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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Wednesday,
September 20, 2023
McWilliams
Reservoir on
the Roaring
Creek Rail
Trail.
Click on photo
to enlarge
"Encouragement
For Endurance"
No
podcast due to
travel
"For
everything
that was
written in the
past was
written to
teach us, so
that through
endurance and
the
encouragement
of the
Scriptures we
might have
hope" (Romans
15:4).
Many
of you are
waiting for
problems to
be resolved in
your life
whether it be
medical,
relational,
financial or
otherwise. In
the meantime
you must
endure the
painful
process of
seeing how it
will all work
out. Just
yesterday we
sought to
encourage a
young man
whose hand was
injured at
work requiring
surgery and
now extensive
therapy. He is
somewhat
discouraged
about the long
ordeal as he
deals with
numbness in
his fingers
and extreme
pain but
doctors are
hopeful that
the nerve will
repair over
the next year.
He
has a tattoo
that says
"HOPE" so we
were able to
point to that
word and give
it biblical
expression as
we described
the hope that
Christ
provides.
(Since tattoos
are rampant on
people's
bodies these
days, we can
occasionally
find a
positive use).
May
this brief
word from the
daily text
bring you
endurance and
encouragement
and endurance
today!
"Everything that was written in the past." Paul here acknowledges the truth of what he later expounded on to Timothy when he wrote, "All Scripture is inspired by God" (2 Timothy 3:16). We can be assured that the divine Editor has provided in His Word all we need and we should diligently seek the Bible in its entirety for His teaching. If we faithfully study we find that even the harder passages, where the meaning and value are not as apparent, are rich with truth. Often life's experiences will bring added meaning and understanding to these difficult passages over one's lifetime. "Was written to teach us." The purpose of that which was written in Holy Scripture is that we might be taught. Significantly, Jesus' followers are called disciples (Greek "mathetes" which primarily means a learner). The great commission was and is to make disciples. Are you learning today? Are you growing in Christ? Specifically can you remember the central truths your pastor shared in his last sermon? What about the Word you read this morning? The Word is always an effective teacher, but we also have a responsibility as learners. Most learning takes place by constant exposure, experience and familiarity. (See the Bible knowledge test below.) "So that through endurance." This is a great and vitally necessary truth. A quality so lacking in our world, even among many Christ-followers is endurance. The Greek word that is used here (hupomone) conveys, "to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere, abide". In our world of vacillation and instability we need maturing followers of Christ to demonstrate the character quality of endurance! By God's grace let us demonstrate it today, even and especially when the going is tough. "And the encouragement of the Scriptures." God's Word applied to our lives develops this endurance and richly encourages us. Feed on it today, all day. Hide it in your heart. Memorize it. Sing it. How
sure the
Scriptures
are! God's
vital, urgent
word,
as true as steel, and far more sharp than any sword: So deep and fine, at his control they pierce where soul and spirit join. "We might have hope." Do you need hope today? Sure you do. Some more acutely then others. Hear from this Scripture and be encouraged: "And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us" (Romans 5:5). Be
encouraged
today,
(Hebrews
3:13)
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
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"The
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![]() Yesterday
we road our
bikes 16 miles
on the Roaring
Creek Trail,
which runs
through a
valley in
Northumberland
and Columbia
Counties. The
trail runs
along three
lakes,
including the
one in our
lead photo.
![]() We
passed
octagonal
shaped Sodom
School in
Northumberland
County. It was
built in 1812
and used till
1915. The name
of the school
may come from
the "Sodom
Tavern" which
did business
in Montandon
1832–1855, or
from the
hamlet of
Sodom which
was named by
Lot Carson,
the owner of
another
tavern, who
died by
falling down a
well while
drunk. You'd
think they
would have
come up with a
better name!
![]() Rishel
Covered Bridge
in
Northumberland
County. Before
we drove
through Rishel
Bridge the
6'3" maximum
height
requirement
sign caught
our attention
since Stephen
is 6'2". We've
been through
many covered
bridges since
moving to
Lancaster
County but
never one with
such height
limitations.
Before
crossing
Stephen stood
next to the
height guard
clearance bar
with only an
inch to spare.
Likely the
township is
barring any
commercial
trucks from
entering the
bridge. Our
van antenna
barely made it
through the
bar.
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