Tuesday the 30th

Act 17:27  that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel their way toward him and find him. Yet he is actually not far from each one of us,

 

In the hope that they might feel their way, the KJV reads to "feel after" The Bishops bible from 1568 reads "that perhaps they might have felt and found Him". The Greek word used to capture that phrase is:  psēlaphaō that is, verify by contact; figuratively to search for: - feel after, handle, touch.

To feel after God, to search Him out through the sense of touch…..We have all been in the dark. The power has gone out, the lights get turned off, or it is so dark at night that you just can't see. What is the first thing you start looking for? Light. You have to find the light, your body craves it, your eyes strain for it, and your hands search out the surroundings looking for the flashlight, the switch, or the door knob. I went down into a cave once on a tour. When the group was well into the earth, they asked us to stand still, and they turned out the lights. It was the darkest I have ever seen…or I guess I should say have not seen. All I could think, was please turn the lights on, thanks! When the lights came back up, the tour guide pointed to the ceiling. You could see black circles of stained limestone. The guide explained that is where the original people who found the cave came down and their candles burnt the roof of the cave. Sometimes the candles would go out. Sometimes the people would get lost in the cave, and with no light they would wander in the darkness. If they were lucky enough to be found, it was not uncommon for the people to have gone insane. Driven insane by the darkness…… How dark is it in your world? Has your candle gone out, and you are wandering in the darkness? I know I feel that was sometimes. And it is this scripture that comes to mind. Feel your way towards God, and find him. You have to find the light, your body craves it. That empty feeling you get sometimes…..it is your body crying out to be filled with the love, and peace of God. Your eyes strain to see God in everything around you…..and if your eyes are opened, and you allow yourself to see, you too will find that He is not far form each one of us.  The Lord is always close by, it is just that our world is so dark, that we have to reach our hands out and feel our way to Him. If you will do that, if you will search for Him, feel for Him, you will find Him, and your world will be washed in the Light. We all venture into caves every now and then….and every now and then our candles do go out. Feel your way, search for him, and choose to never live in the darkness again!

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Monday the 29th

Luke 8:24  And they went and woke him, saying, "Master, Master, we are perishing!" And he awoke and rebuked the wind and the raging waves, and they ceased, and there was a calm.

 

1Cointhians 14:33  For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

 

When I read these passages I am reminded that the Lord works in a setting of peace and order, and we live in anything but. I am also reminded that when we find ourselves in chaos, or in troubled times, all we need to do is call out for the Lord. He will bring the peace that is needed. Christ will provide the calm. How often each day do we find ourselves in a situation where the world seems out of control….or more to the point out of our control. It is those times that serve to remind us that we never really had control in the first place. It is during those times that we can see that God does not deal in confusion God provides peace. So how do we get that, how do we lock on to that peace? I am convinced that it takes a lifetime to develop, but I can tell you this, a good place to start is with the Lord riding in your boat! You can start by calling on the Lord daily, not just when the storms start to brew. You can grab a part of that peace by simply asking for it. You can remove the confusion in your life by getting God into it. God is not a God of confusion, no matter how hard the devil tries to make Him out to be. God is perfect peace.  The storm does not have to get worse before it gets better, Christ will intervene on your behalf, and there will be a calm. You ,as so often in life, have to choose. Who is in control? Who is directing your steps? What type of environment do you want to live in; confusion, or peace, a storm, or a calm? Your life is yours to live, God will not force you to live for Him…..but when the storms get to rough, and the confusion becomes a roar…it is then you will realize, how could anyone want to live without Him?

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Happy Thanksgiving

Colossians 3: 15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.

