Spiritually Healthy

As I waited to pick my sister up this morning, I sat and read a morning devotional written by Charles Spurgeon. It was such an encouragement to me that I wanted to pass it along. "For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth." Amos 9:9 Every sifting comes by  divine command and permission . Satan must ask leave before he can lay a finger upon Job. Nay, more, in some sense our siftings are  directly the work of  heaven , for the text says, "I will sift the house of Israel." Satan, like a drudge, may hold the sieve, hoping to destroy the corn; but the overruling hand of the Master is accomplishing the purity of the grain by the very process which the enemy intended to be destructive. Precious, but much sifted corn of the Lord's floor, be comforted by the blessed fact that the Lord directeth both flail and sieve to his own glory, and to thine eter

It's that time again, my friends! Time to share another hymn for another month.  To be honest, I wasn't too familiar with this song. The title was a bit recognizable but the tune, composer, or lyrics were foreign in my soul.   I have heard of a land On the faraway strand, 'Tis a beautiful home of the soul; Built by Jesus on high, There we never shall die, 'Tis a land where we never grow old. [Refrain] Never grow old, Where we'll never grow old, In a land where we'll never grow old; Never grow old, Where we'll never grow old, In a land where we'll never grow old. In that beautiful home, Where we'll nevermore roam, We shall be in the sweet by and by; Happy praise to the King, Through eternity sing, 'Tis a land where we never shall die. [Refrain] When our work here is done, And the life crown is won, And our troubles and trials are o'er, All our sorrows will end, And our voices will bend With the loved ones who've gone on before. [Refrain] I

Anyone who knows me knows that I tend to be, in a group, the "mom." I don't pack for just myself, but for the entire  group and their potential needs. In other words, I come prepared. Luke 9:3: "And he said unto them, Take nothing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money; neither have two coats apiece."  It is hard for me to imagine my Lord Jesus saying this to me and my immediate response not sounding something like, "Uh, Jesus, are You crazy? How on earth am I supposed to go on a journey with absolutely nothing? I need  my snacks and my pillow, my own water and a second jacket, just incase in rains." And yet He says in  Luke 10:4: "Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes: and salute no man by the way." This was the topic of the sermon on Sunday and I've been chewing on it since then. The title of that sermon was "Is God My Supplier?" And I must be completely honest and say that I have not tak