✝ Daily Encouragement (6/5/24) "In The Morning When I Rise"
Published: Wed, 06/05/24
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(Click refresh or reload for current message) Wednesday, June 5, 2024  A
country view
from the
Hilltop Acres
Farm Market
north of
Manheim, PA
"In The Morning When I Rise" Message summary: What's your focus when you rise each morning? We are to "proclaim His salvation day after day". Listen to our message on your audio player. “Let the morning bring me word of Your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in You. Show me the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul” (Psalm 143:8). “Sing to the LORD, all the earth; proclaim His salvation day after day” (1 Chronicles 16:23).Yesterday, following an early morning chaplain visit in Lebanon County, we stopped by and walked through Root's Country Market and Auction near Manheim, PA. It was established in 1926 and is held each Tuesday rain or shine. It's
quintessential
Lancaster
County
authenticity
where you can
buy
practically
anything from
selling
points called
"stands" which
are both
inside and
outside. It
was very
crowded
yesterday and
very warm
sunshine
seeped in no
matter where
you found
yourself in
the "mob" of
people.
We
stopped to see
if we could
pick up a few
plants that
Brooksyne
wanted but we
managed to buy
a few unusual
flavors of
whoopie pies
as well -
lemon,
pumpkin,
strawberry,
raspberry,
peanut butter,
shoofly pie
though the hot
sun did quite
a messy job on
the overly
generous cream
filling inside
the pies. (No,
we did not eat
them all but
brought most
of them home.)
At
one stand I
saw a small
plaque I was
tempted to buy
but we have
about all the
wall hangings
in our house
we can use. I
recognized the
words as the
line from a
song we enjoy,
"Give Me
Jesus". "In
The Morning
When I Rise
Give Me
Jesus".
Many
of us with a
few years
behind us in
our life cycle
recall the
typical sound
of an old
alarm clock, a
loud, often
unpleasant
noise of some
type that was
indeed
effective in
waking us up,
however
abruptly and
harshly.
But
in this
digital age we
can awaken to
a variety of
pleasant
sounds and
music of our
choice. We can
program our
phone to play
a song of
faith rather
than a pesky
beep, beep,
beep. Today's
old spiritual
would be a
good one:
In
the morning
when I rise,
in the morning when I rise, in the morning when I rise, give me Jesus. Refrain: Give me Jesus, give me Jesus. You may have all this world, give me Jesus. Those
who follow
Christ rightly
speak of
wanting to be
at the very
center of
God’s will.
There are many
areas of life
we must seek
the Lord’s
will and
submit
ourselves to
His
providential
direction. At
times we may
seek counsel
from others
and sometimes
His will is
given
progressively,
one direction
at a time.
Such
is the life of
faith. When we
are confronted
with a number
of valid
choices we
rightly ask,
“Which way,
Lord?” as we
trust and
depend upon
Him to open
the right door
and close the
wrong one,
however
confusing or
disappointing
that may
sometimes be
in the short
term.
But there are many other areas in our lives where the will of God is made absolutely clear to us. Today’s second verse is a portion of an ancient Psalm written by David over one million days ago. It tells us that we are to "Sing to the Lord". I am so thankful for the gift of music. The Psalmist who was tremendously blessed with the gift of music wrote "Make a joyful noise unto the Lord"! God has given each of us a song today and we are called to sing it out to Him. Some of you, like me, aren’t very comfortable singing when others are listening, but God asked for His song. It may be a song you sing heartily or a song that you carry in your heart. It might be a tune that you whistle or hum as you go about your daily duties. We consider Amish businesses where the girls often sing as they work. Whatever the circumstance, let us joyfully present that song today! David’s ancient command to "Sing to the Lord" is directed to "all the earth", which surely includes you and me wherever we live. As we share these messages each day it is such a joy to realize that wherever you are reading this from, it applies to you! We are to "proclaim His salvation day after day". Certainly there is an aspect that this proclaiming expresses an upward thanksgiving toward God for our salvation, but it is also a call to outward witness. The word for "proclaim" means "to announce". Today God continues to call His children to proclaim His salvation. The world may ignore, reject and even scorn the message but the call remains, "Proclaim His salvation day after day". Among many other duties, that’s what I choose to do today and desire to faithfully do every day. Be encouraged today, Hebrews 3:13 Stephen & Brooksyne Weber Daily prayer: Father, there are so many believers You have gifted with the ability to write meaningful words of praise and testimony that mirror the same expression I have in my heart but am unable to put into words or musical script. Though I’ve not been given this same talent thank you for giving me the ability to sing these songs as they resonate from my heart. The Psalmist David, the greatest poet of all time, proclaimed over and over again the wonders of Your salvation. May we never tire of this glorious life-changing theme as we sing about the marvelous miracle of salvation day after day. We want to be faithful in sharing with others by the grace of God. Amen. Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Give
Me Jesus"
Watch
on YouTube
Danny
Gokey
Many probably
assume this a
a newer song
but it's not.
It's an old
(1800's)
spiritual.
Eileen
Guenther
states,
“Spirituals
affirm a
complete trust
in God to make
right in the
next world
what was done
wrong in this
world”. She
notes,
“Spirituals
are powerful,
beautiful
music of
sorrow and
hope”. In his
autobiography,
Narrative of
the Life of
Frederick
Douglass: An
American Slave
(1845),
Frederick
Douglass
(1818–1895)
describes
spirituals as
“those simple
and apparently
incoherent
songs” with
“strong, long
and profound
accents” that
“breathed the
prayers and
complaint of
souls
suffering the
most cruel
anguish. Each
voice was a
witness
against
slavery and a
prayer that
God would
deliver us
from our
chains. . . I
often found
myself in
tears
listening to
them” (cited
in Chenu,
2003, 104–105) ROOT'S
Farmers Market
and Flea
Market in
Manheim PA
Pennsylvania
4K Drone
footage video 
At
Root's Market
I visited for
a few minutes
with Scott,
who sits near
us in our
Sunday Morning
Worship
service at
church. He was
at a stand for
"Blessings
Of Hope",
a local
ministry
making a huge
impact on
fighting
hunger in a
very creative
way. They
receive foods
near
expiration
date from
producers and
distribute
them through
churches and
ministries. An
example of
creativity is
that they
dehydrate
excess
vegetables
that are at
their prime or
near their
best buy date
and make a
soup mix out
of them!
Later
yesterday
afternoon we
went to a
picnic at a
conference
center near
Carlisle, PA
and on the way
stopped by
Ashcombes, one
of the largest
greenhouses we
know of. As
Brooksyne
walked through
the greenhouse
I explored the
grounds and
saw this truck
in slight need
of rescue.
(Click on photo to enlarge) 
It
was a picnic
for ministers
in our area
and I caught
up with some
old friends
including 91
year old
Philip
Bongiorno who
was my
District
Superintendent
when I was
ordained in
1979. Though
we rarely see
him I was
heartened that
he knew right
away who we
were. In his
younger years
he was a fiery
Italian
preacher who
always
reminded us of
the value of
our salvation
in Christ.
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