Hello again
from up in the country, Enola, Arkansas and your friend and gospel preacher,
Mickey Burleson and the Enola Church of Christ.
Well, our teachers and students have a couple of days and then it’s back
to the old school routine, up early, gone all day, back home tired out, and in
bed early. We all need to remember to be
a little more patient with each other until we get acclimated to our new way of
life. Organization always helps make the
transition easier. My parents always had
us lay out our school clothes each night before we retired to bed. Taking a bath or shower at night gives us a
little more time to sleep. Eating a good
breakfast makes the school day and work day better. I’m not necessarily talking about a “big”
breakfast. I am talking about eating
something nutritious and lasting to start the day off right. Cindi and I have been eating fruit and nut
smoothies in the morning with a piece of toast or bagle. I make the smoothie in our “Ninja” blender
while Cindi is getting ready. Fresh
fruit is always good if we have it, but if not I put in frozen strawberries,
peaches, blueberries, mango, almonds or some other nut, a small amount of oats,
and a little yogurt and some almond milk and maybe a little orange juice for a little
bit of tangy flavor and a few ice cubes.
Delicious!! As a matter of fact,
I could eat (or drink) one right now. It’s
quick, nutritious and delicious.
Speaking of
food; man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of
the mouth of God. Jesus said that when
He was being tempted and was very hungry.
How are you doing when it comes to reading, studying, thinking about,
applying, and sharing God’s word, the Bible?
I read the Bible every day. This “spiritual
food” sustains my soul (the real me) and helps me with life’s
difficulties. God’s word is indeed a
lamp to my feet and a light to my path (Psalm 119:106). God’s word makes my faith stronger (Romans
10:17). God’s word is true. This fact may be the reason few people read
it. In the Bible book of James, we find
that the Bible is a mirror. When we read
it, we are seeing ourselves as we really are, just like when we look into the
mirror in the morning before we depart for school or work. I look pretty silly in the morning. The other morning my youngest granddaughter
told me that I had “crazy hair.” Well, I
took a little time with some water, hair gel, and a brush and I was ready for
the day. No more crazy hair. Sometimes I have “crazy hair” in my
life. The Bible directs me to make the
changes in myself that need to be made to be the man I need to be for God, for
my family, and for others. I’m glad God
gave us His word in a book, the Bible.
Are you reading it?
This Sunday morning
at Enola we will be studying about Paul’s Greatest Desire – To Win Christ, To
be found IN Him, To KNOW Him, To know the POWER of His Resurrection, and To
know the Fellowship of His Sufferings.
We’re on lesson four. On Sunday
evening we meet at 5:00. We are looking
at Jesus Parable of the Prodigal Son. This younger son began the journey of sin,
went on the journey to the far country, wasted his time, treasures, and talents
on sin, was humiliated by sin, and was lost in sin. We have studied the first few lessons and
will now study about the “lost-ness of sin.”
I am so very happy that this young man “came to himself” and came home
to what is good and right. If you are
somewhere in the way of sin, come to yourself and come home to God. Jesus said it best in Matthew 11:28-30.
