✝ Daily Encouragement (8/17/23) "Our Advocate With The Father"
Published: Thu, 08/17/23
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Thursday, August 17, 2023
You probably did a double take of this photo, expecting an Amish man to be
sitting on the seat but it's me, an old English guy! Yesterday I helped my friend Jesse by raking his hay on the Old Windmill Farm.
(Click on photo to enlarge.) "Our Advocate With
The Father"
Message summary:
Today is a reminder that we should utilize
all the services of our advocate with the Father,
"Jesus Christ the
righteous".
Listen to our message on your audio player.
"Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high" (Job
16:19). "And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever" (John 14:16). "My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world" (1 John
2:1,2).
 For many years
Bob Southard, a friend of ours going all the way back to the 1980's, sends a sermon out each Saturday night that he prepares for nursing
home ministry. His latest message was titled "I Love My Attorney" which prompts this message.
For most of us our attorney would probably not be among those listed on our
top ten that we love and hold dear, unless they're a family member. But we do respect and admire
our attorney
, Randy Miller. As a young child he dealt with a disabling and life threatening disease. Many of you will remember the Polio epidemic in the 50's before the vaccine came out in 1955. But Randy overcame
his difficulties related to polio and built a successful law practice and a fulfilling life of service to others. Just for the record we have only used his services to prepare our wills, etc. Thus far in life that's been about the extent of our attorney needs!
Randy has another interesting distinction. He is a gospel singer who has made several albums and CD's. He began singing in his church when he was just 3 years old. He made his first album when he was sixteen. Randy is my age and moved to Lancaster County to attend college in the early seventies where he met his wife.
They have three daughters. We've become friends with his daughter, Sarah,
who attends our church.
Today we are going to consider some vital legal work that is available to all of us. Among the duties of an attorney is to advocate, which means to back, champion, support, and uphold. In fact a synonym for
attorney is advocate.
In a great statement of faith in Job he declares,
"Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high" (Job 16:19).
In the midst ofJob's deep trial he kept his faith. He had the assurance of an advocate on
high!
The greatest concentration of the word advocate in the Bible is in
John's gospel using the Greek word Paraclete (παράκλητος). The word commonly refers to the
Holy Spirit and is translated as 'advocate', 'counselor or 'helper'.
The final reference to advocate in the Bible is in John's epistle with a description of the vital need we all have.
"But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous" (1 John 2:1).
Well, we all have sinned (Romans 3:23) and thus we all need the services of this advocate. A few verses earlier John
had written, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
Today each of us need to utilize the services of our advocate with the Father,
"Jesus Christ the
righteous".
Be encouraged today,
(Hebrews 3:13
)
Stephen & Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, we thank you for the advocate You gave us to help us and be with us forever. Our sins are great but Your mercy is greater and we can find forgiveness as we turn to Jesus Christ. Your all sufficient merit is our blessing.Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources "My Advocate"
Watch video on Youtube
Rend Collective
"All Sufficient Merit"
Watch video on Youtube Shane and Shane
"The Singing Attorney"
(article about Randy Miller in Lancaster County Magazine)
Jesse instructing me on how to rake hay with the mule
team.
(Click on photo to enlarge.) 
The hay is raked to help it dry out prior to baling. If it's not dry it
will mildew. The last time I recall raking hay was right after we got married in 1976 and I worked for a farmer in southern Missouri. But that was with a tractor!
(Click on photo to enlarge.) 
After the field work on the Old Windmill Farm I visited with the Prakash
family who are from India but now live in the states. Both are software engineers. They are Christians and face opposition from their families who remain Hindu. The now live in New Jersey and have a ministry to the homeless. After visiting the Old Windmill Farm they struck up a friendship with the Lapps and enjoy visiting the farm where the boys enjoy
playing.
The Old Windmill Farm donkey is named Donkey-Donk and is quite a character
with his loud braying! Note: He is not eating a chicken.
As we got ready to leave the peacock hopped up on our
van.
Most of our farm photos today were taken by Ester and as we drove back
across the county Ester followed this hot air balloon with her camera.
(Click on photo to enlarge.)
Note to email readers: For some reason I had the wrong photos up in the email version yesterday.
One of the pleasures we both enjoy is meandering through the country more or
less on the way to various workplace chaplaincy assignments. Yesterday after our first visit
in Lebanon County
we drove over to Richland, PA and thought this was a neat view through the railroad
underpass.
We ate breakfast at the Railroad Diner
, one of our favorite eating spots, partly because it reminds us of a diner in small towns where we grew up. This diner sits right along a busy rail line. The food is very good and so is seeing so many small town folk. Yesterday we sat near a group of older men who discussed the Bible as they ate their
breakfast.
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