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Gathering of God's Ways, His Work, and His Word

4/6/2011

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Hi,
 
"He that gathereth in summer is a wise son" (Prov. 10:5).
 
Earth has her seasons with a time to plant, cultivate, harvest, and store up for the coming winter.  The time we have with our children in the shelter of our homes is a precious season of spiritual planting, cultivating, gather and store up.  Because the season of winter will come in their lives.
 
No young person can live permanently in such a shelter with mom and dad.  It is possible, however, in the quiet days of the home, to gather spiritual resources in the heart so that in the conflicts of the future, the soul can be safe.
 
When men build a great ship to go to sea, they build it with tremendous strength, staunch ribs, immense beams and stays, and heavy steel plates. They make it strong enough to endure the wildest storms. So human lives should be built in the home in the days of youth – not merely for the sweet experiences of the home itself, but to meet the severest testing that the future may bring.  Let's understand though, just like the building of the ship, it is not a quick fix.  The training should begin at a young age and, hopefully through the years, become a life style.        
 
There is a touching story told of a young man who was rapidly and surely losing his eyesight. The physicians told him that he would be able to see for just a few months longer.  He asked his sister to travel over Europe with him, taking a last look at the beautiful things, before his eyes would be closed forever. He wanted to have his memory stored with lovely pictures of mountains, lakes, and waterfalls, of fine buildings and works of art, so when the time came that he could no longer see, he might have these beautiful visions in his soul that they may still bring light to his darkened world.
 

Let's walk in the light while we have the light. We should train ourselves and our children to see all the beauty we can find in God’s ways, His works, and His Word.  It is better caught than taught.  For as they see this pattern is a way of life for us, we can train them to make it a way of life for themselves.  Let's gather into our souls all the love, joy, and gladness that we can store there, while we have daylight. Then when the night settles about our lives, and the lives of our children, we all can still have light within.
 
"He that gathereth in summer is a wise son" (Prov. 10:5).

May the Lord bless you and yours today, and always remember that you are loved!!!

Henry
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    Henry D. is from Southern Indiana and writes these wonderful daily devotionals to encourage those at the Dogwood Community Church located in Paoli, Indiana.  Henry has graciously agreed to share these wonderful devotionals here at Without Excuse Ministries to encourage you our valued guest!

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