Just in time for your next summer picnic or for dessert tonight, gracious host Diane Leary
shares her recipe for a decadent and delicious Chocolate Chip Pie!
Don't forget the ice cream!
And everybody remember... Shine for Jesus!
"She said, I am only a little rose or autumn crocus of the plain of Sharon,
or a humble lily of the valley that grows in deep and difficult places.
But Solomon replied, "Like the lily among thorns, so are you,
my love, among the daughters."
(Song of Solomon 2:1-2)
Jesus, Rose of Sharon, bloom within my heart;
Beauties of Thy truth and holiness impart,
That where'er I go my life may shed abroad
Fragrance of the knowledge of the love of God.
Jesus, blessed Jesus, Rose of Sharon,
Bloom in radiance
And in love within my heart.
Jesus, Rose of Sharon, sweeter far to see
Than the fairest flowers of earth could ever be,
Fill my life completely, adding more each day
Of Thy grace divine and purity I pray.
Jesus, Rose of Sharon, balm for every ill,
May Thy tender mercy's healing power distill
For afflicted souls of weary, burdened men,
Giving needy mortals health and hope again.
Jesus, Rose of Sharon, bloom forevermore;
Be Thy glory seen on earth from shore to shore,
Till the nations own Thy sovereignty complete,
Lay their honors down and worship at Thy feet.
Jesus, blessed Jesus, Rose of Sharon,
Bloom in radiance
And in love within my heart.
"Jesus, Rose of Sharon"
(1922)
Ida A. Guirey
Does my spirit crave the Divine Shepherd, even in the presence of the
best that the world can offer me? Do I have a constant sense of my
Shepherd's presence, regardless of my surroundings?
(Amplified Bible Commentary)
"Believers are beautiful, as clothed in the righteousness of Christ, and
fragrant, as adorned with the graces of His Spirit; and they thrive under
the refreshing beams of the Sun of Righteousness. The lily is a very noble
plant in the East; it grows to a considerable height, but has a weak stem.
The church is weak in herself, yet is strong in Him that supports her.
The wicked, the daughters of this world, who have no love to Christ, are as thorns,
worthless and useless, noxious, and hurtful. Corruptions are thorns in the flesh; but
the lily now among thorns, shall be transplanted into that paradise where there is no
brier or thorn. The world is a barren tree to the soul; but Christ is the fruitful One.
And when poor souls are parched with convictions of sin, with the terrors of the law,
or the troubles of this world, weary and heavy laden, they may find rest in Christ. It
is not enough to pass by this shadow, but we must sit down under it. Believers have
tasted that the Lord Jesus is gracious; His fruits are all the precious privileges of
the new covenant, purchased by His blood, and communicated by His Spirit;
promises are sweet to the believer, and precepts also.
Pardons are sweet, and peace of conscience sweet. If our mouths are out of taste
for the pleasures of sin, Divine consolations will be sweet to us. Christ brings the soul
to seek and to find comforts through His ordinances, which are as a banqueting-house
where His saints feast with Him. The love of Christ, manifested by His death and by
His Word, is the banner He displays and believers resort to it.
How much better is it with the soul when sick from love to Christ, than when surfeited
with the love of this world! And though Christ seemed to have withdrawn, yet, He was
even then a very present help. All His saints are in His hand, which tenderly holds
their aching heads. Finding Christ thus nigh to her, the soul is in great care that her
communion with Him is not interrupted. We easily grieve the Spirit by wrong tempers.
Let those who have comfort, fear sinning it away."
-Matthew Henry's Commentary
"In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth
and the heavens are the work of Your hands."
(Psalm 102:25)
A beautiful event will occur in the skies tonight when the crescent Moon,
Venus, Jupiter and Mercury line up in a rare celestial parade just after sunset.
According to astronomer Bob Berman at the Old Farmer's Almanac, space giant
Jupiter will float between the Moon and Venus tonight and on Wednesday night,
the Moon will be to the upper left of Venus. Since this celestial configuration will
be visible to the naked eye, all that is needed is a clear view of the western horizon!
🌒I hope it's clear where you're at tonight, fellow sky watchers!🌒
"And those He predestined, He also called; those He called, He also justified;
those He justified, He also glorified. What shall we say in response to these things?
If God is for us, who can be against us?
(Romans 8:30-31)
Les continues his walk through the Bible, teaching us
to connect the dots within the Holy Scriptures.
I sing the love of God, my Father,
Whose Spirit abides within,
Who changes all my grief to gladness,
And pardons me all my sin.
Though clouds may lower, dark and dreary,
Yet He has promised to be near;
He gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes" here.
He gives me joy in place of sorrow;
He gives me love that casts out fear;
He gives me sunshine for my shadow
And "beauty for ashes" here.
I sing the love of God, my Savior,
Who suffered upon the tree,
That, in the secret of His presence,
My bondage might freedom be.
He comes "to bind the brokenhearted",
He comes the fainting soul to cheer;
He gives me "oil of joy" for mourning,
And "beauty for ashes" here.
I sing the beauty of the Gospel
That scatters, not thorns, but flowers,
That bids me scatter smiles and sunbeams
Wherever are lonely hours.
The "garment of His praise" it offers
For "heaviness of spirit" drear;
It gives me sunshine for my shadow,
And "beauty for ashes" here.
He gives me joy in place of sorrow;
He gives me love that casts out fear;
He gives me sunshine for my shadow
And "beauty for ashes" here.
"Beauty For Ashes"
(1889)
John Grant Crabbe
(1865-1924)
American educator and hymn writer
In this Wonderful World Of Disney presentation from 1974,
a father and son's fishing trip turns into an adventure after
their houseboat suffers damage from a log on the river
and a friendly runaway elephant named Barney
comes to the rescue!
Starring child actor Willie Aames as Jeff Peterson, Tony Award-
nominated actor Denis Arndt as John Peterson, and veteran
cowboy actor and rodeo performer Slim Pickens as Bucky Steele.
"Flag of the Free! All hail to thee!
Borne thro' the strife and the thunder of war,
Banner so bright with starry light
Float ever so proudly from mountain to shore.
Cry! nev'er let it die, Union and Liberty,
Now, ever-more!"
"Flag Of The Free"
J.P. McCaskey
"But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will
mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not faint."
(Isaiah 40:31)
