BY HIS GRACE ONLY

Wednesday- Middle of the week,, so let's enjoy today,, for it is also a special day, built by, given by, our God , from Him to you ,,,, to do with just as you want to do.. so enjoy it to the hilt... and when you walk, play, sit down to eat, put on your clothes, pick up a glass of water.. look at the sky, feel the warmth, the rain, all of these things,, go ahead and thank God for it all . For He is... all.... right? Yes, you know it!

Prayer Request: Please add Lila Claire Bullard to your prayer list today. Lila Claire is the four year old daughter of a former co-worker of Kristi Hayes, Tonya Bullard. After several weeks of illness, the doctors have determined that Lila Claire has a tumor on her brain. They inserted a drain last week to help relieve the pressure and are schedule to do brain surgery today, to try and remove the tumor. The surgery is scheduled to be approximately 6 hours long. At this time, they do not know if the tumor is cancerous or not. Lila Claire is at Scottish Rite Hospital in Atlanta.
I am asking that everyone say a special prayer for Lila Claire and her family, Tonya, Edward and Abby Grace.


BY HIS GRACE ONLY!

By His Grace do we have anything in this world.. for He built it from His own heart.. His love for the beauty of it , after it was made.. then the making of the animals, fish, wow, what a glory to just see them run, and play.. for at that time, the lion could lay down next to the lamb.. for all was God's ward, and His work of His great art, and configuration. Yes, peace and tranquility.. all running , jumping with no worry... but oh how things did change after God built "the Garden"... for He also made man, gave Him the garden, then a help mate to man, He built a woman, right out of Man, then gave them both the garden, the garden of the want of nothing, for there was no sin, no shame,,, food a plenty, drink a plenty... the animals.. tame and playful... yes as we refer to it .. "The Garden of Eden".. the perfect garden... with only one request from God. don't eat of the one tree.. the tree of knowledge.. but as He walked on day , looking for them, they were hidden.. and when God called they responded they were naked.. and God knew they had eaten from that forbidden tree.. God cast them out of the garden, put guards up, and to this day it stands with the guards to keep man out.. and then Man lived with sin,, and was committed to death...back to the dust from which he was created.. how to overcome this death.. Well God as you know, with more love than all of us put together, and then some... sent in His only Son, to live, teach , and to die here.. for us.. for our sins.. yes died miserably on a cross...my,, my , what love.. Today that cross, one of the strongest symbols we can display.. along with our Bibles, and our actions , in reverence to this deed... for Jesus set us free from spiritual death... yes, He saved us all,, by our request.. did you hear what you read? By request!
So , all in all of today's word,,,, we are here only,,,, by

HIS GRACE AND HIS GREAT LOVE OF US..

Now, how do we pay Him back for this great love ,, can you make a world, can you regulate a world? NO,,For just look at it now... Can you call out to Jesus for mercy, and thanks at the same time,, yes you can, if you will just do it.. so why not? For ,, look at what God has given us.. and then gives us an opportunity to redeem ourselves with Jesus.. is this not the greatest thing ever? Well?

God,, all I can say for this day and the days you allow us in the future,, is Thank You for it all,, for I know it all comes from You. amen

John HIcks