I just received the following from Joycelyn:

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The time has come to have to let you know that Bro. Darrell Rogers has taken his last Breath here in this world But his first with the Lord. We all knew that it would come and that we can be sad for our loss of a best true and loving friend. We must be so thankfull that he is now out of pain and has a new body with no more ills. The wordly part of us cries for the physical Darrell that we could talk to and turn to and for his comforting ways. Then our spiritual side is crying out in joy knowing he has reached the final destination we all stive for {to be with our Lord and Savior}. I could not end this without doing what he would want of me. That is to ask that if you don’t know the Lord as your Savior now is the time because Bro. Darrell wants to see you again and Jesus is the only way.

Please say a prayer for his Family. They will need our comfort now and for some time to come.

He Passed around 1:00 am on Thursday March 4,2010.

God be with you now and always. Love to all. Joycelyn

 

I heard an odd story on the news last night. A couple robbed a jewerly store in Philedelphia of over $1000,000 but in their haste to get away they left their son! That proved to be their undoing–they were captured a little while later.

The more I thought about that story the more I began to realize that those parents aren’t the only ones guilty of neglecting their children. Millions of parents are so caught up in trying to gain this worlds goods that they lose their children. It is sad that so many people do not understand what’s important and what’s not. The Bible tells us that children are a gift from God–we should think of them as such.

I read about a man who said, “Children make a rich man poor!”. Another man responded by saying,”No, children make a poor man rich.” He was right! To have children is a great privilege, but it is also an awesome responsibility. Be careful that you don’t lose you children by trying to gain great riches. Your child is of greater value than any amount of money–treat them that way. Think about it!

After sending out an article, in Morning Manna, Sunday morning regarding being distracted by the devil, I preached a message that evening called “Battle Ready”. Then a strange thing happened. Each morning I read a dozen or so daily devotions in search of something to use for Morning Manna. On this particular day almost every one centered on the same subject–spiritual warfare. I was shocked. I began to wonder if this was Defeat The Devil Day, or something along that order. It’s highly unusal that 9 out of 10 articles would all deal with the same subject. I would expect that at Christmas or Easter, etc., but not today. I know, you can chalk it up to “just one of those things”, but it impacted me more than that! It reminded me that we need to be reminded that we are indeed at war. I realize that this isn’t the exciting fun-loving stuff that people enjoy reading, but they need to hear it.

The Christian lifestyle puts you at odds with the world and, as Paul said, “all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”(2 Timothy 3:12). Jesus taught the same thing. He never invited people to follow Him under false pretense. He was always open and honest. He let it be known that His followers would be hated for His name’s sake.(John 15:18-21). It’s unnatural for God’s people to be popular. Live for Christ and you will be hated.

I believe the most common cause of defeat is being ill-prepared for Satan’s attacks. Don’t let it happen to you. Whatever your plans are for today, just remember–Satan plans to attack! Be ready. It’s not “Murphy’s Law” that gets us into trouble, its Satan’s devices. Be prepared and you will be victorious. Think about it!