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Aloha, I just wanted to thank you all, so much for the new way you are doing the Daily Devotionals, I love it and it has been such a blessing to me.. Have a blessed week !
Posted by Muriel Louise Williams on Jan 09, 2012, in response to the devotional on
Thursday, January 5, 2012
I' ve read all your messages from my arriving to Hawaii last November and I have been much blessed.Please, keep up the good job. I m sure there very many like me who appreciate it. Thank you pastor Wayne, thank you pastor Andy.
Posted by Carmen Teresa Coronado on Dec 27, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
As you point out, Pastor Mike, today's passage is much deeper than most people think. It is a wonderful verse to take the time to ponder. Let us go to a quiet place with this verse, and invite our hearts and minds to reflect upon the deep meaning that the Holy Spirit wants us to learn. Thank you for giving us a nudge to do just that.
Posted by Ann Verblaauw on Dec 09, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Friday, December 9, 2011
We try to also use the "presence gauge" of Jesus Himself: "Would I do this thing if Jesus was visibly sitting right next to me?" His Spirit is, after all, right here inside of us believers. Another challenging gauge that helps us is: "Would I want to be doing this, if Jesus came back at this very moment to take us to Heaven?" We miss Hawaii and send everyone our aloha from Virginia
Posted by The Brzostowski Ohana on Dec 05, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Thank you, Pastor Wayne.
Posted by Ann Verblaauw on Nov 19, 2011, in response to the devotional on
Saturday, November 19, 2011
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Thursday, February 04, 2010
Psalm 122:1-9 I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. Our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem. Jerusalem is builded as a city that is compact together: Whither the tribes go up, the tribes of the LORD, unto the testimony of Israel, to give thanks unto the name of the LORD. For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces. For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the LORD our God I will seek thy good.I knew a young, teenage girl in the youth group of one of the churches I attended who was one of the most gifted young ladies I have ever met. She had a beautiful singing voice, she was gifted with people skills, and her potential for the Lord was off the charts. Unfortunately, many of the other members of the church had become jealous of her and started spreading gossip about her. Eventually this news got back to her and her family; this led to the whole family dropping out of church completely. What a sad story; someone with so much talent for the Lord was hurt by those that should have loved her the most.
Now you may not be jealous of anyone here in the church, have a grudge against someone, or spread gossip about others, but what are you doing to uplift and encourage people at church? I believe many of us have become so accustomed to our cliques in church or our seat in church, and have not made it a goal to love everyone within the church. I like verse 1, because I believe that anyone who comes to church should be able to quote this verse and mean it in their heart, “I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.” Everyone should be glad whenever they walk into the church doors; but are we creating an environment that allows this response?
Newspaper columnist and marriage counselor, George Crane, tells of a wife who came into his office full of hatred towards her husband. Her words were the following: "I do not only want to get rid of him, I want to get even. Before I divorce him, I want to hurt him as much as he has me." Dr. Crane suggested an ingenious plan, "Go home and act as if you really love your husband. Tell him how much he means to you. Praise him for every decent trait. Go out of your way to be as kind, considerate, and generous as possible. Spare no efforts to please him, to enjoy him. Make him believe you love him. After you've convinced him of your undying love and that you cannot live without him, drop the bomb. Tell him that you’re getting a divorce. That will really hurt him." With revenge in her eyes, she smiled and exclaimed, "Beautiful, beautiful. Will he ever be surprised!" And she did it with enthusiasm, pouring her entire heart into it. For two months she showed him love, kindness, and reinforcement. She went out of her way to listen to, share with, and give to him. When she didn't return, Crane called. "Are you ready now to go through with the divorce?" "Divorce?" she exclaimed, "Never! I discovered I really do love him."
I have been here for 8 months now, and I appreciate so much the kindness, hospitality, and love you, as a church family, have shown me but quite honestly I don’t always need it. It is the stranger who walks through our doors for the first time looking for a place to experience love. It is the single mother who is struggling to make ends meet or the family on the brink of falling apart. I believe that if we would all take part in practicing acts of love towards everyone who walks into those church doors, we would discover that we really do love them. Love is contagious, and love will spread, but the question is, will you be the one to spread it? When you come to church, do you seek to be a blessing to everyone around you, or are you set in your church routine? May verse 9 be our prayer every time we come into church, “Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.”
Love you all,
Pastor Mike
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