FORGET-ME-NOT

When I was young my mother sent to " BACK TO THE BIBLE BROADCAST" for a book of poems and I found that little book and here is a poem I am going to share with you, it is called " THE LEGEND OF THE FORGET-ME-NOT"


                                                                                                                       

THE LEGEND OF THE FORGET-ME-NOT

When to the flowers so beautiful

The Father gave a name,

There came a little blue-eyed one---

All timidly it came---

And standing at the Father's feet,

And gazing in His face,

It said with low and timid voice,

And yet with gentle grace,

" Dear Lord, the name Thou gavest me,


Alas, I have forgot."


The father kindly looked on him

And said, " Forget-me-not."


[ Author Unknown ]

Spiritual Good News

Psalms 1

The Righteous and the Wicked Contrasted.

1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked,
Nor stand in the path of sinners,
Nor sit in the seat of scoffers!
² But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
³ He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

⁴ The wicked are not so,
But they are like chaff which the wind drives away.
⁵ Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.
⁶ For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the wicked will perish.

Forever

I learn as the years roll onward
And leave the past behind,
That much I have counted sorrow
But proves our God is kind;
That many a flower I longed for
Had a hidden thorn of pain,
And many a rugged by-path
Led to fields of ripened grain.
[ Author unknown ]

Hi my friends! As I have written before, I love reading things from the past, such as old books written by godly men, they are a key to our wisdom and understanding. I was reading some old " Daily Bread"booklets and this one dated Jan.3/1994 reads like this:

The Steinway piano has been preferred by keyboard masters such as Rachmaninoff, Horowitz, Cliburn, and Liszt—and for good reason. It is a skillfully crafted instrument that produces phenomenal sound.

Steinway pianos are built today the same way they were 140 years ago when Henry Steinway started his business. Two hundred craftsmen and 12,000 parts are required to produce one of these magnificent instruments. Most crucial is the rim-bending process, where 18 layers of maple are bent around an iron press to create the shape of a Steinway grand. Five coats of lacquer are applied and hand-rubbed to give the piano its outer glow. The instrument then goes to the Pounder Room, where each key is tested 10,000 times to ensure quality and durability.

Followers of Jesus Christ are also being “handcrafted.” We are pressed and formed and shaped to make us more like Him. We are polished, sometimes in the rubbing of affliction, until we “glow.” We are tested in the laboratory of everyday human experience. The process is not always pleasant, but we can persevere with hope, knowing that our lives will increasingly reflect the beauty of holiness to the eternal praise of God.

Think About It
Is God bending, shaping, or polishing me right now? What’s my attitude: Am I thanking and praising God, or am I complaining about the process?

I trust you enjoy these readings from the past as much as I do, Happy New Year!