God Never Changes

NEW YEAR

SAME GOD

I liked that!

How thankful I am that I serve a God who NEVER changes.

He is the same yesterday, today and forever more. Think about that…..

Someone you love may stop loving you….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

Your finances may change….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

Your location may change….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

Someone you trust may betray you….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

Your circumstances may change….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

Your health may change….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

The world situation will change….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

Politicians will change….BUT GOD NEVER WILL.

“For I am the Lord, I do not change…..” Malachi 3:6

I am so glad to know that I can trust my life and my future to a God who never changes.  Aren’t you?

“CHANGE AND DECAY ALL AROUND I SEE.  O THOU WHO CHANGEST NOT, ABIDE WITH ME.”—-Unknown

Pat Thomas

New Beginnings

2012….a brand, spanking new year!!

Don’t you love new beginnings?!  I do.  A new year is like a fresh start, a “do-over” if you will.  A chance to make some needed changes, re-think our possibilities, take on new challenges, and just plain wipe the slate clean and start fresh.

We used to have an English teacher when I was in high school who was a quiet man, very learned and one that did not allow you to get away with anything.  But he was very respected and when he spoke, he was like E. F. Hutton….EVERYONE listened!  Whenever he got ready to give a pop test (in case they don’t give those anymore, those are tests you probably were not prepared for, that he just “popped” on you at the last minute, usually with only 2 minutes left in the class) he would say “Now….get out a nice….clean….sheet of paper.”  I always think of that when I think of new beginnings.

Our new year can be like that nice clean sheet of paper.  No blemishes.  No bad marks.

God is the God of new beginnings.  He loves to wipe our slates clean and give us clean ones to try again.  He is all about forgetting the past and looking toward the future.

“Remember not the former things, neither consider the things of old.  Behold I will do a new thing…” Is 43: 18, 19

“but this one thing I do…forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth unto those things which lie ahead I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of Jesus Christ.” Phil. 3: 13, 14

“Put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; and be renewed in the spirit of your mind and put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.”  Ephesians 4: 22, 23

Today as we embark upon a new year, may we lay aside all that hindered us and weighed us down in 2011 and begin anew today.  May we not hold on to past hurts, past grudges, past failures, but may we LET THEM ALL GO and move forward, trusting God to light our way so that HIS light might shine through us to all of those around us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Pat Thomas

God Is in the Little Things

“So I will praise you as long as I live; at Your name, I will lift up my hands. You satisfy me AS WITH RICH FOOD; my mouth will praise you with joyful lips.” Psalm 63: 4,5.

I call this my TRUFFLES verse. I can’t think of any richer food than truffles and the psalmist declares in this verse that is how God satisfies me “as with [truffles]“. Now how sweet is that?!! (No pun intended)

Yes, God satisfies me with so many truffles, sweet little things that are just blessings many would never notice.

Let me share just a few from the last few days.

Thursday I was getting ready to leave for Bible study and I reached for my white jacket. It was not in my closet nor was it in the coat closet. Puzzled, but no time for searching, I got in the car with a quick glance over my shoulder to be sure it was not in the backseat and headed off to church. Bible study. A lunch meeting. Then waiting to meet with our women’s director while I casually chatted with a friend. I had not mentioned the missing jacket to anyone. As we are standing there talking, in walks a gentleman who works in the kitchen. Guess what he was carrying? You guessed it! My white jacket, neatly hung on a hangar!! He had come to ask my friend who works at the church if she knew who it belonged to. She had no clue. But I was astounded to see MY jacket in HIS hands!! He had no idea it was mine! So totally a God thing!! And how sweet of God (one of those “truffles”,don’t you see) to have it hand delivered to me even on a hangar!!

Today I had planned to attend a writing retreat. I have had it on my calendar for months. But today I was SO tired, had so much that needed to be done at home, so many other things I could be doing that I almost talked myself out of going. Yet I sensed that I was supposed to go. I knew no one who was going, which also made it a little less appealing.. Still, I decided I needed to go.

I headed off to Bartlett with my Mapquest map in hand. Somehow though it did not jive with the road signs and I took several wrong turns before finally locating the church. Oddly, we were meeting at an outdoor sanctuary for opening worship. I couldn’t quite feature that and was not overly excited at the prospect. (Like I said, I was tired). But oh did God have a treat (aka “truffle”) waiting for me.

