September 27, 2010

“Do two men walk together unless they have made an appointment?” Amos 3:3

To maintain a relationship two must set aside times, scheduled and planned, to converse. Not all conversation is verbal. You must spend time in the company of each other to be in relationship. Failure to make and keep a regular appointment with God results in the mind doubting, the spirit drifting and a general slide toward worldly thinking and acting. While God is always present, one still needs the discipline of setting aside a scheduled “appointment” to meet with him. Not for his sake, but for ours. We otherwise allow things to dominate our time and soon our faith and walk is affected. Do you have a scheduled appointment with your Father every day?

Thought for the week: Once the game is over, the King and the pawn go back in the same box.
-- Italian Proverb

Funny for the week: "Meatloaf"

A recent bride called her mother one evening in tears.

"Oh, Mom, I tried to make Grandma's meat loaf for dinner tonight, and it's just awful! I followed the recipe exactly, and I know I have the recipe right because it's the one you gave me. But it just didn't come out right, and I'm so upset. I wanted this to be so special for George because he loves meat loaf. What could have gone wrong?"

Her mother replied soothingly, "Well, dear, let's go through the recipe. You read it out loud and tell me exactly what you did at each step, and together we'll figure it out."

"Okay," the bride sniffled. "Well, it starts out, 'Take fifty cents worth of ground beef'…………."

Ok, and what color was her hair?....... Chaplain Barnes

Last week’s answer:

3. What did the Innkeeper tell Mary and Joseph?

a. “Come back after the Christmas rush and I should have some rooms.”

b. “I have a stable you can use.”

c. “There is no room in the Inn.”

d. Both b and c

e. None if the above No word about the innkeeper. See Luke 2:7

This week’s question:

4. Jesus was delivered in a:

a. Stable

b. Manger

c. Cave

d. Barn

e. Unknown