Golden Compass Info

A new movie out now has a very overt anti-Christian message. The following link will provide more infor.

http://www.albertmohler.com/blog_read.php?id=1065

Andy

Promises

Exodus 15:22 - 16:1 22 Then Moses led Israel from the Red Sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness and found no water. 23 When they came to Marah, they could not drink the waters of Marah, for they were bitter; therefore it was named Marah. 24 So the people grumbled at Moses, saying, "What shall we drink?" 25 Then he cried out to the LORD, and the LORD showed him a tree; and he threw it into the waters, and the waters became sweet. There He made for them a statute and regulation, and there He tested them. 26 And He said, "If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the LORD, am your healer." 27 Then they came to Elim where there were twelve springs of water and seventy date palms, and they camped there beside the waters.

God offers an important promise to the people. This verse is not usually placed among the great covenants between God and His people. But there are many small promises like this one. God repeats, over and over, "If you will listen to me, I will bless you."

That promise was so simple, yet the people couldn't seem to obey it. They would follow God for a short while, and then begin to complain and wander away. God kept saying, stay close to me!

This simple promise is still true for us today. God is still close. If we will listen, obey, and follow He will bless us and protect us. That doesn't mean that we will never face bitter water, life will be tough sometimes. But when we are faced with a problem we need to wait for God to provide the solution.

Prayer- Praise God for always being faithful to keep His promises to us, even when we are not faithful.