Aug 9, 2006
There have been several friends who have sent on passages of Scripture to us overnight. I wanted to share them here:
Who is like the wise?
And who knows the interpretation of a thing?
A man's wisdom makes his face shine,
and the hardness of his face is changed
1 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
2 How long must I take counsel in my soul
and have sorrow in my heart all the day?
How long shall my enemy be exalted over me?
3 Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
light up my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death,
4 lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed over him,”
lest my foes rejoice because I am shaken.
5 But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
6 I will sing to the Lord,
because he has dealt bountifully with me.
6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
7 “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose trust is the Lord.
8 He is like a tree planted by water,
that sends out its roots by the stream,
and does not fear when heat comes,
for its leaves remain green,
and is not anxious in the year of drought,
for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
Thank you so much for sending these to us...precious reminders and exhortations for today.
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News from Reid's homefront. The girls are surviving. They are so sweet and my son and beautiful daughter-in-law have and are doing such an excellent job of raising their children that this task is becoming easy for me. Little Kylene just called me, and it is 10:15...told me Kayla was waking her up (Kayla has been asleep for an hour) and she told me she prayed again for her baby, Tommy Reid. Her sister assisted me tonight also in doctoring her "bug bites." It was so sweet. These children are wise beyond their years..the result of excellent parenting. I hope little Tommy Reid can someday read of all these precious, but harrowing, moments. Love to my children, who are truly blessed by God.
Reid's Mom
Posted by: sharon monaghan | August 9, 2006 10:21 PM