Out from the parking lot of this church was a gravel path that led to a wooded area at the rear of their property. As you walked through the gate, you walked into an open area surrounded by trees… a perfect sanctuary in the woods! At the front was a large wooden cross. To the side was a stone fire pit which was burning to chase away the chill and to the right of that was a stone pulpit. The area was even equipped with a sound system and lights for use at night!

As we sat in that little piece of Heaven, tucked away beyond a concrete parking lot, the musicians played worship songs and we sang praises to Him. A gentle breeze blew through the trees as a shower of golden leaves fluttered about, drifting ever so quietly to the ground. Such a peaceful place. Such a respite from a busy, hectic week. I knew I was where I was supposed to be. Praise God I had not turned a deaf ear and chosen to stay home to do laundry.

After the music, a young woman came to speak on Psalm 103. I love the book of Psalms so she definitely had a captive audience with me. She was a great communicator and God blessed again as she spoke, reminding me that I am a beloved daughter of the King and He desires to give me the desires of my heart. Another truffle for the day.

Inside we made our way to tables to begin the “learning” part of the day. A woman approached my table and said “Don’t I know you?” Her face did look very familiar and we soon realized that she had been in one of the Bible studies I had led a while back. She joined me at my table and we had a great time together, both sharing our love for writing and later, sharing our joys over being grandmothers. What a sweet time we had!! I was so thankful that God had brought her across my path again. I have a feeling that we will be keeping in touch in the future, and I look forward to getting to know this sweet sister in Christ even more.

Later in the day, we switched tables. Here I met an older woman who teaches at the University of Memphis. She had spent most of her life writing professionally in line with her career, but now is enjoying writing children’s books. Her latest project is writing about tea parties for little girls. Are you ready for this? My oldest granddaughter LOVES tea parties and I’m hoping my youngest will, too, in another year or so. She told me all about her plans for this delightful series of books which will be designed for little girls to teach them in a fun way about manners, social graces and being feminine. How sweet of the Lord to introduce me to this dear lady. She has taken my information with a promise to email me as soon as they go to print.

Yes, I truly believe that God is in the little things. The seemingly insignificant things of life. But nothing is insignificant when lovingly handed to us by our great and gracious God. I am so thankful for the way He touches my life, handing me truffles on an ordinary Saturday morning for no other reason than the fact that He loves me so!!

Have you had any truffles today?

Pat Thomas

The Scarlet Thread

I decided earlier in the summer that I wanted to read some novels this summer just for pleasure. Not to learn anything or to study anything….just for sheer pleasure and enjoyment. My good friend loaned me some of her Francine Rivers books and I have devoured them!

The first Francine Rivers book I ever read was years ago….Redeeming Love. If you have never read it, I can’t recommend it enough!! I have never met anyone who read this book who did not make the comment, “I could not put it down!” However, after reading it and wanting more, I was given another Rivers book. Sadly, I could not get into it. But, with the encouragement of my friend, I decided to delve into these newer Rivers books and give them a try. I am SO glad I did.

These books are all Christian books, with a Christian theme and scripture peppered throughout. Although I was NOT studying, I was tremendously blessed and impacted by all three that I have read. The last one, The Scarlet Thread, demonstrated the awesome truth that God is sovereign and His plan …..His kingdom plan….runs through all of history and right through each of our lives. Jeremiah 29:11, my daughter’s favorite verse, says “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for good and not evil, plans to prosper you and to give you a hope and a future”.

I don’t know about you, but some days it’s just hard to SEE God’s plan in the things that happen in our lives and the lives of those we love and care about. But, we KNOW that His word is true. We KNOW that He is totally good even in the midst of everything bad.

This week in looking for a scripture to share with a friend, I ran across the following passage. It is just a reminder of WHO our God is, how mighty, how awesome and how completely IN CONTROL and SOVEREIGN He is. Maybe you need reminding as much as I did.

He protects His flock like a shepherd;

He gathers the lambs in His arms

and carries [them] in the fold of His [garment].

He gently leads those that are nursing.

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand

or marked off the heavens with the span [of his hand]?

