Praise the Lord for this new day. I woke very early, as it was very bright very early. The early birds were singing and making melodious sonnets. The sun rose with blazing light and rays. We can see the Eastern Sky bright and full of splendor. The morning sun drives the darkness away brings in warmth and deep joy. Spring flowers are still lingering, making the way for summer flowers; yesterday we breathed deeply of the scent of lilacs. I have been gazing through the picture window of the house upon the blooming peonies next door. They are prolific and profuse. Praise be to Jesus, who is the author of life and fountain of all beauty. We have had monsoon like rains for a couple of days now, but the weather forecast is predicting that a Summer heatwave is being launched. It will be pervading the Northeastern US beginning this weekend. The temperature will be in the 90s in the region starting Monday in Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington DC, and even in Central New York.
Alice and I walked together for over a mile yesterday afternoon. There were brief interludes of sun, but the moment we got back home the rain resumed. Today it is sunny and brilliant. Our grandchildren from Boston had a great time camping with their parents last weekend. They love the outdoors. The wilder it is the more they enjoy it. Camping, canoeing, and exploring around the lake invigorate and restore them. Praise the Lord for Janice's nurturing, "naturing" ways, always reminding the children of the great gifts that the Lord has given for us to use, enjoy, and protect.
Our daughter Sunita is flying to Bangkok this week to attend a World Vision conference where she will be presenting several papers. We praise the Lord for Sunita. From her early days she has had a tender heart for Jesus our Lord and for His Kingdom. She continues to serve Him and love His people with much passion and devotion.
John Ross of Surrey, England, tells this story: “Karl Barth, the famous theologian, was on a streetcar one day in Basel, Switzerland, where he lectured. A tourist to the city climbed on and sat down next to Barth. The two men started chatting with each other. ‘Are you new to the city?’ Barth inquired. ‘Yes,’ said the tourist. ‘Is there anything you would particularly like to see in this city?’ asked Barth. ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘I’d love to meet the famous theologian Karl Barth. Do you know him?’ Barth replied, ‘Well as a matter of fact, I do. I give him a shave every morning.’ The tourist got off the streetcar quite delighted. He went back to his hotel saying to himself, ‘I met Karl Barth’s barber today.’ Very similarly, each Christian is a temple of the Holy Spirit, a person in whom Christ actually dwells, but how often we sit next to other believers, eat with them, sing with them, yet fail to see we’ve been in the presence of Christ himself.”
We need to recognize the presence of the Holy Spirit in each other. He is in us and will never let us go. The Bible says that the Holy Spirit seals us for the day of redemption. (Ephesians 4:30; Ephesians 1:11-13; 2 Corinthians 1:21-22). He is not going to let us go. He will not throw us away when we make a mistake. He has the power to keep us in the family of God until Christ returns for us. The Bible says he is “...able to keep you from falling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy” (Jude 1:24).
In Christ,
Brown
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