March 2021 Newsletter

 

MARCH 2021 NEWSLETTER

Robert Lindenberger

3325 3rd Avenue

Mims, FL 32754

321-368-7184

expas65@yahoo.com

 

God is good all the time; all the time, God is good!  Amen?

 

Ah, Lord God, Thou Hast Made The Heavens
And The Earth By Thy Great Power;
Ah, Lord God, Thou Hast Made The Heavens
And The Earth By Thine Outstretched Arm.

 

Nothing Is Too Difficult For Thee,
Nothing Is Too Difficult For Thee;
Oh, Great And Mighty God,
Great In Power And Mighty In Deed,
Nothing, Nothing, Absolutely Nothing,
Nothing Is Too Difficult For Thee.

 

When I sing this song, I have a little prayer that goes through my mind: Dear God, please let me live close to You, so I don’t make it difficult for you to love me; I love You because You first loved me!

 

I go to a church that has the best pastor, and being a Wesleyan Baptist now, I still call out AMEN when he makes a good point.  One day, however, I got quiet, and he asked me why.  I told him, you stopped preaching. You started to meddle.  As he was preaching, he walked in front of the podium, and pointed right at me, and said, “You’re not growing in grace!”  “GROW UP!”

 

Well, I came home and got out my Bible, sang the above song, and read Romans 12:9-19.

Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it.  Run for dear life from evil; hold on for dear life for good.  Be good friends who love deeply; practice playing second fiddle.

      Don’t burn out; keep yourself fueled and aflame.  Be alert service of the Master cheerfully expectant.  Don’t quit in hard times; pray all the harder.  Help needy Christians; be inventive in hospitality.

      Bless your enemies; no cursing under your breath.  Laugh with your happy friends when they’re happy; share tears when they’re down.  Get along with each other; don’t be stuck-up.  Make friends with nobodies; don’t be the great somebody.

      Don’t hit back; discover beauty in everyone.  If you got it in you, get along with everybody.  Don’t insist on getting even; that’s not for you to do.  “I’ll do the judging,” says God.  “I’ll take care of it.”

     

      Then I Googled about sociable weaver birds that live in the Kalahari Desert in Africa.  They build nests large enough to house hundreds of birds on trees and other tall objects.  The nest is used as a shelter from the heat by day and the desert’s frigid temperatures by night.

      The sociable weavers are hospitable and good hosts.  They share their food and know how to work as a team, such as mending the nest when it shows signs of deterioration.  They even allow a variety of other birds to live in their colonies.  In this diverse setting, they live together in peace and harmony.

      When I finished reading this interesting article, I concluded that the sociable weavers’ behavior is worthy of imitation within our families, churches, and communities.  This lesson from nature is also the lesson from today’s reading.  Paul reminds us that God calls us to love one another, to maintain our spiritual fervor, and to practice hospitality towards one another.

 

PRAYER: Dear God, I don’t know how to be a sociable weaver bird.  You said you would meet our needs and help us to be like Jesus.  So, I am asking you today to show me how to be a sociable bird and love my enemies (the Communist Democrats).  You are a great big wonderful God and worthy of all of our PRAISE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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