THE FAMILY GLUEIt is interesting how families often allow one person to be the “glue” that keeps all of them together. For our family that was my mother. While she was living my brother and I, and family all over the country were very close. We called each other and visited all the time; we checked on each other’s well being; we sacrificed for the other’s good or for the good of their household; and we forgave the faults of each other. We saw the power of unity in the family. But, once my mother died, all things fell apart. It wasn’t an immediate shatter. But the joints that were held together by her examples of love, patience and counter–dependence slowly disintegrate until all was completely demolished to nothing. This is a sad but successful ploy of the enemy. It leaves the appearance that he has power over our lives. We can look at the circumstances and be lulled into believing that he is right and that we will be separated forever. But, be careful for nothing. Do not be afraid to reach forward into dark places. Sometimes that is where we have to reach to pull a family member from the enemy. When we are small we are taught to fear the dark. We hear mysterious sounds and we feel lonely in the dark. So we tend to grow–up with the same fears and cautions with dark places. However, when we carry the Light of the Gospel, there is no darkness that can withstand or overcome the light; instead, light immediately overcomes the darkness in all circumstances.
Greater is He that is in the believer than he that is in the world. No weapon formed against the believer shall be able to prosper, and no enemy shall be able to stand.If you are the “glue” person in your family that all look to and depend upon, push that dependence and faith in you hard towards Christ so that when you are gone there is a focal point that keeps all things together. For when Christ is lifted all members of the family will be drawn together by being drawn to him. As families that have separated encounter the savior, my prayer and hope is that they are reassembled into powers of unity to the glory of God showing the love, hope, trust, faith and forgiveness to one another that has been given to them through God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Emotional Week
Last week was a week of reflection and high emotion. So far this month I memorialized the death of my mother (she died a week before my 18th birthday), and the death of Trish's mother (died last year almost on the same date as the death of my mother). Also, to the day, we celebrated the birthday of our first grandchild. Throughout this week we will be celebrating my birthday, my wife’s birthday, my sister’s-in law birthday, and my father’s birthday.
But, there is no bigger event to memorialize or to celebrate than what we celebrated last Sunday; the death, burial, and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Truly, without God we can do nothing, and it is because He lives that we can face tomorrow. There is no greater love that one has than this, to lay down his life for a friend.
Life is often filled with much chaos and many questions but I stay encouraged knowing that Jesus is the answer, and it is in Him that I place all of my hope and trust. God Bless you.
-Tony
AWAKEN TO THE PROVERBIAL PURPOSEProverbs 1:1-4, says the book was written for the following purpose:
2 for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight;
3 for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young-
As we come to the new awakening that Spring-time brings let us follow the advice of Proverbs 4:7 which tells us that Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. In so doing, we will show that we recognize the truth of Proverbs 1:7 that The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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TONIGHT'S GUEST
Dr. Blair-Britt
When: Thur, April 2, 7:00pm – 7:30pm
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