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January 5, 2004
Day 227
Philippians. 3:7-16 But whatever things were
gain to me,
those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than
that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of
knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all
things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, and may
be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the
Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which
comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him and the power
of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being
conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection
from the dead. Not that I have already obtained it or have already
become perfect, but I press on so that I may lay hold of that for which
also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus. Brethren, I do not regard
myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting
what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on
toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ
Jesus. Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, have this attitude;
and if in anything you have a different attitude, God will reveal that
also to you; however, let us keep living by that same standard to which
we have attained.
We
all enter a new year of Grace: We are grateful that David and the rest
of our family are doing well. We are excited about a meeting that Jenny
had with David's case manager at Summit Place - He will be receiving
more therapy than he had been receiving, starting this week. Please
pray with us that this will help David to regain muscular and vocal
control. We continue to be pleased that his "tonality" is decreasing
somewhat and we continue to reduce the amount of anti-seizure
medication (Kepra)- it should be down to zero at the end of the month.
We received an unexpected blessing in the form of a gift from Easter
Seals - they are buying David a six-way adjustble medical bed!!
We continue to work hard on the renovation for David's new room and
bath and new garage. Pray that all the details will come together soon.
Pray for Jenny as she visits and cares for David daily. Thanks to all
the friends and family who visited David during the holidays. Thank you
all for all your support: cards, e-mails, letters, phone calls, gifts,
visits, and a thousand other kindnesses.
Lamentations 3:19-33 "Remember my
affliction and my wandering, the wormwood and bitterness. Surely my
soul remembers And is bowed down within me. This I recall to my mind,
Therefore I have hope. The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease,
For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is
Your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I
have hope in Him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, To the
person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the
salvation of the LORD. It is good for a man that he should bear The
yoke in his youth. Let him sit alone and be silent Since He has laid it
on him. Let him put his mouth in the dust, Perhaps there is hope. Let
him give his cheek to the smiter, Let him be filled with reproach. For
the Lord will not reject forever, For if He causes grief, Then He will
have compassion According to His abundant lovingkindness. For He does
not afflict willingly Or grieve the sons of men.
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