Good Morning...
It is 3:15 am. I just got back from our church where some of our friends had gathered to pray for Kaleb Vancil, the grandson of our Pastor, Larry Ihrig. Kaleb was hit by a car and was diagnosed as brain dead at Children's Hospital in Oakland, CA. We were interceeding to God for a miracle. If you are reading this, you can join the prayer for Kaleb to awaken from his injuries. You can also pray for his family, Pastor Larry and Rhonda Ihrig, Adam, Gina, and Lola Vancil, and other members of their family. plus their church family...Celebration Christian Center, Livermore, CA.
This morning
While some of us were at the church praying we got the new info on Kaleb. They disconnected the life support at 5 am, and he passed away at 5:15 this morning. Please pray for his family...parents and sister Lola, grandparents, his aunt and uncle and two cousins. As their church family we are all broken hearted for them.
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The Monday devotional is titled, "She Did What She Could," and was written by Mary Wilkins. The theme is hoe s person cam do what she could but not always do what she should. Mary wrote, "If I can't even make a dent, I reason, then why do anything? But thinking of that verse, Jesus didn't say she did what she should. He said she did what she could."
This morning
"She Did What She Could"
I will shamelessly admit that I stole, ahem, I mean, "borrowed," that wonderful line from a bible study lesson. Jesus was dining at the home of Simon the leper, when a woman came in with a fancy and expensive bottle of perfume. She opened the bottle and poured the oil over Jesus' head. As the men in the room complained about her presence and her actions, AND her waste of a valuable resource, Jesus rebuked the men, and announced "She did what she could." (see Mark 14:8a)
When I have so many things to do, so many things I haven't even started, I become discouraged. If I can't even make a dent, I reason, then why do anything? But thinking of that verse, Jesus didn't say she did what she should. He said she did what she could.
What could I do? I could buy a frozen lasagna, a bag of salad, and a loaf of garlic bread for the family with a sick parent. I could call someone for a chat. I could invite someone to meet for tea. I could listen. I could smile. I could pray.
The men at the table continued to grumble, Jesus put them in their place by declaring:
Truly I tell you,
wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world,
what she has done will also be told, in memory of her.
Mark 14:9
NASB
"She Did What She Could"
These are all wonderful things, but not all of us are called to do them; nor are they more important than anything else. They are just some of the pieces of the very large puzzle that is this life. Yet all of us are a piece of the puzzle, and what we do in love helps other's to fit in and find their place in His kingdom of love.
Don’t just think about your own affairs,
but be interested in others, too, and in what they are doing.
Philippians 4:2 TLB
Dear Lord, may Your love shine out of us in every little thing we do for You this day. In Jesus name, amen.
Written by
Mary M. Wilkins
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