Happy Thanksgiving! Family, friends, my job, my house, my health….there are a ton of things that I could list here, and it would fill the page. However the one thing I am most thankful for is my salvation. Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Ireland, or in Britain. Head over to the USSR and you will miss out on Turkey today. Today is America's holiday. It was started because a group of people set out to worship God, and build a country on their terms. After hardship, and struggle…... Through hunger, sickness, and even death, this group of people finding themselves victorious and alive, gathered a feast to give thanks to God for their good fortune. It was a celebration to say thank you God for seeing us through. Let us not lose that very important point today. God has blessed this country; He has blessed each one of us. His hand of protection, and love hold us, and keep us. So today as we are hugging family and friends, as we gather to eat too much,
watch some football, and gear up for a shopping spree tomorrow, let us remember that small group of Americans the ones who never quit, the ones who never gave up, the ones who knew that God is a loving God, and in an outpouring of joy, and a show of gratitude they gathered to be thankful, thankful for their lives, thankful for their family, and thankful for the fact that God will always provide the way.

So Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you God for your faithfulness, your love, and the gift of your Son. Many of us have been going through our own tough times, let us give thanks to God for pulling us through!

God Bless,
Brian Thetford
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Monday the 22nd

James 1: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

 

The one who does not change like the shifting shadows, the one who holds true.  Time does not change God. I have spent a lot of time thinking about time here lately. A quick glance at my calendar reminds me that time is no friend of mine. I have much in my life, but if I lack two things, it would be time, and money. One I can change, the other is constant. So as I think of the busy schedules that we all must keep, the sacrifices that we must make, it leaves me wondering how much do we change? How often are we like those shifting shadows? Trying to elude time, and manipulate our schedule. What do we drop, what do we add on? What can we squeeze in, and what gets pushed out? How we respond to this, will tell us exactly how much we will change, and if that change will be beneficial, or damaging. God does not change, yet if anyone has a busy schedule it must be God right? So how does He do it all without changing who He is on a daily basis? Well I am convinced God does not run His life out of a day planner. He starts with one goal each day, Show the world His love, and then He works from there. As a result He does not get bogged down, He does not run out of time (as if that could happen, what is a day to God) He does not change. We could learn a lot from that simple process. What is the goal that you start each day off with? Could you imagine that goal being to show the world the Love of God? Oh wait, that is supposed to be our goal….right? How often though does that goal get pushed aside, as we cram so much into our day, that love is the last thing that we show? I talked to a friend (and actually I have heard many people say it) “I can’t sleep at night because of all of the things I have to do running through my head”, or “as soon as I wake up in the morning, I am already stressed about how much I have to get done.” In this busy world, we are leaving off the main goal, and getting focused on all of the items on our check list. As a result we do often change, sometimes for the better, but sometimes for the worse. We should write at the top of each page of our planners LOVE. Not For one day, but at the top of everyday, whatever else we can get in that day, great, but make sure it is filled with love. That is how we too can remain unchanging, giving off the light, and the love of the Lord. Instead of changing like the shifting shadows, let us strive to fill our day with love, and cast the shadows away forever.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Heads up

Most of you that have been with me for a while know that once or twice a year I will take a week off to really reflect, and focus on my personal relationship with the Lord. That is what I will be doing this week. I will be back and running strong on Monday.

 

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Brian Thetford

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Thursday the 11th

Romans 5: ⁷ Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous person, though for a good person someone might possibly dare to die. ⁸ But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

 

It is no secret Christ did die for our sins, He defeated death for our salvation. Because of that we receive the grace of God daily, not because we deserve it, as much as because He loves us.  There is another group of people, they too will lay their life down, As Paul says in the scripture it is rare for anyone to die for righteous person, yet this group pledges their life for the righteous, and the unrighteous, they protect us all and just as Christ died to cover our sin, this group of men and women will give their very life to cover our freedom. They will live in holes they dug in the ground, they will go into place most want to run out of, they will push back their own fears so that they might calm yours, they will go without, so that we might have more than we need. They are the men and women of our armed forces. They stand on walls, they go sleepless nights on borders, they patrol the darkness, so that we might live in the light. They are often brushed aside, taken for granted, and forgotten about. Today is Veterans day, make sure you give them your thanks. Many serving today on the other side of the world will never see our faces, or shake our hands. We will never meet them at a party, or a company mixer. Yet they are there. It is because of them, and all of those just like them that came before, that we enjoy this Country.  It is from the sacrifice of every man and woman that have worn, and do wear our country’s uniform that we have so many freedoms to enjoy today.  Today is the day to remember these fine men and women. Christ gave us our salvation, and it is the American Soldier that gives us the freedom to worship God today. 