Who has gathered the dust of the earth in a measure

or weighed the mountains in a balance

and the hills in scales?

13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD,

or who gave Him His counsel?

14 Who did He consult with?

Who gave Him understanding

and taught Him the paths of justice?

Who taught Him knowledge

and showed Him the way of understanding?

15 Look, the nations are like a drop in a bucket;

they are considered as a speck of dust on the scales;

He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

16 Lebanon is not enough for fuel,

or its animals enough for a burnt offering.

17 All the nations are as nothing before Him;

they are considered by Him

as nothingness and emptiness.

18 Who will you compare God with?

What likeness will you compare Him to?

19 To an idol?—[something that] a smelter casts,

and a metalworker plates with gold

and makes silver welds [for it]?

20 To one who shapes a pedestal,

choosing wood that does not rot?

He looks for a skilled craftsman

to set up an idol that will not fall over.

21 Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Has it not been declared to you

from the beginning?

Have you not considered

the foundations of the earth?

22 God is enthroned above the circle of the earth;

its inhabitants are like grasshoppers.

He stretches out the heavens like thin cloth

and spreads them out like a tent to live in.

23 He reduces princes to nothing

and makes the judges of the earth to be irrational.

24 They are barely planted, barely sown,

their stem hardly takes root in the ground

when He blows on them and they wither,

and a whirlwind carries them away like stubble.

25 “Who will you compare Me to,

or who is My equal?” asks the Holy One.

26 Look up and see:

who created these?

He brings out the starry host by number;

He calls all of them by name.

Because of His great power and strength,

not one of them is missing.

27 Jacob, why do you say,

and Israel, why do you assert:

“My way is hidden from the LORD,

and my claim is ignored by my God”?

28 Do you not know?

Have you not heard?

Yahweh is the everlasting God,

the Creator of the whole earth.

He never grows faint or weary;

there is no limit to His understanding.

29 He gives strength to the weary

and strengthens the powerless.

30 Youths may faint and grow weary,

and young men stumble and fall,

31 but those who trust in the LORD

will renew their strength;

they will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary;

they will walk and not faint.

Pat Thomas

Accepted

Have you ever struggled with being accepted? Ever felt like you were not quite good enough in someone else’s eyes?

I have. I have struggled with that most of my life.

Growing up I always felt like I was on the outside looking in around my peers. I had a terrible inferiority complex. At home, I lived in the shadow of a “perfect” cousin who always did everything right. She was so talented, so smart, so pretty. In high school, I remember our home ec teacher remarking to me just a few weeks into the semester (having had the perfect cousin prior to me) “Well YOU certainly aren’t ________, are you?”

As a Christian, I have felt like I have failed way more than succeeded. BUT….the good news is that in God’s eyes, if we have put our faith and trust in Christ, we are ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED!!! Ephesians 1: 5,6.

We are not accepted based upon our performance. That is hard for us to grasp sometimes because we live in such a performance-based society. Our acceptance is based on the finished work of Christ. We are accepted “in Him”. We are not accepted by what we have done, but rather what He has already done in our behalf on the cross.

When we can really get that through our heads, it will change the way we live. No matter what I DO I will never be good enough. I will never measure up to Christ’s standards. But I don’t have to because my acceptance is not based on my measuring up.

My desire to measure up, to be obedient, to follow Jesus is not to “perform”. It is to bring glory to Him…to put HIM on display!! There is NO good thing in me….except Him! But, if I live according to His Word, it puts HIM on display and draws others to Him. It is not about me, it’s all about Him!!

William R. Newell in his classic “Romans, Verse by Verse” put it this way:

“[Man] has been accepted in Christ, who is his standing! He is not on probation. As to his life past, it does not exist before God; he died at the cross and Christ is his life. To believe and to consent to be loved while unworthy is the great secret. To ‘hope to be better’ (hence acceptable) is to fail to see yourself in Christ only. To be disappointed with yourself is to have believed in YOURSELF [not Christ's finished work]. To be proud is to be blind! For we have no standing before God IN OURSELVES.”

“Until the Christian is absolutely and scripturally sure of his standing, he is not going to do much standing.” Miles Stanford, Green Letters.

