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Date Posted: 18:24:10 01/24/03 Fri
Author: Cheri
Subject: Friday's inspiration..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week. Daily Inspirations and Horse Facts.." on 16:08:02 01/20/03 Mon



LISTENING TO GOD

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2 Samuel 7:1-9 (NRSV)

Now when the king was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him rest from all his enemies around him, the king said to the prophet Nathan, "See now, I am living in a house of cedar, but the ark of God stays in a tent." Nathan said to the king, "Go, do all that you have in mind; for the LORD is with you."

But that same night the word of the LORD came to Nathan: Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the
LORD: Are you the one to build me a house to live in? I have not lived in a house since the day I brought up the people of Israel from Egypt to this day, but I have been moving about in a tent and a tabernacle. Wherever I have moved about among all the people of Israel, did I ever speak a word with any of the tribal leaders of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people Israel, saying, "Why have you not built me a house of cedar?"

Now therefore thus you shall say to my servant David:
Thus says the LORD of hosts: I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep to be prince over my people Israel; and I have been with you wherever you went, and have cut off all your enemies from before you; and I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.

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The word of the LORD came to Nathan, saying: "Go and tell my servant David, 'This is what the LORD says . . .'"

- 2 Samuel 7:4-5 (NIV)

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NATHAN, the prophet, is not as well-known and revered as King David. Yet Nathan was present at critical moments in King David's life. After Uriah's death, God's call for David came through Nathan, not to David directly. David was fortunate to have Nathan. In fact, Nathan was a gift from God to David.

We also are blessed when we have someone who listens to the voice of God and encourages us in God's ways. Everyone needs such friends. They can guide us to hear God rightly and to obey.

When we take a wrong road, it may be partly because we have no one like Nathan to speak to us and help us listen to God. That is one of the purposes of the church: to be a community of Nathans for one another. Together, we can listen for and faithfully follow God.


Prayer: Lord, teach us to listen to you for ourselves and for our
community of faith. In your name we pray. Amen.

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
We can help one another to listen to God and obey.

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[> Friday's horse fact... -- Cheri, 18:29:54 01/24/03 Fri



The Cleveland Bay..


Appearance..


The Cleveland Bay is a big, powerful horse standing between 16 hands and 16.2. It is always bay with black points. The mane and tail are thick and luxuriant.
The head of the Cleveland Bay shows evidence of its spanish ancestry, with a hawk-like profile such as that seen in Andalusians.


The body is big and well-rounded with a lot of heart room.In fact, in a mature Cleveland Bay, the depth from wither to elbow is often greater than the measurement from the elbow to the ground.


The legs are clean, without feathering, and are sturdy, with short cannons and a 9-inch bone measurement. The hooves are good quality, with dense horn.


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