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Thursday, November 6, 2014
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"Do The Right Thing!"
"And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right" (2 Thessalonians 3:13).  We heard an extraordinary testimony following a nice luncheon yesterday at Lancaster Bible College. Mark Whitacre was a successful young businessman who became an FBI informant in the early 90's due to his knowledge of and participation in price fixing in his company, ADM, which was costing consumers one billion dollars per year! He describes his pre-conversion experience of being focused on self, greed, and doing things his own way.A highlight in his testimony was how his wife, Ginger, stood beside him through the long ordeal including serving a nine year term in federal prison. In addition to his wife's godly influence a Christian business man reached out to him and mentored him for months before his incarceration where he finally surrendered his life to Christ. Charles Colson also mentored Mark through those years before his death two years ago.  Mark shared how people having an experience like his could become bitter or better and how the Lord has blessed him through the entire experience. In speaking to primarily business leaders and business students at LBC he stressed "Do The Right Thing". In the photo above the smaller quote states, "Never deviate from what is the right thing to do." This sounds like a paraphrase of our daily verse, "Never tire of doing what is right." In the context where the verse is found the Apostle Paul is concluding his second epistle to the young Thessalonian believers. The broader context of the passage has to do with some faulty notions these young believers had about the return of Christ. The immediate context deals with living our lives in the daily grind, summarized with the phrase of the daily text "And as for you, brothers, never tire of doing what is right." That's a good word for all of us. We all need to have this truth firmly embedded in our hearts so that it is evident in our daily lives. "Doing what's popular is not always right, and doing what's right is not always popular." So much of what is so popular in the world is certainly not right and many times doing the right thing will simply not be popular.  In the photo above Mark highlights 3 paradigms:
Be encouraged today, Stephen & Brooksyne Weber  Daily prayer: Father, we enjoy positive results and favorable comments when we do good. But there are many times that we do good or take a position, in accordance to the Bible, that results in our being ridiculed, mocked, leaving us conflicted within our emotions. Would You increase the importance of eternity in our hearts so that we don't become weary of doing good and always expect reward here and now. Help us to remember, in many instances, the proper time that we reap a harvest will not be on this side but on the other side of eternity. Above all, remind us through Your Holy Spirit, that we choose to do good because it pleases You. May the fulfillment of pleasing You be of much greater importance than pleasing or impressing those among us. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. We've had some nice weather so we've been raking leaves, cleaning up our flower beds and garden. But Mollie thought our being outside surely must mean we want to play frisbee! As you can see she customizes all her frisbees by chewing out the center so she can get a good grip with her teeth. She often brings it back to us with her long snout sticking through the hole.  Yesterday we passed these dairy camels on an Amish farm here in Lancaster County. They look a bit out of place! "Amish Now Milking Camels" (Article in Amish News) Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "Sow Mercy" Video Gaither Vocal Band Song tells a great story! "Vrednic Esti Tu" Video A huge Romanian Youth Choir and Orchestra Even though I can't understand the words I recognize the Revelation Song and am so blessed by the incredible enthusiasm and joy-filled faces. If you need a spiritual lift today listen to this song! Here's Mark Whitacre's website. "Undercover" (2010) Mark Whitacre (The Informant) and FBI Discovery Channel Documentary Video (45 minutes) Ginger Whitacre discusses her support for her husband, Mark Whitacre (The Informant) We met Ginger yesterday and came to admire her loyalty to Mark as well as her devotion to God. Video Two of the photos of Mark Whitacre at LBC were taken by Ron Hill. 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!" Personal Ministry Update (Revised 10/21/13) Are our daily encouragement messages a blessing to you? Each weekday morning Brooksyne and I prepare these messages and distribute them at no cost to you and many others all over the world. We ask you to consider an offering to Daily Encouragement Net so that we can continue to prepare and provide this daily resource which is accessed by believers and seekers all over the world. Daily Encouragement Net relies solely on the generosity and financial support of its readers and podcast listeners. See here for more information on supporting this ministry. Gifts are tax deductible. Click here to donate online.2014 YTD offerings to Daily Encouragement Net: $10,697.00
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