December 28th, 2008 by admin

A few years ago I had heard a story about a survey that had been done on 100 – 100 year olds. It was along the lines of … If you could go back in your lifetime, what would you do different or change. Not one single person mentioned that they wish they had made more money, or that they wish they had lived in a better house or drove a better car.

Their answers….. They wished they could have spent more time with friends and family. Why does it take us 100 years to figure out what the most important thing is (Beside our relationship with God)?

I just got back from Mississippi visiting family for the Christmas holiday. You know… this year was not about the gifts. It was about spending time with family. In fact, Missy and I had probably one of the quietest Christmases ever, and you know…there is nothing wrong with that. We got to spend time with dear loved ones and it was nice.

Now next year…. we might go “Hog Wild” on the gifts, and there is nothing wrong with that either, as long as you can pay for them. But for now, I will just rest in the family and the quietness of Christmas 2008.

Blessing to you on your journey,

Lee

December 14th, 2008 by admin

Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to Missy. May God give you many more of these. I am blessed that you are in my life and I thank God for you. 

December 13th, 2008 by admin

Just wanted to give a big shout out for our youth event last night here at our house. The kids were great and all went well. It’s amazing to see the different personalities and kids from a wide age range get along. We did a progressive dinner at 3 locations ending at our house with dessert and a message. Being it is Christmas I spoke on how God has gifted each one and that each was created unique and designed for a special purpose. We don’t actually have a youth pastor right now so as the associate pastor I am doubling as the youth pastor. Attached is a couple of shots of our dining room with decorations for the youth event with the chocolate fountain as the main treat. Cheers to all!

Blessings to you on your journey,

Lee

December 11th, 2008 by admin

I was reading the other day about the law of the leper and saw something that I had never seen before. We pick this up in Leviticus 14:1-5. It says when a leper that had been healed (leprosy was incurable by the way) he is to be brought to the priest, and the priest will examine him and declare/confirm that he has been healed by the Lord. Once he has been declared healed the priest will need to perform an atonement ceremony over him for the final cleansing. This is the same for leprous houses also found in Leviticus 14 and for bodily issues in Leviticus 15.

Here is what is so interesting. Atonement could not be done unless “first” the priest declares the person healed or clean. They must be healed “first” before an atonement could be performed. If the leprosy had spread or they were not healed yet, they could not have an atonement. Jesus being our high priest has examined us and declared us healed (I Peter 2:24). He said that by His stripes we were healed. His “stripes” was different than His death. We were not healed by His death but by His stripes, which was His beating, which happened “first”. Then He died for us which finalized the cleansing of our sin. Just as the leper or others that had bodily issues, Jesus has healed us by His stripes and then performed an atonement for us. We could not have an atonement done for us if He had not healed or cleansed us first. To say that we are not healed in our bodies is to say that we don’t have atonement either. We must be careful not to nullify the work of the cross by our lack of faith in His stripes. He who the Son sets free, is free indeed.

Blessing to you on your journey,

Lee