By ETHEL SKIPPER
The God-blessed life is a life that God blesses for those who hear, believe and obey Him.
When we read about the Beatitudes, those eight sayings of Jesus in which he pronounced blessings. Jesus set forth truths for living as citizens of the Kingdom of God, which is also the Kingdom of Christ and the Kingdom of Heaven. For believers in Christ this is a spiritual kingdom, whereas we have righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. This is the God-bless life of which Jesus preached and taught.
“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”
I am so blessed, two Sundays past I was coming from church, just as I parked the car and got out to go inside my house, I heard what sounded like a train overhead. I looked around and didn’t see anything – but by the time I got in the house, the fence was torn down, one of the big oak trees had fallen. I knew that was a blessing over my head – someone was looking out for me.
We congratulate all of our local African American achievers in the medical field who were recognized at the 2024 Arthur Lee Anderson Memorial Scholarship Gala on February 16, 2024.
One of the names of God is Jehovah Rapha (Exodus 15:26), which means “the God who heals.” What a blessing that we have local women who have excelled in Medicine and they honor God as the foundation for their success.
The keynote speaker, Dr. Krystal A. Franklin, represents the best of our community and we hope that she will have many years of success and bring healing to our community spiritually and physically. It is always encouraging to see that our children can get a solid foundation in Wakulla and with the help of God can flourish anywhere in the world.
We also congratulate Vanessa Allen Bell, RN from Sopchoppy, Dr. NaQuita Jackson Nelson, Stephanie Jackson-Sanders, Dr. Carol Broxton, Pharmacist, and Rita Louise Hughes, Pharmacist, all from Wakulla County. Healing is a part of God’s character and one way that He reveals Himself to us. 3 John 3:1-2 says, “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.”
Let us continue to pray for world leaders, those who are sick, shut-in, those in the hospital, nursing home, prison, the homeless, and all in need of prayer. Let us pray for world leaders everywhere.
