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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Anouncement: Discontinuation of this blog's Auto-Postings

By The WindChime

I regret to announce the discontinuation of this blog's auto-postings.

You may have noticed that since the past few weeks, this blog has been flooded with spam emails from malicious visitors. This is because this particular blog's e-mailing address is compromised at the level of the email sources because these sources' group e-mailing systems are not designed for such a need as this blog of mine has experimented applying.

Before I set up this blog using blogger.com's auto-posting feature via email sources, I already anticipated this problem will occur sooner or later. Yet I was hoping that blogger.com programmers will be able to discover the weakness of this feature before the problem could happen. But as it turned out, the programmers are occupied with the more important improvements of their system. I only hope they will come across this problem sooner so that they may implement an appropriate solution to this minor vulnerability in their system.

It would also help if group e-mailing systems like my sources could find ways of securing their subscribers' email addresses particularly for usage or application such as auto-posting blogs.

Until blogger.com can find ways of allowing blogger users to block emails from unwanted sources, this blog of mine will remain to be inactive most of the time.

Thank you, and may the good Lord continue to feed you with your spiritual food which can easily be found from other sources.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

Today's Turning Point with David Jeremiah

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Weekend, August 16 & 17

Sweet Reminders of God's Good Provision: Always the Best Provision

And he said to him, "Every man at the beginning sets out the good wine, and when the guests have well drunk, then the inferior. You have kept the good wine until now!"
John 2:10

Recommended Reading
John 2:1 - 11
Caveat emptor—"Let the buyer beware." Since a Supreme Court decision in 1817 that established the doctrine of caveat emptor, it has fallen to the buyer to assume responsibility for the value of the goods purchased. Only in recent years have consumer protection laws been passed that protect buyers from unscrupulous or duplicitous sellers. But if you were dealing with Jesus, you would have no worries—He always gives the best.

It was the custom at weddings to get the guests intoxicated, then, once their senses were dulled, finish off the night with the cheap stuff. But late in the celebration when the cheap wine had run out, Jesus turned water into the equivalent of a fine vintage wine. What Jesus did was typical of God—giving the very best every time. Romans 8:32 says that God gave us His Son—the very best He had. And by that gift, we know He will likewise give us everything we need.

There is no caveat emptor when we ask God for what we need. He is totally trustworthy—we can expect His best, whatever that turns out to be.

God's gifts put man's best dreams to shame.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Read-Thru-the-Bible
Ezekiel 3:1 - 7:27 ; Ezekiel 8:1 - 11:25

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Today's Turning Point with David Jeremiah

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Friday, August 15

Boiling Eggs

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands...Come before His presence with singing.
Psalm 100:1-2

Recommended Reading
Colossians 3:16
Years ago a pastor stayed the night in a young couple's home. When he awoke the next morning, he heard a beautiful voice singing, "Nearer, My God to Thee," and inquired about it at breakfast. He said he was pleased to hear the old hymn but remembered it being slower than how he had heard it that morning. "Oh," replied the hostess, "that's because I wasn't paying too much attention to the words. It's a song my mom used to sing, and I've found it's a good one to boil eggs by; repeat the song five times rapidly for soft-boiled eggs and eight times for hard-boiled."

Some people believe that to truly worship God in song means to have no reservation, while others believe it is a private interaction. In reality, it doesn't matter how you sing during worship. What matters is that your heart and mind are focused on the words, and you are allowing the act of worship to draw you closer to the Lord.

If you feel there is something lacking in your worship time, try paying close attention to the words and intentionally singing them to your Lord and Savior. Invest your whole heart into worshipping with song, and you will gain a deeper, more intimate relationship with God.

When I worship, I would rather my heart be without words than my words be without heart.
Lamar Boschman

Read-Thru-the-Bible
Lamentations 4:1 - Ezekiel 2:10

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Friday, August 15, 2008

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Today's Turning Point with David Jeremiah

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Thursday, August 14

It Is Well…

"My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience."
James 1:2-3

Recommended Reading
John 18:1-11
If there was ever a person who exemplified the right attitude during a time of trial, it was Horatio G. Spafford. Once a wealthy businessman, he was brought to financial ruination by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and shortly thereafter crushed by the news that all four of his daughters had died while crossing the Atlantic. Knowing that, it is astounding that he penned these words:

"When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou has taught me to say,
It is well, it is well, with my soul." *

Spafford and his wife, who survived the shipwreck, went on to have two more daughters and then founded a group with a mission to serve the poor of Jerusalem.

When we experience trials of any kind, it can be tempting to get angry, demand justice, and act irrationally, crying out, "It's not fair!" But if we can catch a glimpse of Jesus' face as He unfairly hung on the cross, perhaps we will recall how He responded during the greatest trial of all time and try to follow His example.

"You cannot tailor-make the situations in life, but you can tailor-make the attitudes to fit those situations."
Zig Ziglar

Read-Thru-the-Bible
Lamentations 1:1 - 3:66

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Thursday, August 14, 2008