Sunday, December 28, 2008

Greetings from Memphis.

We have had a wonderful day here in Memphis. My wonderful sister-in-law celebrated her 50th birthday today. She works in a veterinary clinic and is so great with all of the animals and their parents. I have watched her at home with her two dogs and two cats and today she fed treats to all of her animals and the neighbor’s animals. They loved “Mama Gayle” coming to give them a treat and just tell them how much she loves them. My brother-in-law Dale is a cyclist and rode a mere 57 miles today and all of it between the hours of 7:30 am and noon. Teague, our nephew, picked up his girlfriend at the airport today and we got to meet her. Chloe is a lovely girl. We have enjoyed getting to know her. Geni and Taryn and all of the family spent the day enjoying hanging out together. We have spent time late night talking and getting caught up. Graceland is planned for tomorrow. We are not going inside, just to the gates and to a souvenir shop or two.

Galatians 4:6 says, “Since you are God’s children, God sent the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, and the Spirit cries out, “Father.”

Scripture tells us that God sent Jesus to the earth and placed in Him His spirit. God placed in Jesus His very essence. “The Spirit became flesh and dwelt among us.”

God also placed in Jesus His plan and His will. Jesus knew that God was His Father. When Jesus needed guidance He called upon His heavenly Father. When Jesus needed comfort He called upon His heavenly Father. And when Jesus needed confirmation of His mission and knew He had to walk the road to the cross, Jesus cried out, “Abba, Father…”

God gives us, His children on earth, the same opportunity. God loves us so much that He places in us, by faith, His spirit. We can call on the power of the Holy Spirit at any time. When we call to the Father in faith and prayer, God listens because we are His children. Jesus cried out to God, His heavenly Father, in the garden of Gethsemane. His physical body would lose its strength as the days leading up to the crucifixion would prove. But the Holy Spirit, God’s pure essence still remained intact.

Remember that we are children of the King of Love. God has given us His Holy Spirit and we can call on Him anytime just as a child would call out to their parents in times of trouble. Remember when you were a youngster and you fell and scraped your knee? All you wanted was Mom or Dad to comfort you, clean you up, place a Band-Aid on the wound and hold you for just a bit until the pain went away. You believed that your parents would be there to care for you. God does the same for us when we call on Him. God is faithful to come to us when we call and meet our needs, all because we call Him, “Abba, Father.”

Take joy in the journey friends. Love you all, Bruce, Gaylene, Geni and Travis.

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I am not moved by what I see. I am not moved by what I feel. I am moved only by what I believe and I believe God.

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