 

 

The Soldier

I WAS THAT WHICH OTHERS DID NOT WANT TO BE.

 

I WENT WHERE OTHERS FEARED TO GO, AND DID WHAT OTHERS

FAILED TO DO.

I ASKED NOTHING FROM THOSE WHO GAVE NOTHING, AND
RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE THOUGHT OF ETERNAL LONELINESS . . .
SHOULD I FAIL.

I HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF TERROR; FELT THE STINGING COLD OF FEAR;

 

AND ENJOYED THE SWEET TASTE OF A MOMENT’S LOVE.

 

I HAVE CRIED, PAINED, AND HOPED . . . BUT MOST OF ALL, I HAVE

 

LIVED TIMES OTHERS WOULD SAY WERE BEST FORGOTTEN.

 

AT LEAST SOMEDAY I WILL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I WAS PROUD OF

 

WHAT I WAS . . . A SOLDIER.

George L. Skypeck

 

Vietnam Veteran

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Wednesday the 10th

Proverbs 16: ³ Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.

 

Commit to the Lord whatever you do. This scripture is fairly straight forward, it seems easy enough. However what we tend to do is commit our plan to the Lord so He can establish our will. Lord, let me get this raise, Lord let me get this promotion, Lord let my relationships work out. The scripture reads commit what we do, not what we want. That is the cycle that is so hard to break. I have heard many people form lay people up to Pastors tell folks, “if that is what you want then pray for it.” We do each other a disservice when we give that advice. We don’t pray for it, we pray about it. We don’t demand that God fulfill our dreams, we ask that our dreams align with the will of God. I bring this up because I hear time and time again “why would God not give me this” or “why would God not allow this to happen” It becomes a huge stumbling block to many people’s faith. As a result they start to feel that they are serving a God that does not care about their happiness. God does not see what man sees. We see the outside, God looks to the inside. He does care about you, He does love you, however, we are here to serve Him, not the other way around. If you want your plans to be become established, if you want to move form the phase of dreaming about things happening, to the dream building phase, you have to commit, not what you want, but what you do to the Lord. God is the planner, we are the labor. The Lord will give you all the building materials that you need to get His plan moving, but you have to commit that action to the Lord. As I often say. It starts as soon as you open your eyes, who are you going to live for today? Who are you going to serve? If that answer is the Lord, then expect to start breaking ground today. When we spend our time living for others, helping others, building up others, you can rest assured that God is working to establish your plans. I hear a lot of people say well I know a lot of people who commit nothing to the Lord, yet their plans are fulfilled, and established. TO that I would say, I know a lot of people who live on junk food, and they are doing ok….for now. I know a lot of people who only worry about themselves and they are doing ok…..right this second. Know that people around you will lie, they will steal, and they will commit nothing to the Lord, and they will be successful…..for a time. But the person who lives on Junk food, will learn to live with stomach pains, they will become overweight, and unhealthy. The selfish will be fine until they have to rely on others, and they will find themselves alone, unable to continue forward. Those who do not want to commit to the Lord, eventually they will need the Lord to intervene, they will need His help, and when that time comes. Like any good parent, the Lord will let those people fail. Established plans are plans that do not change, they do not falter, they do not fade. These are the plans established by God in the lives of those that commit what they do. They are the plans that are established in the lives of those who commit everything they do to the Lord. Those plans will carry you not only through this lifetime, but well into Eternity. And Eternity, is the plan we all want established.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Tuesday the 9th

