Long Overdue Post

In the month of July, the LORD showered us with abundant fellowship with many brothers and sisters in Christ, and we were so blessed to spend time with all of them! God knows exactly when we need encouragement and reminders that we are not alone!

One of the very special blessings a few weeks ago was with the B. Family.

We helped arrange a way for them to come to where we live and they blessed our small community with a lovely concert.

That night, their whole family came to our home, and we stayed up quite late, enjoying the fellowship of like-minded believers.
In the morning, we all ate breakfast together, talked, cleaned up the kitchen together, then while it was still cool outside, everyone but Dad and Mr. B. went for a walk down our dirt road. (The men enjoyed a quiet 1 1/2-2 hours of fellowship!) We had a splendid time, getting to know this dear family better.
They were able to stay past lunch and after our meal, we enjoyed "putting on" Bible skits until they had to leave. We had a blessed afternoon.

We were so sad to see our company leave that afternoon... but not for long!!
The next week, the B. Family came back to our area, visited our church that morning, we enjoyed a picnic lunch that afternoon at a park, then that evening, we were privileged to join their family in another concert, playing for 15 minutes during the "intermission".

The whole day was a huge blessing, refreshing, and inspiring. The B. Family sings for the LORD alone, and the message their family portrays is a reflection of the love of Christ. We were blessed to spend that evening with them as well.

God is so good to His children. "Blessed be the God and Father of our LORD Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead." ~1 Peter 1:3

This morning, He showed me a beautiful verse: "He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities. For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him." ~ Psalm 103:10-11
Isn't that amazing that He does not deal with us according to our sins? His mercies are great - to those who FEAR HIM!! I have been doing a study on the fear of the LORD these last 2-3 months, and I have found some rich verses and truths. Have any of you ever studied the fear of the LORD? Do you have any idea how many times we are told to fear God? What has the LORD been teaching you?

May the LORD bless you all, as you seek to know Him better, and may He teach you to fear Him alone.

Through Christ Alone,
~Dani