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Your
Weekly I-Mail Vol. 33 May 18,
2006
"Can a woman
forget her nursing child,
and have no
compassion of the son of her womb?
Even these may
forget, but I will not forget you.
Behold I have
inscribed you on the palm of
My hands."
On Sunday we were blessed by the duel
celebration of Mother's Day and the dedication of baby Darius to the
Lord. The graceful dance offered by sister's Dequisha and Elena also
lifted our spirits in worship. Together, these moments were used by
the Spirit to witness to the goodness of God.
We
were also reminded in the morning message of God's unfailing love through
the above scripture. God uses the illustration of a mother's strong
bonds to her nursing child forged in the tribulations of childbirth. This
is a bond of love that is virtually impossible to break - even in the face
of repeated failures of her children. Even more so, through the
sufferings of Jesus on the cross, we were bonded to God
forever. Calvary was His delivery room through which you and I
were "born-again." Christ's nail scared hands are permanent reminders
that we are His children. No matter how much we fail Him, we remain
His children.
Your
name is forever engraved upon God's hands. Like a mother, you are
forever in the
thoughts of His heart. Psalm 139:17 recounts this
truth:
"How
precious also are Thy thoughts towards me, oh God.
How vast is
the sum of them! If I should count them,
they would
outnumber the sand..."
In those moments when you feel like
singing, "Sometimes I Feel
Like a Motherless Child," remember that He has never
stopped thinking about you. His thoughts toward you contain
living promises like, "I will never leave or forsake you" and that
"nothing in all creation can separate you from my love."
This is why hearing His voice is so
essential in our walk with God. May you hear the voice of His
thoughts toward you today.
This Week at
Immanuel
All Queens Night of
Worship and Intercession
This
Friday, 7:30pm @ Pillars of Faith
There will
be special emphasis in prayer upon
the
Seekers Christian Fellowship High School Ministry
and
the Da
Vinci Code Evangelistic Outreaches.
DA VINCI CODE
OUTREACH
This Saturday at Main
Street Cinemas
HEARING GOD
Our
Afternoon Workshop is resuming this coming Sunday!!!
Please
read
chapters 8-12 in our workshop textbook.
These
chapters are best used as daily devotionals. BRING YOUR
WORKBOOKS!!!
Pastor
Mark |
