April 6^th, 2014

Today’s Services:

9:30 am Bible Study......................................................................................

10:00 am Service .... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....

Birthdays: April: 7^th -- Cherrie Anderson, 14^th -- Wesley Hudson, 17^th -- Betty Groover & Emma Holland

21^st -- Jennifer Holland, 25^th -- Blaire Patterson, 30^th -- Red Huff

To Our Congregation: Our Spring Meeting is set for May 2-4 (Friday through Sunday) .

Speakers are Marvin Stalnaker & Gabe Stalnaker

“I Kill”

“See now that I, even I, am He, and there is no god with me: I kill . . .” – Deuteronomy 32:39

HERE is no greater comfort for the believer than this. This blessed truth will deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage (Heb.2:15). Our Lord is the Author (giver) of this life and the Finisher (taker) of it. God tells us man’s “days are determined, the number of his months are with Thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass” (Job 14:5). The bounds He has set for us are the place, the time, and the instrument of our death to this world. The day, the hour, the moment, the means of our passing is set by the Lord. Though it may be sickness, old-age, bullet, sword, car-wreck, . . . no matter, God determined it for each of us before the world began. “I KILL” , saith the Lord. What a comfort that is. Our God in His wisdom, takes us in His good time, according to His will and pleasure. We are immortal until it’s our time. There is nothing and no-one to fear. The Lord encourages every believer in this, saying: “Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day” (Ps.91:5). Let the unbelievers of the world fear terrorists; but let the people of God fear no one but God. “Thou shalt not be afraid . . . for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand at thy right hand; but it shall not come nigh thee” (vs.6-7). This is God’s command to His people . . . “Fear not! . . . Thou shalt not be afraid.”

We wouldn’t be flesh and blood if we had no fears, but too much fear and worry dishonors our God and leaves us in distress and anxiety. Rest in this thought, that the Lord gave us this life as it pleased Him and the Lord will take it when He pleases.

I had my old dog put down the other day and personally buried his body. Though I had another give him the injection that put him to sleep, I was the one who determined it. It was completely my decision. I was his master. He was my dog. I was the one who chose him as a pup, picking him out of all the rest, purchased him, brought him home, fed him, nurtured him, taught him, loved him. He was my dog. No-one knew him as I did. I knew when it was time and I gave the command. So it is with our Master.

Our Lord and Master chose His people before the world began, brought them into this world, led, fed, taught, bought and cared for them all the days of their lives. And in His good time . . . He puts them to sleep (there is no death for those in Christ).He takes them home. What peace there is in believing that our kind Master in His infinite wisdom and eternal purpose wounds and heals, kills and makes alive.

F Suppose that an ‘accident’ should take away our lives; I smile to think that the worst thing that could happen would be the best thing that could happen. If we should die, we should but the sooner be “forever with the Lord.” -- Spurgeon

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