John 8: ⁶ They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.    But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. ⁷ When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” ⁸ Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.   ⁹ At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. ¹⁰ Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”   ¹¹ “No one, sir,” she said.  “Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”

 

We all know this story well, and I could write at length at how Jesus forgives each and everyone of us just as willingly, and freely as he did with this woman. However, there is another point to this interaction that bears our focus. How did Christ act? Here we see Christ again in a tight situation (at least one we would find difficult) The Pharisees have found a woman guilty of adultery….not suspected of, not rumored to be, but guilty for sure of adultery. Now the teachers of the law want to use this as a way to trap the Christ. How does our savior respond? He bends down to start writing in the sand. What was He writing? Was He writing anything? Was He writing down the names of those present?  Maybe He was just doodling….one thing is for sure He was not giving a lot of attention to the people who were trying to trap Him. The people who are trying to make a scene, the one who would try to force Jesus into action….Jesus simply ignored. Undaunted, they kept after Him. Yet Jesus is unaffected by their taunts. He stands and tells them Hey, great guys, if all of you are so perfect, if any of you have done nothing wrong….go ahead be the first to throw the stone…..and then He goes right back to ignoring them! The crowd of men are floored, they don’t know what to do. Each of them know full and well they too have sinned on some level, so they do the only thing they can. They leave. Then a beautiful things happens. Jesus does not take this time to remind the woman of all she has done wrong. He does not use the time to explain how close her life choices have brought her to death. No, Jesus does what He always has done, He forgives, and tells the woman to change her life. How many people just like this woman do we come in contact with everyday? How often do our friends, co-workers, or loved ones try to turn us against someone, or try to harden our hearts? What will we do? How will we react? Will we pick up that stone and join in the fray, or will we find some sand to write in? We know right form wrong, the person doing the sinning typically is aware of it as well. These opportunities that arise in our lives are the chance to be Christ like. It is a chance to offer forgiveness, and love, instead of condemnation, and hate. Joining in with the pack is always the easy thing to do. Going with the flow, is always what is expected. Be the change, be the love, be the forgiveness. Choose to be the person that makes a positive difference in a persons life today. No, you might not have the opportunity to literally save their life, but you might just be a large part of saving their soul. How many sinners do you know? How many people are going to be crucified around you today, instead of forgiven? Will you write in the sand, or will you pick up the rock? For a sinner like myself, I will choose the sand today, I will choose the forgiveness; not just because others need me to, but because I need it for myself as well.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Monday the 8th

2 Timothy 2: ¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.

 

 

Do your best. That is really all we can do. I was watched a movie last week, and the statement was made in reference to sports “you never play at 100%”. That is true, in sports, in life, and in your spiritual journey. We are never 100% We are imperfect, we slip, we slide, we twist the spiritual ankle and have to limp along for a while….but it comes back to one thought, you have to do your best. When we push ourselves in life, we have others that come to help. They shore up our weak spots, and help us along until. I think of the farmer who was injured at harvest time, so his neighbors came and harvested his field. We see it in sports, when the quarterback is playing hurt, the line makes an extra effort to protect him……and in our spiritual life when we are bruised, tired, and sore, it is Christ that comes and takes our best and makes it His best. We all face challenges, we get the wind knocked out of us, we get knocked down, we struggle to make the next step. No matter the hardship, we must  still work to do our best to present yourself to God as one approved. I think of a General on a battlefield. When he goes to see his battle weary troops, he does not expect to see men full of energy, with clean uniforms, sitting around as if everything is OK. He knows he will see men and women who have given everything they have, and are ready to go back for more. For me, that is how I want to present myself to God everyday. A little tired, a little ragged, frayed around the edges form fighting on the spiritual battlefield. I know that God will see the desire to carry on. His son will comfort and restore me, the Holy Spirit will guide and direct me. I will leave back out into the world invigorated, ready to give my best for another day, another battle, another play. There is no reason to be ashamed of the battle scars that we carry, the Lord sees them not as weakness, but as a badge of courage. The Word of Truth will sustain, it will fortify, and replenish. Share it with your fellow man, it might be the very thing that pulls them through the day. Present yourself as one approved, for you are. You have been called, you have been chosen, you have been ordained by the Lord into His kingdom. All you have to do……is your best. 

