Thank God for Small Things Pennies, pennies if not fake Collected one by one Will a dollar make. Do appreciate the small things. A delicate snowflake so rare Piled upon a mountain top Created a beauty for us all to share. Be thankful for small things. The small seed of spruce, birch, or pine With years and years of growth Produce a forest so fine. We thank you Lord for small things. Petals of flowers tiny and bold Scattered upon the mother earth Displays nature color to behold. Thank you for the beauty of small...Continue reading
Month: November 2024
To What Do You Belong?
A preacher was out an about urging members to attend the mid-week services of the church. He got several different replies. One said, “I belong to the ______ and that is the night that it meets.” I cannot help but wonder how many people with their names on the “church roll” really BELONG to something else. When we speak of something belonging to someone, we mean that it is his property. So do we really “BELONG” to the church, or do we just consider ourselves to be member of the church? This is a question...Continue reading
Father’s House – Heaven or the church?
In John 14:2-3 we find this message, “In my Father’s house are many mansions: If it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself: that where I am, there ye may be also.” It is interesting what some try to do to this passage. I have heard, but never have talked to a person who said that this passage refers to the church. Can that be? If so,...Continue reading