Molly at Lost Valley Ranch, Colorado
“…….My purpose will be established,
And I will accomplish all My good pleasure”
Isaiah 46:9-10
Hi Men:
I pray you had a wonderful week “in” Christ. If we have “put on” Christ (Rom 13:14) we have been utterly transformed so whatever we face in the temporal, will pale in comparison to the riches we now possess in Jesus Christ. Now that is Good News!
PHOTO ABOVE
I took that photo of Molly back in 2008 at the Lost Valley Men’s Conference. I had to ask a dear friend to help me in recalling her name. I think a lot of us just called her Cujo 🤠. She was one sweet St Bernard and loved to be hugged and scratched.
Tonight the conference kicks off, so please pray for all the men for their safe arrival and that all the speakers will bring honor to the Lord with their teachings. The conference ends before noon on Sunday.
The theme verse above is profound. One thought came to mind as I reflected on those verses. If our walking orders from Jesus are to continue His mission and seek and save the lost, those verses will embolden us and give us great confidence to share the Gospel knowing we are participating in God’s overarching mission and sovereign plan to redeem humanity. So get out there and tell a lost and dying world the Good News of Jesus Christ.
IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD OR FRONT YARD đź¤
Meet Julie and Suzie
My grandson Ezra, turned 4 on Saturday, so we went all out and had his cake delivered by Freed’s Bakery and the food provided by Cafe Rio. Everything turned out great. By the way, the cake was super cool. My grandson loves playing with the construction equipment on the sand pile, so we had a construction/sand pile cake. Check it out:
After Julie delivered the cake, I walked out with her to her little cake truck and said I have something for you. I shared the gospel with her gave her all my stuff. I told her my testimony and she had a she had a moment to listen to it and she said this is what I have been searching for asked if she could give me a hug. It was an amazing 15 minutes.
She said she would read it all tonight, so we’ll see what the Lord does.
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I did the same with Suzie and she went crazy. She told me she was raised Jehovah Witness with Mormon and Catholic influence. She too was overwhelmed with this Good News and like Julie, hugged me and kissed my cheek (I haven’t told my wife yet🤠). I kid you not, God had these gals primed and I’m still reeling that He sent them to my house. Before they drove off, they both received a significant gratuity — the “icing on the cake,” so to speak……
By the way, my grandson had to work off all that cake he ate, so I had him help Grampa dump the horse manure. Watch it on YouTube (7 seconds)
Men: This is so good! Things we need to ponder…………Â
Believing – Part One – Red Book Day 58
The purpose of these devotionals is to help you think Biblically
Solomon said, “As a man thinks, so is he”
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Feb 28 – Mar 2 – Lost Valley Men’s Retreat (Colorado) STARTS TONIGHT!
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A good Buddy sent me this devotional by D.A. Carson
Take a moment to read it ……………. Profound!
Ask God to search out your motives. However, even if your heart is not in the right place (I’m not talking about sin, but that you are going because of a sense of guilt or obligation), you should still go. If you were rescued from a burning building by a fireman who left the firehouse because he felt guilty not coming to the fire, as far as you are concerned, his motive for rescuing you is irrelevant. All that matters is that he did. So don’t get hung up on why you reach out to the lost, just do it, while there is still time. The quality is in the seed, not in the sower. This gives great consolation to those of us who feel we lack ability.
However, some who are worried about motive may lack motivation themselves. Love for God and love for the lost is all we need. Jesus told us to go, and gave us the Holy Spirit to help us. So if you are waiting for the “prompting” of the Holy Spirit to witness, just ask yourself if the people you are waiting to witness to fit the category Jesus mentioned in Mark 16:15: “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every [person].” The word “every” puts them in the “need to hear the gospel” category. If you were sitting in one of the Titanic’s lifeboats, with plenty of room onboard, would you look to the captain for his approval before you reached out to each drowning person, when he has already commanded you to reach everyone you can? Of course not. A good rule of thumb is: if they are breathing, they need to hear the gospel. Regardless of motive, the important thing is that Christ is preached.
From LivingWaters.com
The Arctic Tern
They can fly from pole to pole – In some cases, 50,000 miles!
Don’t miss watching this…
“Do you not know?
Have you on heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth”
Isaiah 40:28
Men: I have no idea how I missed This YouTube Video by the John 10:10 Project. It is so mind-boggling to reflect on. God’s amazing creation. (8:10 min)
 Urgent Prayer Needed for Believers in India
“Wherever you see Christian people, enter their houses and kill everyone.”
This is unbelievable. Daniel Janagam brought this to my attention. Here Is The Link
Surprising quote by Benjamin Franklin
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