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Friday the 5th

John 6: ³⁸ For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me.

 

Jesus made it very clear from the time He got here He had one thing on His mind. Doing the will of His Father. We are not much different form Christ in that aspect. Whenever I talk to someone about what they are doing, or where they are heading in life, the Will of God typically comes up. However following God’s will can turn into a crutch for some. It becomes very easy to apply “I am following God’s will” to anything that is placed in our path…if we want to do it. SO what is it to follow God’s will? The easy answer is to live a life that mirrors Christ. However Christ did not have to make the choices we make today. He did not struggle with taking a promotion that might compromise your morals, He did not have to choose to pick up His family and move then halfway across the country, He did not have to choose between taking more money, or spending more time at home…..now while even those choices would be easy for Christ…..we simply are not Christ. So how do we deal? How do we make the big decisions in life when it all seems so confusing. I wish I could tell you there was an easy answer, or that the answer was hard, but I knew what it was….sorry I can’t, all I can offer is the question that I ask myself…….Does it glorify God? Will the choice I make serve me, someone I know, or God? In a perfect world all three would be satisfied, but the world is far from perfect, and the choices we have to make are often difficult. So, we are left with one important question, if we are striving to live like Christ, and we know that Christ lived to Glorify His Father, then the choices we make, and the paths we choose should do the same. What does that mean? Well, we have to be honest with ourselves, we have to look at who is being served. If the choices we make only serve to make ourselves feel better, without giving the opportunity to spread the Word of God, or extend His kingdom, then you might want to think a little more about that. If the choice we have to make only serves someone we know, yet leaves the kingdom of God the same, then who is really benefiting from that? I know, you might be thinking well what if it is a choice is “neutral” meaning that no one is really effected? I would say to that….there really is no neutral “big” decisions. It has taken me a long time to realize this, and it is something that I still struggle with….if one thing is important……then everything is important. The lives we touch, the choices we make, the interactions we have all affect someone, on some level. The ripple effect is huge. One action that you might think of as insignificant, or “neutral” might just be the action that feeds someone’s problem that they need help with, not enabling of. The move you make might seem like a chance to better your life, but it might be the thing that pushes someone away form God, not closer to Him. In the end, it all comes down to…. does it glorify God, or does it glorify the world. When the dust settles will you be viewed as someone who walks the path of the Lord, or someone that walks the path for themselves, and the world? Do not be fooled by those that would tell you that you cannot serve God, and still be successful, I know men, and women that have risen to high places, and still have their relationship with God intact, but then again, I know men and women that have stayed in the same place because God needed them where they were at. Does it glorify God? Will it advance His kingdom? Self service, and service to the world cannot be changed into something different because we hang a “God’s will” on it. The choice will either serve Him, or not….no matter what we call it.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Wednesday the 3rd

Galatians 4: ⁹ But now that you know God—or rather are known by God—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?

 

