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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

July 16, 2015

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“BURDEN BEARERS!”

Galatians 6:1-3

“Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit should restore that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted. Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves.”

All too frequently we are confronted by people who have fallen into deep sin. Immediately it seems that tongues begin to wag, fingers began to point, and lives are turned upside down. Sin is a tragic thing. It contaminates and destroys not only the one who has committed the sin but often those who are innocent victims.

Paul was certainly no stranger to people who said one thing and did another. Many of those who treated him with bitter hatred claimed to do so with spiritual intent. We still see that same vindictive attitude today. Instead of restoring the fallen we often parade there sinful activity in order to make ourselves appear righteous. We might call it a self-righteous attitude.

People who condemned quite often picture themselves as defenders of the faith. Unfortunately many times there is sin in their own life that has never been dealt with. Paul says that we are to restore the sinful person.

How do we restore someone who has sinned? It certainly is not by sharing their sin with other people. Our Scripture for today says that we are to restore them gently and help bear each other’s burdens. We need more burden bearers than tale tellers. Which are you?!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! 

- - - Pastor Cecil

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

July 15, 2015

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“PROMISES!”

Psalm 85:8-9

“I will listen to what God the Lord says; He promises peace to His people, His faithful servants—but let them not turn to folly.  Surely his salvation is near those who fear Him, that His glory may dwell in our land.”

You may have heard the story of a young man that was writing a love letter to his precious sweetheart. He was trying to express to her the depth of his commitment and his undying love for her. He wrote something like this: “My Dearest Darling, I love you with all of my heart and my being. I would climb the highest mountain for you or swim the deepest ocean. I would work my fingers to the bone to demonstrate my love to you! P.S. I will see you tomorrow if it doesn’t rain."

Wow! I think that expresses some of the failures we see in romantic relationships. We can be very committed just as long as it doesn’t interfere with our own agenda. It is difficult for me to recall all of the weddings that I have officiated across the years. Through the premarital counseling sessions and standing at the altar of the church to promise and make a covenant with one another, it would appear that the marriage would last throughout the lifetime of the couple. Sadly that is often not the case.

We can make all types of promises to other individuals or to God. But the promise means nothing if we fail to follow through on that promise. It is heartbreaking to have people make promises to us and then have our confidence shattered because they failed to fulfill their promise. One thing we can be certain of is that God’s promises never fail! While God’s promises are sure and certain, they must be claimed. It is almost like receiving a gift from a precious friend but never opening it. Just think of all of the blessings that God has offered but have never been received! Let’s claim God’s promises!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! 

- - - Pastor Cecil

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

July 14, 2015

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“CONTENT!”

Philippians 4:12

“I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want.”

Let me ask you a question. What is the level of your contentment? Are you satisfied with your present situation? Are there situations that you feel would make you more content? If you could change anything in your life, would it make you more contented?

One of the Ten Commandments is to not covet. The word "covet" is the Hebrew word châmad. Strong’s Concordance defines it as: to delight, desire, goodly, lust after. Let me ask you once again: Are there things that you find delightful, desirable, goodly, or that you lust after and do not possess? If you answer yes, you need to find contentment.

Perhaps it has always been like this since the creation of Adam and Eve, but it certainly is true in our day -- there is a general lack of contentment. All too often people think that if they had something else, or someone else, they would be contented. Homes are fractured; lives are destroyed -- all because there is no contentment.

Paul says in Philippians, chapter four, that he has learned contentment. He goes on to say that he has learned it by having need and suffering without. How in the world can you find contentment when you’re suffering? I think the answer lies in where we are looking. Are we looking at those things that we think will make us feel better or are we looking to the Lord who is able to use those trying situations to bring glory to His name. I choose to glorify God!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! 

- - - Pastor Cecil

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

MONDAY, July 13, 2015

TODAY SCRIPTURE, “JARS OF CLAY!”

Second Corinthians 4 VERSES 6 THROGH 7.

“For God, who said, ‘Let light shine out of darkness,’ made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”

TODAY’S E-VOTIONAL. “JARS OF CLAY!”

Back when I was in graduate school at Central Missouri State University, I took a class in Archeology. One of the assignments was to work on a mound that had been constructed hundreds of years ago. Finds at the site sometimes revealed a few broken shards of pottery.

The next step was to search for any fragments from what had been stored inside. A few bone fragments would lead to the conclusion that the jar had been used to store meat.

Underwater archeology has discovered clay pots used to transport oil, wine, or other food substances from as far back as the time of Christ or even before. Clay pots were never thought to be more valuable than what was inside.

This is especially true in the spiritual sense. Our human bodies may be likened to clay pots. Some of our pots are larger than others and we may even be said to have a “pot” belly, but that is a different matter altogether.

When we are filled with the Spirit of Christ, it does not matter what our vessel may look like. It is the treasure inside that counts. We need to constantly be aware that we are carrying a precious treasure within us. We need to live aware of it! 

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions! - - - Pastor Cecil

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEARTPastor Cecil A. Thompson
July 10, 2015

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ABIDE WITH ME!Luke 24:29

"But they constrained Him, saying, 'Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.' And He went in to tarry with them"

There are days when it seems we have more need for the Lord abide with us. July 10th is one of those days for me. It was on July 10, 1952 that Joyce Elaine Harper became Mrs. Cecil Adrain Thompson. If you are counting, that was 63 years ago. My precious wife is not with me to celebrate our anniversary this year since she went to be with the Lord on January 13th of this year.

In 1991 it was just one day after our anniversary, July 11th that our dear daughter Brenda Joy made her journey to be with the Lord. I know they are rejoicing in the presence of our Jesus right now, but for those of us who are left behind, (for this old pastor), there is a need for the Lord to abide with us. I want the words of this old hymn to be our prayer and bring comfort.

Abide With Me

Abide with me—fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens—Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me!
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
Earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me!
I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy word before my closing eyes,
Shine thru the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heaven's morning breaks and earth's vain shadows flee
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!

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May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!

---Pastor Cecil

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BLESSINGS FROM THE HEART

Pastor Cecil A. Thompson

July 9, 2015

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“LOOKING UPWARD!”

 I Timothy 6:13b-16

“I charge you to keep this command without spot or blame until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, which God will bring about in His own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone is immortal

and who lives in unapproachable light, whom no one has seen or can see. To Him be honor and might forever. Amen.”

There have been many situations in my life where it seemed as if I could hardly wait. Being old enough to drive, graduating from high school, graduating from college, graduating from graduate school and certainly between high school and college was that momentous event when I married my precious wife Joyce.

But life passes so quickly that the things of this earth pale in comparison to the glory that awaits those of us who have received Jesus Christ as our personal Savior and Lord. That above everything on this earth should hold our highest priority.

Paul was leaving his last wishes for his son in the faith, Timothy. What do you say when you feel it will be the last words that your loved ones will hear? I cannot believe that we would encourage loved ones to make more money or be more popular. Those things pass away the things that last are spiritually obtained. It is not by how good we are or how many good deeds we perform it’s a relationship that can only be achieved by personal invitation as we ask Jesus into our heart.

Paul instructed Timothy to live without spot or blame until the end. That same charge applies to us as well. We need to be constantly looking toward the skies as we wait for the Lord to return. Look up dear hearts, the best is yet to come!

May God richly bless you as you bless others by your words and actions!   

- - - Pastor Cecil

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