Good morning,
Praise the Lord for the Autumn season. We can see the brilliant and awesome colors all around us, displayed by our Lord for us to see and capture the beauty and brilliance of it all. I walked for over two miles last night after 9 PM around the Church grounds. The moonlight was spectacular. It is going to be a very colorful day today. Praise the Lord for the beauty of the earth.
In 2 Chronicles 32 we read about Hezekiah--of how his life and reign pleased the Lord. The Lord responded by pouring out his blessings, and the Lord visited his people in revival power because of the king’s faithful leadership. In this passage, 2 Chronicles 32, King Hezekiah was coming to the end of his life.
2 Chronicles 32:24, "In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. He prayed to the LORD, who answered him and gave him a miraculous sign." Hezekiah received the word of the Lord from the prophet Isaiah that he was going to die, but then Hezekiah called out to the Lord for mercy and the Lord answered his prayer not only with healing but with a miraculous sign, literally making the sun go backwards in the sky.
The lesson is clear for us even today that we serve a God who answers prayer, and answers miraculously. A longtime missionary to Zaire loves to tell the following story. "A mother at our mission station died after giving birth to a premature baby. We tried to improvise an incubator to keep the infant alive, but the only hot water bottle we had was beyond repair. So we asked the children to pray for the baby and for her sister. One of the girls responded, ’Dear God, please send a hot water bottle today. Tomorrow will be too late because by then the baby will be dead. And dear Lord, send a doll for the sister so she won’t feel so lonely.’ That afternoon a large package arrived from England. The children watched eagerly as we opened it. Much to their surprise, under some clothing was a hot water bottle! Immediately the girl who had prayed so earnestly started to dig deeper, exclaiming, ’If God sent that, I’m sure He also sent a doll!’ And she was right! The heavenly Father knew in advance of that child’s sincere requests, and 5 months earlier He had led a ladies’ group to include both of those specific articles." (TruthorFiction.com).
In Jeremiah 33:3 we read, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not."
In Psalm 103:2ff "Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
In Christ,
Brown
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIzBQA2F0E8
Weekly: Saturday Evening Worship Service
To be held at: First United Methodist Church
53 McKinney Avenue
Endicott, New York
The Worship service is sponsored by: Union Center United Methodist Church
128 Maple Drive
Endicott, NY
An evening worship services will be held on Saturday September 25, 2010 at 6:30 PM. Rev. Brown Naik will preaching. "A Touch of Christ" will lead in praise and worship. Ministry for the youth and children will be provided. We will gather for coffee and fellowship at 6 PM. The public is invited to join us. For information call: (607)-748-6329 or (607)-427-9098.
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