From:                                         Phil Rembleski <PHIl@rescuechurchofchrist.org>

Sent:                                           Wednesday, March 25, 2020 6:58 AM

To:                                               1111RESCUEMEMBERS

Subject:                                     MORNING ENCOURAGEMENT

 

GOOD MORNING LOVED ONES.

Instead of your preacher today, I'm sharing an email I got from Bryan Ball.  

We need to know that ALL OF US are thinking of ALL OF US!  Thank you for your your thoughts 

Bryan.  they are "Right On" in this time.  Let's all share this love and advice...

                                                    From Bryan:

We have several scriptures that talk about times of being alone. Sometimes we need this, if we look at this in a postive way, and be productive with our time, we can build an even stronger relationship with God. I read in Ex. 24:18 that Moses spent 40 days and 40 nights not eating or drinking while on mount Sinai in the presence of God. We remember this story because of the significance of this event. We are also reminded of Noah with his family was forced to have a, "stay at home order," by God for approximately 370 days! Paul spent 3 years in the desert learning from Jesus the proper way of worship and how to be obedient in Gal. 1:11- Gal 2:1, Paul seized this opportunity to grow in this special relationship with our Lord and Savior. We too can seize this same opportunity by reading and studying the very same information and have the same relationship that Paul received. I engraved on the front cover of my Bible
Luke 6:12 with a beautiful picture.  
       12 Now it came to pass in those days that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray,
                            and continued all night in prayer to God                      
We need to take time to pray.  God has made time for us to pray.  Jesus loves His Father so much, that He took time out of His daily routine, climb a mountain and pray all night! Pray!  Ex.15:26  God says, "He is a Lord who heals you." Matt 4:24 says, "News about Jesus spread all over Syria, and people brought to Him all who were ill with various diseases, those suffering severe pain, the demon-possessed, those having seizures, and the paralized and Jesus healed them.                                                                
This is a time of healing, healing from sickness, healing from this world's moral indifferences.   We need to pray, God hears those who are His, and we are His.                      
The Ball family misses you all, focus on the good and be thankful we are His. God bless.