THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN

I GOT AN EMAIL FROM ROBERT YESTERDAY THAT SAID I NEEDED TO CONTACT A GUY FROM MANNA AND IT WAS AN EMERGENCY. WHENEVER I GET THIS KIND OF MESSAGE HERE, I DON'T EVER PANIC, BUT I KINDA GET THIS UNIQUE "WHAT IS IT" SENSATION. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? I CALL AND HE SAYS....."THE THREE GUYS WHO ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN SMOLENSK NEXT WEEK ....DON'T HAVE VISAS." WELL, YOU CAN'T GET INTO RUSSIA WITHOUT A VISA. NOW, AT THIS POINT IN THE SITUATION (OR IN ANY SITUATION LIKE THIS WE FIND OURSELVES IN) WE HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE. ONE, SPEND A LOT OF TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS TO BLAME...OR,TWO, TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PREFER THE SECOND OPTION. FIRST OPTION MAY BE NECESSARY SOMETIME, BUT WE WASTE AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME THERE. WE DO THIS IN LIFE A LOT. INSTEAD OF PRAYING, THINKING, PLANNING, AND WORKING ON THE SITUATION, WE WASTE OUR LIVES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GETTING US THERE. THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPEN. OK. LET'S GO ON AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT. HOW? NOT SURE. BUT GOT TO GET SOME STUFF IN THE WORKS. AHHHH...ANOTHER ADVENTURE. STAY TUNED.

HOW'D YOU SPEND YOUR ST. PATRICK'S DAY?

NO ONE NOTICED IT HERE.

IT IS STILL WAY COLD AND THERE IS LOTS OF SNOW STILL EVERYWHERE.

I'M READING IN EPHESIANS. ENJOYING IT AGAIN. WHERE AND WHAT ARE YOU READING? ALSO ENJOYED SPURGEON TODAY...THIS IS GOOD NEWS....

"As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you."—John 15:9.

S the Father loves the Son, in the same manner Jesus loves His people. What is that divine method? He loved Him without beginning, and thus Jesus loves His members. "I have loved thee with an everlasting love." You can trace the beginning of human affection; you can easily find the beginning of your love to Christ, but His love to us is a stream whose source is hidden in eternity. God the Father loves Jesus without any change. Christian, take this for your comfort, that there is no change in Jesus Christ's love to those who rest in Him. Yesterday you were on Tabor's top, and you said, "He loves me:" to-day you are in the valley of humiliation, but He loves you still the same. On the hill Mizar, and among the Hermons, you heard His voice, which spake so sweetly with the turtle-notes of love; and now on the sea, or even in the sea, when all His waves and billows go over you, His heart is faithful to His ancient choice. The Father loves the Son without any end, and thus does the Son love His people. Saint, thou needest not fear the loosing of the silver cord, for His love for thee will never cease. Rest confident that even down to the grave Christ will go with you, and that up again from it He will be your guide to the celestial hills. Moreover, the Father loves the Son without any measure, and the same immeasurable love the Son bestows upon His chosen ones. The whole heart of Christ is dedicated to His people. He "loved us and gave Himself for us." His is a love which passeth knowledge. Ah! we have indeed an immutable Saviour, a precious Saviour, one who loves without measure, without change, without beginning, and without end, even as the Father loves Him! There is much food here for those who know how to digest it. May the Holy Ghost lead us into its marrow and fatness!

HOW WAS BIBLE IN LIFE GROUPS LAST NIGHT?

AND I LEAVE YOU WITH THIS "LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYDAY".....

LOVE YA'LL. YA'LL LOVE EACH OTHER.