Today if you have spent your life trying to measure up to someone else’s standards or your own, if you have felt “less than” more often than not, if you have found yourself performing to gain God’s approval, STOP!! Today embrace the glorious fact that you are ALREADY ACCEPTED IN THE BELOVED!!! Go forth, therefore, and live in the light of the glorious fact that it is CHRIST + NOTHING. Stop “performing” to measure up, but rather be obedient in your walk and put HIM on display!!

Pat Thomas

Is God Asleep?

Do you ever pray and feel like God must be sleeping?  You pray and you pray, you ask and you ask to no avail.  It seems as if Heaven is closed and God must be napping. 

Psalm 11 : 4 says “His eyes behold, his eyelids try the children of men.”  In other words, He IS looking, He IS seeing, but it appears that His eyelids are closed from our vantage point.

We must remember that God never slumbers or sleeps.  Even Jesus, who in his humanity DID sleep, never OVERslept!!  He woke just in time to still the storm.  He was never late nor did He ever run out of time.

So in our lives, though it may seem that the doors of Heaven are shut and that His eyes are closed, the reality is that He may be testing us.  Will we give up?  Will we stop praying?

I have been in God’s waiting room.  On one of my first occasions to be in that waiting room, it seemed that His answer would never come.  Then He gave me Isaiah 30:18 and it changed my perspective on waiting:

“Therefore will the Lord wait, that [object of the exercise] He may be gracious unto you and therefore [ultimate goal] HE WILL BE EXALTED”.  Again we are reminded IT IS NOT ABOUT US!!! 

If you have labored long in prayer over a problem, a relationship, a lost loved one and it seems God is sleeping, be assured He is not.  He is waiting til the appointed time to move and to act on your behalf so that ultimately HE will be glorified in it.  In the process, the waiting is hard, but our faith is strengthened, and one day we will finally see it all unfold according to His plan.  The rest of Isaiah 30: 18 says “Blessed are all they who wait for Him”.  So don’t despair and don’t give up.  “Be silent before the Lord and wait expectantly for Him.” Psalm 37: 7

Pat Thomas

Brother Lawrence

I’ve been reading a book that a friend from Sunday School has referred to numerous times in our class, PRACTICING HIS PRESENCE by Brother Lawrence and Frank Laubach.  Brother Lawrence (Nicholas Herman) of France died in 1691.  Frank Lauback went home to be with the Lord in 1970.  Both men wrote about practicing the presence of the Lord on a moment by moment basis.

Brother Lawrence was born into poverty in French Lorraine in 1611.  He became a Christian at the age of 18, became a soldier and then a footman.  At the age of 55, he entered a religious community called the Carmelites and became what was known as a “lay brother”, from whence came his name “Brother Lawrence”.  During those years he served mostly in the hospital kitchen.  But within that community and later beyond, became known for his experience of practicing the presence of God.  We are privileged to learn a little more of how he came to do this through some letters that he wrote and that were later published. 

Frank Laubach was born in the U.S. in 1884, almost 200 years after the death of Brother Lawrence.  Forty five years later he would be serving as a missionary in the Phillipines.  It was not til he was 45 that Frank began “practicing the presence of Christ” and 45 years later, he went home to be with the Lord. He was one of the most well known and well travelled men on earth at that time.  Countless honors were bestowed upon him during his lifetime including Man of the Year to which he commented “The Lord will not wish to count my trophies but my scars.”  He wrote over 50 books, several of which were best sellers.  He was perhaps the greatest educator of his time.  His accomplishments are virutally endless.  But what stands out most are the letters he wrote to his father regarding his experience of “practicing the presence of Christ.”

January 20, 1930 he wrote :

“Although I have been a minister and a missionary for fifteen years, I have  not lived the entire day of every day, minute by minute to follow the will of God.  Two years ago a profound dissatisfaction led me to begin trying to line up my actions with the will of God about every fifteen minutes or every half hour.  But this year I have started out to live ALL my waking moments in conscious listening to the inner voice, asking without ceasing ,”What, Father, do you desire said?  What, Father do you desire THIS MINUTE?”  It is clear that is exactly what Jesus was doing all day every day [while he walked on this earth].”

