Form the Oil to the Gold

2012-01-15T23:49:00.000-05:00

We were so very blessed tonight with a mighty visitation of the presence of God. He was rich in the house at CTC. It is so wonderful to be surrounded by the presence of God. A dear friend once told our church that every attribute of God is present in the Presence of God. David was chosen and anointed but had a journey of nearly 15 years before he would ever become king. There were battles to be fought, giants to kill, trials to face, and even troubles to flee during that period of years but David could survive the journey to the throne or the gold because he had been anointed with the horn of oil. Though we sometimes face difficulties in this journey, we can make it because we have the oil (the anointing of the Holy Ghost).

THE MONKEY AND THE WASP

2011-07-20T16:29:00.000-04:00

I found this little story intriguing while reading a part of a book that I stumbled across. I do not ever want to let my own self get the best of me!

A monkey, whilst munching a ripe pear, was pestered by the bare-faced importunities of a wasp, who, nolens volens, would have a part. After threatening the monkey with his anger if he further hesitated to submit to his demand, he settled on the fruit; but was as soon knocked off by the monkey.

The irritable wasp now had recourse to invective - and, after using the most insulting language, which the other calmly listened to, he so worked himself up onto violent passion that, losing all consideration of the penalty, he flew to the face of the monkey, and stung him with such rage that he was unable to extricate his weapon, and was compelled to tear himself away, leaving it in the wound - thus entailing on himself a lingering death, accompanied by pains much greater than those he had inflicted. (Fables, Jonathan Birch, 1783-1847)

Merrill Weir's Thoughts

Form the Oil to the Gold

THE MONKEY AND THE WASP