MONDAY DECEMBER 14, “ARE WE THERE YET?!”' PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 14, 2020

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“ARE WE THERE YET?!”

Matthew 24:33

“So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!”

 

“Are we there yet?" is one of the most common questions children ask their parents when the family is traveling to a particular destination.  We could be in the middle of the desert with no signs of humanity anywhere when that question would pop up. I must confess that I have been tempted to stop the car in the middle of a barren area and announce: “We are here!” I wonder what they would have said.

 

As we travel through the desert places of this life we often are prone to ask ourselves the same  question our children asked of us: “Are we there yet?” The answer for us may very well be the same as we gave our kids: “Look around you. Do you think we are close?”

 

The honest answer in our own life is that we are getting nearer and nearer each day. This is true in at least two ways: The first is that we never know when our heart will stop and we will be transported to the Paradise of God; the second is that the trump will sound and we will be raptured to be with the Lord forever.

 

In either case, we need to work with all of our ability to perform the tasks that the Lord has prepared for us to accomplish. Rather than being impatient for His return, we simply need to be faithful until He calls us to our forever home!

 

Blessings dear hearts.  May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

- - - Pastor Cecil

 

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MESSAGE OF THE WEEK, SUNDAY DECEMBER 13,“FAITHFULLY PRESS ON!”; PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 13, 2020

 

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This is Pastor Cecil A. Thompson and this is the One Year Bible Reading and message for December 13^th

 

  Obadiah 1:1-21

Revelation 4:1-11

Psalm 132:1-18

Proverbs 29:24-25

 

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“FAITHFULLY PRESS ON!”

Philippians 3:13-14

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

 

Prayer

 

Blessings dear hearts!  Walk with God today and be a blessing! 

- - - Pastor Cecil  

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MESSAGE OF THE WEEK, SATURDAY DECEMBER 12, “FAITH TO UNDERSTAND!”; PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 12, 2020

 

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This is Pastor Cecil A. Thompson and this is the One Year Bible Reading and message for December 12^th

 

  Amos 7:1-9:15

Revelation 3:7-22

Psalm 131:1-3

Proverbs 29:23

 

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“FAITH TO UNDERSTAND!”

Hebrews 11:3

“By faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”

 

Prayer

 

Blessings dear hearts!  Walk with God today and be a blessing! 

- - - Pastor Cecil  

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HYMN OF THE WEEK, FRIDAY DECEMBER 11, “SILENT NIGHT!”; PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 11, 2020

 

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“SILENT NIGHT!”
Luke 2:2-10

“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.’”

 

Several years ago our church had finished a wonderful Christmas Eve service. Earlier there had been candles placed inside white lunch bags that lined the driveway leading to the church.

 

Joyce and I had volunteered to extinguish the candles after everyone had left. It had snowed a few days earlier and there were still a few inches on the ground. The temperature was below freezing when we crunched through the snow to the far end of the driveway. It was so quiet and beautiful that we were moved in our spirit with the beauty of God’s creation and the carol Silent Night.

 

The words of this well loved carol were written in 1818 by Josef Mohr after he had seen a play about the birth of Jesus. He was in a reflective mood and walked to a hill overlooking his village in the Austrian Alps. The view of the snow covered village reminded him of a poem he had written a few years earlier. The poem was about the night the angel announced the birth of Jesus.

 

The next day he took the words of his poem to Franz Gruber, who had just composed a melody. He re-worked the melody to match the words to the poem Mohr written. Our beloved carol, “Silent Night was born.  

 

“SILENT NIGHT”

Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

 

Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born

Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth

 

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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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THURSDAY DECEMBER 10, TEACH CHILDREN!”; PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 10, 2020

 

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“TEACH CHILDREN!”

Deuteronomy 6:7

“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.”

 

We live in a day and age where young people show little respect for their parents, or anyone else for that matter. Teen violence has reached such epidemic proportions that it is not uncommon for murders to occur simply because someone frowned.

 

As adults it seems that we are reaping what we have sown. We have removed the Bible from our classrooms and replaced it with atheistic theories that lack all sound reasoning. Our children are being taught false ideas of science that have been disproven. We have allowed a godless modern media to take the place of positive biblical truth.

 

In today's Scripture, parents are mandated to not only teach spiritual truths to their children but to do so diligently. How can we do that when we barely spend over ten minutes a day even speaking to our kids?

 

When did you last actively search the Bible to discover exciting ways to draw your children closer to God?  When did you last take the time to speak to your children about what the Bible says? Get busy, parents. You have work to do!

 

Blessings dear hearts.  May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

- - - Pastor Cecil

 

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WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 9, “HUSBANDS LOVE!”; PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 9, 2020

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“HUSBANDS LOVE!”

Genesis 2:24

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” 

 

I recently heard Pastor Ed Young suggest that a large percentage of the conflict within marriages is the fault of the husband. At first, I was stunned by his comment, but as I reflected back on my long career as a Christian Counselor, I'm afraid I must agree.

Far too many husbands have the attitude that they are the big cheese in the family and everyone should devote themselves to making him content. That includes his wife. How far from the Scripture that concept really is.

In Ephesians 5:25 we read the God-given instructions for husbands: “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.” So, husband, how are you doing in obeying this command? More enlightening, how would your wife say you are doing?

In a day and age when husbands disappear into their "man-caves" (I despise that concept), it is time for Godly husbands to show their wives that they are cherished. Say the words and demonstrate the sacrificial actions -- die to your own selfish demands and bring new life into your marriage!     

Blessings dear hearts.  May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! 

- - - Pastor Cecil

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TUESDAY DECEMBER 8, “LOVE PERSONIFIED!”; PASTOR CECIL A THOMPSON, DAILY E-VOTIONAL

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

December 08, 2020

 

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“LOVE PERSONIFIED!”

Ephesians 5:25

“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

 

What determines a life of success? For some, it may be achieving great prominence or a lofty promotion. I once experienced a little taste of that kind of success when I was elected Student Body President in high school. (Okay, it was a very small high school.)

 

As a youngster I was blessed to receive words of praise from both my grandfather and my father; they always let me know that they were proud of me. I have also received words of love and devotion from each of my children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

 

The words that struck closest to my heart were some of the final words my precious wife of 62 years spoke before going to be with the Lord. With tears in her eyes, she reached out her frail hand to softly touch mine and said, “Honey, you are love personified!”

 

Husbands, fathers, all of you men who read this, I beg you to stop trying to be a rock in the garden of life and become fertilizer. Die to yourself in order that your life can become the source of growth in others. Give until it hurts and then gives even more. Become love personified!

 

Blessings dear hearts.  May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

- - - Pastor Cecil

 

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