-I’m fixed upon it-mount of Thy redeeming love. \

Here I raise mine Ebenezer; hither by Thy help I’m come;
And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger, wand’ring from the fold of God;
He, to rescue me from danger, interposed His precious blood.

O to grace how great a debtor daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wand’ring heart to Thee;
Prone to wander, Lord I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it; seal it for Thy courts above.

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Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

- - - Pastor Cecil

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THURSDAY SELF DECEPTION; Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 25, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

January 25, 2018

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“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 noble wisdom. They claim there is no God, so that makes it true. BEEP!!

We can easily deceive ourselves into concluding that just because we sincerely believe something that makes it so. That is not true in any way, shape, or form. In the spiritual realm we are talking life and death. I mean eternal life or eternal death.

Today’s Scripture pictures the unbeliever as a fool. I can think of no more foolish thing than to deny the existence of God. Not only is it imperative that we believe in God, but we must believe that Jesus came in the flesh and gave His life to save us from sin. We must believe and receive Him as our personal Savior and Lord! 

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!  

- - - Pastor Cecil

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WEDNESDAY BLESSING; Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 24, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

January 24, 2018

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“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 of their outward conditions].”  

Many of us are familiar with the Sermon on the Mount. In Matthew 5, Jesus introduces a Godly lifestyle. He does this by presenting the Beatitudes.  Each of the Beatitudes begins with the phrase, "Blessed are you."   

The concept of blessing has come to hold more meaning to me than ever before.  We either bless or curse with our mouths.  At times I have talked about how actions speak louder than words.  That does not mean we are to be silent—rather we are to speak blessing into situations and then act in the manner that is consistent with our words. 

Where do you fit into the concept of blessing?  When someone thinks of you, can they honestly consider you a blessing in their life? We need to be a blessing!   

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!  

- - - Pastor Cecil

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TUESDAY SPIRITUAL PRIDE; Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 23, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

January 23, 2018

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“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 Prayer.  The man took the bet and began; “Now I lay me down to sleep.  I pray the Lord my soul to keep.  And if I die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." The first man stared at him in amazement, reached in his billfold for a $10 bill, handed it to Fred and muttered, "I had no idea you knew it!"

Oh, how sad the lack of knowledge about God and His ways.  We can bluff our way past those who have even less knowledge of the Bible than we do, but God knows all about us.  There is no way we can fool Him.  He knows every thought before we think it and every word before it comes from our lips. That fact should sober us to the reality of cleaning up our act and preparing our heart so that we are acceptable in His sight.

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing! 

- - - Pastor Cecil

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MONDAY NO GRUMBLING ALLOWED; Pastor Cecil A. Thompson January 22, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

January 22, 2018

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“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 grouch (even at the age of 10), and yet was calling his uncle a grouch just because he was trying to give him instructions to help him.

I wonder how often we are prone to become grumblers as we go through life. We refuse to accept the counsel of family or friends and instead we grumble and complain. This should not be. As believers we should be the happiest and most joyous people on the face of the earth. Are we? Are you? Just remember -- no grumbling allowed in God’s family!

Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing! WITHOUT GRUMBLING!

- - - Pastor Cecil

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SUN JAN 21st: MESSAGE OF THE WEEK “PURPOSE!” Ecclesiastes 3:17”, TUMWATER CHAPEL

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“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.”
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Blessings dear hearts!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! - - - Pastor Cecil
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FRIDAY REDEEMED; Pastor Cecil A. Thompson March 19, DAILY-E-VOTIONAL

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March 19, 2018

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“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 worth of the human soul? The Lord Jesus paid the price for our redemption, and I am so grateful that we have been set free from the penalty of sin!

The writer of this hymn, Fanny Crosby, was eagerly looking forward to that day when her Redeemer would appear and her blinded eyes would be opened and she would behold the most beautiful sight she could ever imagine—Jesus!

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REDEEMED

(1) Redeemed, how I love to proclaim it! Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed through His infinite mercy, His child and forever I am.

REFRAIN: Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

(2) Redeemed, and so happy in Jesus, No language my rapture can tell;
I know that the light of His presence, With me doth continually dwell.

REFRAIN: Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

(3) I think of my blessed Redeemer, I think of Him all the day long:
I sing, for I cannot be silent; His love is the theme of my song.

REFRAIN: Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

(4) I know I shall see in His beauty, The King in whose law I delight;
Who lovingly guardeth my footsteps, And giveth me songs in the night.

REFRAIN: Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

(5) I know there’s a crown that is waiting, in yonder bright mansion for me,
And soon, with the spirits made perfect, At home with the Lord I shall be.

REFRAIN: Redeemed, redeemed, Redeemed by the blood of the Lamb;
Redeemed, redeemed, His child and forever I am.

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Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!

- - - Pastor Cecil

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