John 15:13 NASB "Greater love has no one than this, that a person will lay down his life for his friends."Once again they will line up! Today we learn the greatest things we can do for others. They will line up, stretching many city blocks. They will stand together, shoulder to shoulder, no matter what the weather brings. They will come from other departments to stand alongside each other and pay tribute to the one who gave the ultimate sacrifice. They do this, for a brother has fallen in a fire, who gave his life for others. No one ever talks about that part of the job but selflessly men and woman will run into burning buildings and be ready to lay down their life for others. It's what Jesus did for all of us. Take a moment and pray for the family of those fallen and pray for those who will this day go headlong into the flames to save another. peace, tom
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Galatians 6:2 NASB "Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ."We've all been there! Today we read about bearing each other's burdens and fulfilling the law of Christ! He walked into my office and sat down. He didn't say anything at first but I could tell he was struggling. As I began to ask him questions, the dam broke. He began to cry and sob and tell me what had been going on in his life. He needed a shoulder to cry on, to lean on, to unload the baggage that he had been carrying for so long and he needed someone not to judge him but to listen and pray with him. Although I had a long list of things I wanted to get done that day, and listening wasn't on it, I got more done in those hours than I could ever have done with "my" list. For to fulfill the law of Christ is to love others as Jesus loved us! No matter what we have on our "to do" list, let's always leave room for someone else! peace, tom
Matthew 5:9 NASB "“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God."They are needed more than ever! Today's Verse speaks volumes for what is needed in the world today! I happened to be watching from a distance, two young boys arguing. No sooner did it start to turn ugly when one of their fathers stepped in. He knelt down and began to speak to the boys. I wasn't close enough to hear what he said but what I saw showed me that he was a peacemaker for the two boys shook hands! I remembered when my father made my brother and I shake hands after we had a fight. Although I didn't really want to, the shaking of my brothers hand made a difference in what we were fighting about. Let's be a peacemaker out there, for the world seems to be fighting a lot lately! peace, tom
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May 2024
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