For I am like a tree whose roots reach the water,
whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
20 New honors are constantly bestowed on me, and my strength is continually renewed. (Job.29:19-20)
whose branches are refreshed with the dew.
20 New honors are constantly bestowed on me, and my strength is continually renewed. (Job.29:19-20)
As Job was still sorting through the wreckage of his "friends" words of wisdom, advice and malign we find him in chapters 28-29 maintaining his righteous integrity and in chapter 29 specifically he spends time defending his relationship with God,and likens it to a tree.
In the last week alone, I have been bestowed with many honors. This morning was another one. Allow me to take your hand and lead you through the many NEW honors that God has bestowed upon me. I was blessed this week to receive many cards from friends, family and even strangers regarding the sudden death of my father, Raymond E. Washington, Sr. What was one of the greatest honors were what his neighbors had to say about him. People that I may never meet, but people nonetheless that my father was key in their community and their grief of his passing spilled onto many cards. Praise be to GOD.
Thursday I had the honor of not just burying a great man, but eulogizing Him. Then observing a military funeral, where I was given the U.S. Flag, and honored by servicemen for my father's service to his country.
Sunday, I had the honor of baptizing four of God's children. There are a lot of directions I could go with this, but I will instead go with one that was reminded to me by a parishioner: there was a time when a black pastor couldn't or wouldn't be allowed to baptize a white parishioner. This never crossed my mind or my heart but it pierced me to my core to further continue to give back the honor & glory to GOD.
TODAY: it's a new day, and it's an honor to share with you my blogs, I want to say thank you to each of you for supporting me through your comments and prayers, as they have become my manna. These were a few of my honors....there were many more (spending time with Calvary's youth, F3, lunch with a friend x2, sharing half my day with my wife, my children, I could go on and on.....GOD IS SO GOOD TO ME)
God has given you today, much like Job with new honors, I pray you are alert enough to pick up on those, and grateful enough to pause to appreciate them, and say thank you! LGLP
