Good Things

by      Everett Christian,   McAleser, OK   

 
GOOD THINGS
Saturday, March 26, 2011
 
 
GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS HOLY WORD
 
8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”  - Isaiah 6:8(New International Version).
 
 
 
GOD'S PROMISE TO US FROM HIS HOLY WORD
 
 10 Feed the hungry,
      and help those in trouble.
   Then your light will shine out from the darkness,
      and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.
 11 The Lord will guide you continually,
      giving you water when you are dry
      and restoring your strength.
   You will be like a well-watered garden,
      like an ever-flowing spring.
 - Isaiah 58:10-11(New Living Translation).
 
 
 
A QUOTE
 
One reason for going to church is you will listen to and take part in reading some beautiful passages from the Bible.  - Theodore Roosevelt, Twenty Sixth president of the United States -
 
 
 
THOUGHTS TO REMEMBER
 
The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
It's always helpful to learn from your mistakes, because then your mistakes seem worthwhile.
- From Reminisce Magazine -
 
 
 
NOTES
 
Today has been a cloudy day with a high temperature of 70 degrees. Low temperature for today is the current temperature of 45 degrees. We had a thunderstorm with rain around midnight last night. My cleaning lady came at 11:00 a.m. to clean my house. While she cleaned the house I went to the post office and then had lunch with Charley. I took a nap this afternoon with Little Girl and Smokey. Emmy was in the same room but was sleeping on a high shelf. Around 4:00 p.m. I went to Family Dollar Store for a couple of items. I put food outside for the stray animals about 5:00 p.m. but it was too cool and windy to sit out very long.
 
About 40 years ago I wrote what I called a song at the time from the Scripture Verse that I used tonight from Isaiah 6:8. I called it a song but it turned out to be more of a poem. I sent it in to www.wordchimes.com a few years ago and Quentin Clingerman put it on the website so I am sure that you people that visit Wordchimes have already read it. Since I used that verse tonight I will also leave the poem at the end of the Good Things tonight and maybe, perhaps, it could help someone. The title is "Here Am I Lord, Send Me."
 
The cats are fine doing their usual things. Little Girl is now on the desk near me eating a bite of dry food. The vet says my cats are too heavy but I don't think I could put them on a diet.
 
At 9:55 p.m. skies are cloudy with a temperature of 45 degrees. Have a Wonderful Sunday! I will see you next time.
 
In Christian Love, Everett.
 
Here is the poem:
Here Am I, Lord, Send Me.

By Everett Christian

Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?  Then said I, Here am I; send me.  Isaiah 6:8(KJV).

In the Bible a story is told,
Of Isaiah who lived long ago.
The Lord said, "Who will go? Whom shall I send?"
"Here am I, Here am I, Lord, send me."
 
When God needed someone to go,
To die on the cross for my soul,
He sent His own Son, Who said, "Thy will be done.
Here am I, Here am I, Lord, send me."
 
Our Lord is still calling today,
For those who are willing to pay,
The price, great or small, and surrender their all.
"Here am I, Here am I, Lord, send me."
 
Souls are still living in sin,
Our Lord is still trying to win,
Won't you join up today, come to Jesus and say,
"Here am I, Here am I, Lord, send me."
 
"Here am I, Here am I, Lord, send me,
I'll be what you want me to be,
At home or away, I'll go or I'll stay,
Here am I, Here am I, Lord, send me."