This morning as I awoke I began to thank the Lord for this day. I began to think about the Linked meeting I attended last Saturday at Family Christian Center here in Presque Isle, Maine. Women from several churches gathered together for a meeting called My Cup Runneth Over. It’s so nice when churches can come together. It’s ok if we don’t agree on everything but let the Word of God speak for itself. Jesus said where there is unity he commands a blessing, and a blessing it was from the love of our Father. I laughed as Pastor G. interviewed church folk on her staged Saturday Morning Show for this meeting. I tried to forget the cookie dipped in chocolate I ate from the coffee shop as she interviewed Dr. Ayo. I laugh as she said we don’t have Dr. O we have our own Dr. AO. She encouraged us to eat healthy, exercise, and gave us knowledge about the connection of mind, body, soul and spirit. In addition the meeting was blessed by a video shared by Vicky Gehring of her daughter This is My Fathers World (Check this out on You Tube).
I hurried home and finished cooking the turkey dinner for my daughter’s birthday and paused for a bit to interview James from the band Kutless on the song Look What Faith Can Do. That song has been such a blessing to me personally and will be a great interview for my radio broadcast here on WFST. I made my way North to visit my daughter, son-in-law and my grandson Emmett to celebrate his mom’s special day. I remember the birth of my children just like it was yesterday. Not the pain of the birth itself but the joy that filled that room as their lives was being brought forth.
On the drive home I recollected some good memories of raising three beautiful daughters here in Aroostook County. It brought to mind a sermon I heard years ago by Pastor Rick Kavanaugh formerly of Presque Isle, Maine. He delivered the Word of God with such anointing you didn’t want to miss a single meeting. One of my favorite sermons he preached was What a Difference a Day Can Make. I find that to be so very true. As I continued my journey towards home today, I decided to stop for a church service in Van Buren. Pastor Gary Theriault taught on BELIEVING the promises of God in his storefront church called Soteria. It was a powerful meeting. I continue to drive towards home and stop to pick a card for my oldest daughter as she is expecting her third child in April. The clerk in whom I have known for many years, thought I should know how well she was treated by my middle daughter that works at the local hospital. This clerk had spent a lot of time there with aging parents. I hear those words often about my daughter and we both chuckled today as I told her she will need to start her own ER fan club. I pray for the mate she will marry someday. I know he will be blessed by the kindness and gifting God has placed within her. I journey on and stop to look at a shirt that I thought might fit another daughter as she carries my fourth grandchild.
I so believe in life and paused for a few moments and thought about the interview I had done with Shadia Hrichi on her bible study Worthy of Love. So many people looking for love in all the wrong places. She shared her experiences and how the Lord brought healing into her life. She is a pro-life speaker across this globe. Many teens and women’s ministries are using her bible study today to bring them to a deeper freedom in him. She has written several books. (Check this out on Amazon)
I stop for a few moments and pray with a lady in the store that was feeling condemned for divorcing her husband. She tried hard to explain she couldn’t make it work. I remind her of God’s Word that states: There is therefore no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Also whom the son sets free is free indeed. Amen. Yes, I think you should try hard to save a marriage but sometimes YOU have to bring to an end the very thing that doesn’t get any better. She smiled and I gave her a hug and we both journeyed on. I glanced over and recognized the face of a lady sitting on the mall bench looking a bit downcast. She smiled at me as I started to walk past she reached out for my hand. I prayed for her, encouraged her that God had a good plan for her life. Her boyfriend asked her to leave after many years together. Starting over in her seventies must be frightening. I prayed the God of all hope would encounter her on this day (Romans 15:13). I continued to make my way to my car (the one an elderly lady hit on Friday and we decided to exchange a hug in lieu of her insurance card).
Today, wherever you find yourself, pause and reflect on the day you were born and your journey so far. If you need to make some changes it’s ok. Have you made some mistakes, we all have. Every day is a new beginning. Your redeemer paid the ultimate price for your life, so be blessed today. He paid the price for us all. If you don’t know him, I encourage you today to invite him in your life and ask him thru the power of the Holy Spirit to guide you. Have yourself a great day and today may he lead you to shed some kindness to a hurting world. This is my prayer today as I declare the Word around this globe as it is written in my Bible Psalm 24.
The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas, and established it upon the floods.3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory? The LORD strong and mighty, the LORD mighty in battle.9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall come in.10 Who is this King of glory? The LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Selah.
Oh, What a difference a day can make……