Now as you are reading this maybe you are thinking “That is absurd!  No one can think about God every minute of every day.”  But…is that really impossible?

I have found myself throughout my life talking to God throughout my day, about big things and little things.  In fact, we really have an ongoing conversation.  So, to me, that does not really sound SO far-fetched.  However, I can say that I have not attained the level to which either of these saints did….every minute of every day.  Yet it is something to press toward.

Does He not say “Pray without ceasing”?

Does He not say “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in ALL of your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your paths.” 

Does He not say “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.” 

If we are acknowledging Him in every thing we do, if we are seeking Him above all else, will that not lead to praying without ceasing and therefore be “practicing the presence”? 

Here are just a few instances of how that can play out as I have experienced it just today….

As soon as you open your eyes, acknowledge Him.  Ask for His guidance throughout the day, ask for His help with whatever problems you may be facing today.  Thank Him you were able to sleep through the night.

As my granddaughter and I pulled weeds this morning, we talked of Adam and Eve, and how it was all their fault that we have weeds.  Now maybe you are wondering how that is “practicing the presence”?  I think it is because it gave me the opportunity to bring Him into our conversation.  To which she replied “Yes, Mimi, that was sin and Jesus died for our sins.”  Oh yes, I was practicing the presence as inwardly I praised Him that this child knows that already at the tender age of 5!!

Later, still pulling weeds, I asked her what her favorite song was.  She replied “One, Two, Three”.  I was puzzled.  I said “I don’t think I know that song”. So she began to sing
One, Two Three…Jesus loves me
One, Two Jesus loves you.

Three and four,  He loves you more
Than you’ve ever been loved before

Five, Six, Seven I’m going to Heaven
Eight and Nine soon to be mine

Nine and ten
Let’s sing it again.

Now if that wouldn’t bring any grandmother into His presence, I don’t know what would.  Oh yes, I was praising Him big time that that song was her favorite!!! 

Still later upon hearing of my son-in-love’s grandmother’s health crisis, I uttered a prayer for comfort and healing, direction for the doctors and comfort for the family.  Others were on my mind as I drove away, many who are needing His healing touch today.

A few minutes later I was standing in Lowe’s looking at a variety of plants in all different shapes and colors, marvelling at His handiwork and asking Him to help me make the wisest choices. 

Home again, checking email and Facebook, I was stirred and brought into His presence once more by the numerous needs that were voiced from both sources. 

You see it is not as hard as one would think.  Yet I am not to the level of intimacy that Brother Lawrence or Frank achieved….but I hope to be one day.  But I do know that He  is always there, waiting to speak to us, waiting for us to come to Him with every detail of our life.  He desires for us to acknowledge His presence, every moment of every day.

How about you?  Have you entered His presence today?  It’s not too late………

Pat Thomas

Whatever…

“Whatsoever you do, in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.” Colossians 3:17

WHATEVER…………..

Whatever is a pretty inclusive word.  Whatever you DO….whatever you SAY, do ALL in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

If we do or say something “in the name of the Lord Jesus” it means that we represent Him by what we do or say.  What we do or say directly reflects upon Him.  Ouch!!

So what falls under “whatever”?  Let’s just think of a few:

How you drive.  When you get behind the wheel, do you drive the way Jesus would?  WHATEVER includes your driving.

How you speak to the telemarketer who calls you right when you’re in the middle of something.  As Jesus’ representative, how do you handle His calls?  WHATEVER includes your words.

How you treat the customer service representative that continues to argue with you.  WHATEVER means what you say as well as HOW you say it.  How do your words when you are stressed or angry reflect upon the Lord?

How you perform on the job.  Do you cut corners?  Do you respect your clients? Do you do your work with the utmost integrity?  Do you give a full 8 hours for 8 hours of pay?  How do you treat your co-workers? How do you treat your subordinates?   WHATEVER means you represent Him to every person you come in contact with on your job….those above you, those below you, those you work with and those you work for.  Do ALL in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

How you treat your family.  Do those who live in your house see Jesus in you?  Do your words represent Him?  WHATEVER also means WHEREVER ,including home where we often let down our guard and treat our family differently than we would treat a guest. 