We all have heard the saying, “if you play with fire you will get burned”. This is what Paul is speaking to. Paul highlights a problem that we all face in life…... backsliding. As you sit a read your Bible, or you find yourself deep in prayer, it is hard to imagine that you might be backsliding, but we all do it. Usually it happens in the heat of the moment, you are upset, so you level the guy that you have the confrontation with. You are in a argument, and switch over to saying anything that will inflict pain, instead of trying to solve the problem. You really want the promotion, so you start to undermine the competition, instead of trusting in God. These are all examples of times that we backslide, we typically realize it, correct it, then move on. However Paul is talking more about getting comfortable, and forgetting the goal. Paul reminds us that the old ways of our old life are always around, and always will be around; and if we give into them we allow ourselves to become enslaved all over again. They say that cigarettes, and heroin are two of the most addictive drugs out there. I would say that sin is a drug that is every bit as addictive. We are all, on some level, recovering sin junkies. Just like that guy who is craving a cigarette, we too experience the craving for the old life; we think of the comfort of the acceptance of the world, or That welcoming embrace from all of your friends that are heading the wrong direction. As a result sometimes we relapse. We act just like the Galatians, and start to head back to our old ways, we go back to our old addictions of sin.

 

 There is help, and there is hope though. There is a replacement for that craving, it is more powerful than methadone, and more effective than any patch, or gum. The hope is found in Christ. That is a treatment that we all need……but we can’t afford to miss a day. We can’t afford to push the events of the day ahead of Christ, and miss our Jesus fix. You know…..the devil does not spend a lot of time messing with the people who don’t care about God, or their souls….he does not have to. He know that he has already won. Ohhhh but those of us who have gone through rehab….those of us who have kicked the sin addiction….well the devil is like a dope pusher banging on the door, hoping that you will falter, hoping that today is the day that you walk out into the world without the armor of God on. He will lie to, cheat, and manipulate you. He is begging for the chance to enslave you once again. You know God, and folks….He knows you! You are counted as one of His children. How could you consider turning back now? Stop in each and everyday, talk to your sponsor, spend time with your big brother. Give the temptation to Christ, and let him deal with the devil. The darkness holds no power beyond what you give it, cast away the shadows with the light of Christ, and enjoy your addiction free life with the Lord.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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Tuesday the 2nd

Mark 4: ³⁷ A furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat, so that it was nearly swamped. 38 Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion. The disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” 39 He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.  

 

When I read this, it reminds me so much of everyday life for so many or us. how often do we find ourselves in the middle of the storms of life. The wind is howling, and the waves are coming in over the boat. We get to rocking so violently sometimes we are just sure that the boat is going to flip over. Yet there by our side, within arms reach is our life saver. But we don’t call out do we. I think of how the disciples must of felt, as they watch the storm clouds roll in. Anyone that has spent anytime on the water will see the clouds coming, and know what is in store.  You can feel the wind pick up, and the air become crisp. All the while the disciples sat and waited. You can hear them now, oh it will not be that bad, we can ride this one out, we can get through this. We treat life much the same way. We want to wait until it is almost to late to call on the Lord. We are sure that we can handle it, we are so sure we can do it on our own. The only question I am left with is why? Why would we want to put ourselves through that? Christ did not hang on a cross so that we might fight this world alone. His death and resurrection brought us into a brotherhood with the Lord. We are family, and like any good close knit family, we stand together, not just in the good times, but when the dark storm clouds roll in as well.  Christ is there for you, standing within your grasp, waiting to be called on, waiting for you to allow Him to come in and calm the waters, and roll away the clouds. Much like the disciples, instead of calling on the Lord, we wait, then we too ask Christ, don’t you care if we drown? This is the point I want to drive home. Yes Christ does care if you drown. He loves each and everyone of us, yes you too. He gave His human life, not because we deserved it, or expected it. At the very moment when we least deserved it, Christ gave all, so that we might have more. That type of love, that unselfish love, it is not given, then revoked. Christ did not make the sacrifice, then say “hey good luck”! He has a vested interest in you. I promise you, He does not want you to drown, and He will not let you drown.  He is there waiting…… don’t wait for Him to show up, call on Him. Don’t wait for the waves to start breaking over the bow, He is closer than you think, and He loves you more than you can know. He will quiet the storm, still the waters, and settle the boat. The ferocity of the storms of this life are no match for the One who conquered death. Let Him stand by your side.

 

 

God Bless,

Brian Thetford

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