I am back with a dog Adventure---Ears Just a Floppin"

                                                       Ross Parry HRPets Best.

Ears Just a Floppin’

Hebrew 11: 1

Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

NIV Bible

His ears were flopping in the gentle wind as the old red pickup truck sped by me. Don’t know if he had been on an adventure or going to one, but it made me laugh to see that big red bloodhound positioned perfectly in the bed of the truck sniffing the marsh air like he was the “Top Dog of the Marsh.” His snout pointed upwards baying at the sky---here I am. He definitely did not have a care in the world just faith that wherever his master was going, he was going too.

We too are on a journey that is directed by our faith.  Faith sometimes is the hardest concept to grasp on to. Where does it come from? How do I see it? How can I have faith going through the misery of life?  As in the scripture suggests with our faith comes hope and the certainty that God will provide our pathway. As Christians we are taught to have faith, as it becomes our passageway to our eternal life. Faith may be blind to the unbeliever, but to the believer it is knowing that Our Master will bring us a peace of mind as we travel the broken road of life.

Just as that ol’ bloodhound had complete trust in his master to get him to his next destination so must we have faith that Our Master will deliver us to our eternal home. Let us grow our faith in God and remember the ultimate sacrifice Jesus gave for us.  And as for that dog in the red pickup truck, I hope his ears are still a floppin’ in the gentle wind. TOTT

O Forgiving and Loving Father,

  We all want to be believers that Faith alone will achieve our finally destination of eternal life.  Our prayer today is one for hope and peace as we continue to try erasing our doubts about our faith. Continue to guide and direct our lives.

Amen

Commitment for today: Read the Bible to expand your faith and belief in God and Jesus.

On Palm Sunday the children sang praises as well as the adults as Jesus rode into town on the donkey colt.

The Toddler Prays

     Proverb 22:6 (RSV)

Train up a child in the way she should go, and when she is old she will not depart from it.

       Matthew 19:14 (RSV)

Jesus said “Let the children come to me and do not hinder them; for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.”

My three-year-old grand daughter, Ainsley loves to pray before eating. Her parents have taught her our family dinner prayer---“God is great…thank him for our food.” As we gather around the table and hold hands, she immediately nods her head and says, “pay pease”, in the way only a toddler can tug at you heart, and we pray. But she has the idea that we must pray throughout the meal. So during the meal she announces, “Pay pease” and we comply. How can the adults deny this child’s act of praying as she is learning about her prayer life?

In Gospel of Matthew, Jesus instructs to allow the children to come to Him and in no way hinder them from following Christ and His ways. We as parents and grandparents have a responsibility to our children to see that they seek Jesus even at a young age. Just like my grand daughter’s fascination with praying we must “train up a child in the way she should go.”  How else will they learn how to live a Christian life? Or develop a life filled with praying? I believe Ainsley feels the tugging and power of the Holy Spirit growing within her.

Yes, I am sure at the Easter table this spring, the dinner will be interrupted many times as Miss Ainsley reaches out her precious hands and says “Pay Pease.”  It is my hope and prayer that throughout her life, she will turn to pray not only in blessing the food, but also in time of need, for understanding, and to praise God. 

And may she continue throughout her life to pray over and over. TOTT

Prayer:

Praise God, Oh my soul, for He hath brought me to see another day --- Heavenly Father, help me to live as thy child and to walk in thy ways. Teach me to speak the truth, to shun what is evil and to do what is good. In all my thoughts, words and deeds. May I bear in mind that thou God, sees me.

   Bless my dear parents and all people, pardon my sins and hear my prayer, for Jesus Christ’s sake.

Amen

Written by Mrs. N.R. Blay, 1909 (It is said she prayed this prayer over and over)

Commitment for the day: Remember to pray and give thanks for your blessings.