Your daily household chores.  Whether you are doing laundry, mopping the floor, cleaning the bathroom, preparing a meal, cutting the lawn, or washing the car….WHATEVER you do at home, do it ALL in the name of the Lord Jesus. 

WOW!!  When you think  that passage through, it is easy to see that most of us probably fall short in a lot of areas.  But, now that you know….WHATEVER you do today….at home, at work, at play, at school, on the way or in between….do ALL in the name of (representing) Jesus Christ.  When you do, it will reflect WHO you belong to and it will draw others to Him. 

Pat Thomas

Pray, Plan, Prepare, Proceed, Power, Praise

PRAY
PLAN
PREPARE and
PROCEED on the unexpected path
In the
POWER  He provides, then
PRAISE HIM for His faithfulness

I thought God’s plan for me for July was  to go on a two or three day vacation – to get away from daily obligations and relax, refresh and restore aboard the  “ALLELUIA”,  at Pickwick, and then come home full of renewed energy.

The Lord had a different plan in mind for me for a few days away from home and daily activities –I enjoyed a six day “vacation” in Baptist Collierville Hospital recovering from pneumonia.

He took me on an unexpected path and let me be constantly aware of His power and presence hovering over me . About 2:00 one morning, He began putting the above words in my mind as a reminder of  His plan for my life.

I realized I did not have to have in my hands my “Jesus Calling”, “40 Days with Jesus”, “Discerning the Voice of God” or even my Bible! Because I had been reading and studying  them in the past, and had them in my mind and heart,  I was prepared to proceed on this unexpected path. Because of time spent in His Word and with Him, I knew I could rely on His power and trust His plan for my future.

Although this was not what I had in mind, God is using this time to relax, refresh and restore me and my reliance on Him – to remind me of His faithfulness – so that I can praise Him for His purposes and plans for me, as I pray for His power to enable me to always proceed on the unexpected path He provides for me.

I thank God for giving me these guidelines for my daily walk and pray you will also experience His presence and power each day as you walk the path He has prepared for you.

June 20, 2011
Corinne Smith

What Time Is Your Appointment?

We make appointments for many things….doctors, dentists, hair cuts, attorneys, massage, manicures, ,etc.  Sometimes things happen, though and we forget our appointment or we just skip it because we have something better to do.  Sometimes we are late; sometimes we are early. 

But there is one appointment you are destined to keep.  It is a 100% odds that you WILL make it.  That appointment is with death.  Yes, that’s right, the odds are one out of one.  No one escapes this appointment.

You can try as you will, but the day WILL come when the Lord will call you home. 

Hebrews 9:27 says “it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment”. 

Most of us do not spend an inordinate amount of time thinking about dying.  At least not until something puts it in our face….like the death of a loved one, the terminal diagnosis of a friend or the sudden death of a close friend.  Then we are once again reminded that it is real, it is coming to each of us one day and none of us knows when.  But…God knows. 

He knows your appointment.  It may be nearer than you think.  Or, you may have a lot more years to live.  None of us know.  Life changes in the blink of an eye.

The important thing is not to obssess about WHEN it is coming, the important thing is to be ready WHENEVER that day comes. 

How to you get ready for death? 

Romans 6:23 tells us that “the wages of sin is death”.  Every single one of us has sin debt.  Romans 3:10 says “There is NONE righteous, no not one.”  So no matter how good you think you are, no matter how many good things you have done in your life.  There will NEVER be enough good deeds to outweigh your bad deeds, not enough good things to measure up to God’s standard.  So if we have a sin debt and we cannot pay it, then someone must or we will be expected to pay the price for our sin.  Aaaahhh…but, there IS someone who has already paid your debt…JESUS!!  He paid your debt and mine.  He paid a debt He did not owe, because I owed a debt I could not pay!!  And all He wants is for us to receive the free gift He has so graciously bought for us…our cancelled debt…by receiving what He did on the cross for us.  If we do that, if we place our trust in Him and receive the free gift of salvation, He will be waiting for us at our appointment with death and He will tenderly welcome us Home to be with Him forever more….!

Do you have the peace and assurance today that if your appointment should be today, you’d be ready?  You can be.  Just accept that free gift so freely offered and receive Him  today.  I’d love to share with you how you can do that. 

Pat Thomas