Saturday, June 27
I just finished meeting with a couple of people who are on the Manse Refurbishing Committee at the manse. We did a walk-through looking at stuff that has to be done to get the house ready for our move-in date…sometime around the middle of September. I do wish Linda had been here for she is the real expert on the decoration side of things. The manse is in pretty good condition, but has quite a few minor jobs to be done. We are painting the inside something like this color throughout the house with the exception of the kitchen and the bathrooms, which will be done in a creamy white color.
The committee has been very accommodating to the things we want to do. They will re-carpet most of the house. I will go up several days, on my day off, and assist them with the painting. We are getting the house all “spiffied up” so that we can start receiving guests as soon as possible.
I will be preaching three times tomorrow, twice in the morning and then for the evening service at Broadford. Once a month, the Free Church in Kyle and the Broadford church, where I am doing my familiarization, have a combined service and I have been asked to preach for that service. I will be doing an exposition of the first eleven verses of Psalm Thirty-seven.
I was hoping to have some pictures to add to my blog, but it seems that the USB cable that came with my camera is in the crate. I was so certain that I had it with me. I will continue to look. Please pray that I find it!
One of the great blessings of my stay so far is that I have met a man who is excited about my book. I gave him the synopsis of it and he said that he knows someone who would be willing to publish it. My book deals with things that not dealt with could lead to depression. He had been in a state of depression for over a year, until recently. He is a very passionate man for the gospel. He said that the little bit of the book that I have shared with him resonated in his spirit and has helped him a lot. He is quite a prolific writer himself in the Gaelic language and so I am thankful that God has put him in my life and me in his.
I am deeply grieved that the death of a Hollywood personality, yes, even the “King of Pop” could have become such a platform for such horrible dribble. Psalm 37 gives us the perfect antidote for overcoming such a condition of godless aspirations in our own lives, or in our sharing with others the emptiness of living a life of absolute self-consumption. I wonder how many godly men and women died on the same day as MJ that the culture of the world will never hear about and yet, had their lives been broadcast as his was might have made an impression for good in someone’s life. God knows who they are and has welcomed them into His glory with the chorus of angels singing Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lord God Almighty. When we delight ourselves in the Lord, the essence of our lives is not about how important or popular we have become, but it centers on His majesty and glory and that alone…Sola Dei Gloria!!! May it be so each moment of the day for each of us who are called by His name!!!
Till later, I remain His glad servant and your brother!
PS....only 15 more days till the love of my life joins me in Scotland! :-)))
