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 A daily, Bible-based perspective of hope, encouragement and exhortation. Home About Us Archives Free email subscription  Listen to these messages  Text only for printing  See here for more info. <Previous Message · Archive edition Tuesday, July 1, 2014  Hanging flower arrangement on light pole on Main Street in Mount Joy "And On That Day" Listen to us read this message on your audio player."Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name" (Psalm 103:1). "The time of my departure has come" (2 Timothy 4:6). Sunday afternoon I received a call from Wayne, a college friend who lives in Michigan. He informed me that his pastor had passed away that morning after a battle with colon cancer. Although we didn't know him we do know his father-in-law Oliver Dalaba and Oliver's son Curt, whom we also went to school with. Of course this will be a very hard time for this congregation. A good pastor is there for us during life transitions. In this case the church will need to be there to help this family through the transition. Yesterday I talked to my friend Mark Pulliam, who is a hospice chaplain. In his ministry he has seen many people who are in their last days ministering to the patient and family. In our form of chaplaincy we mostly see people in the norm of life and in some cases have seen the same employees for over 13 years. However In Mark's case along with other hospice chaplains he has but a brief window of ministry often during life's most difficult hour. His job security is based on Hebrews 9:27. He told me he stays busy with a reliable, steady stream of new patients. There's a song being played on the radio a lot and sung in many churches that many of you have heard called "Ten Thousand Reasons" by Matt Redman. (We place a link to a YouTube video below). It is a call to continual praise and has beautiful piano and lyrics. It begins with the chorus, which was perhaps alluding to Psalm 103: Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before, O my soul I'll worship Your holy name The first verse states: The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes Isn't that a great resolve? God is always worthy of our praise. Psalm 113:3 states, "From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the Lord is to be praised." We are breathing and Scripture declares, "Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!" (Psalm 150:6). Today we simply don't know what may pass or what lies before us. But whatever happens, "Let me be singing when the evening comes." The second verse states: You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger Your name is great, and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find This verse begins a list of what we are to praise God for; rich in love, slow to anger, a great name, a kind heart. The beginning of ten thousand reasons to praise Him! But it's the final verse that I feel is especially touching and speaks to a reality of life we may tend to ignore: And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore What a healthy outlook! Now certainly that is a day we tend to prolong. Most of us enjoy life on this side. But that day will surely come. We see it in our ministry regularly and we have seen it in our family, in our case our parents. Our most recent observation was several weeks ago when we stood at the bedside of a cancer patient in hospice who has sinced passed on. We quoted Psalm 23 together and had a prayer with the family. Receive this great assurance from a faith statement expressed early in the Reformation from the Heidelberg Catechism: "What is my only comfort in life and death? That I, with body and soul, both in life and in death, am not my own, but belong to my faithful Savior Jesus Christ who so preserves me that without the will of my Father in heaven not a hair can fall from my head; yea, that all things work together for my salvation." Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber  Daily prayer: Father, as we cling to Your hand we will remain unshaken in a world where life is filled with transition. Solomon spoke of this when he wrote that all are going to the same place; all come from dust and all return to dust. An old gospel song speaks to this, "Time is filled with swift transition; naught of earth unmoved can stand. Build your hopes on things eternal; hold to God's unchanging hand!" As we continue to build on that which can't be seen on this side of glory, we do not throw away our confidence or shrink back, for our faith will someday be richly rewarded. We persevere so that when we have done the will of God we will receive what He has promised; eternal life and a glorious place to reside where sorrows do not exist and sin cannot enter. Keep us looking up and our souls singing Your unending praise, ten thousand years and then forevermore. Amen.Some scenes from our neck of the woods  Evidence of harvest time down the road from our house. We wrote yesterday about overflowing hope. It appears this farmer is overflowing with hay.  We had an unusual sight the other day with a large blimp flying over our home. It looks like part of the Red Sox logo with two red socks.  Walking through Mount Joy the other day we saw our friend Jimmy sitting on a park bench. I asked him what he is and he quickly responded "I'm an overcomer". We wrote a message about Jimmy many years ago.  The other day Brooksyne snapped this photo of her favorite hymn from the Vietnamese hymnal.  Yesterday the road in front of our house was paved. For many years we've had a semi-paved road surface known as tar and chip. Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) Video Matt Redman "Praise the Lord" Video Laura Story and Natalie Grant "I will sing praises to my God even with my dying breath." "In Christ Alone" Video "No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me. From life's first cry to final breath Jesus commands my destiny." Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne  Stephen and Brooksyne Weber (Click on photo to enlarge)About Us "We want to encourage you daily in your walk with Christ!" 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