Sweetly Doing the Right Thing

By Patrick Lee Hall

When we rightly estimate people, places and things, we are pleasing God and we learn that Gods words are sweet to our taste, greatly adding flavor to our lives. We start the learning process by reading the words of God from the Holy Scriptures. But, sometimes when we read them we dont understand them as clearly as we should. This is where we should acquire helps How shall they hear without a preacher? A preacher rightly divides the word of truth using simple language and simple lessons. The book Sweetly Doing the Right Thing brings us to our help, the Holy Spirit. It is the other comforter that Jesus said would come. The Holy Spirit guides us into truth and wisdom. Each chapter of Sweetly Doing the Right Thing shows us how to deal with problems. Problems such as fear should be dealt with by faith and prayer. The character, Jacob, had this problem and he prayed for answers and Gods help in facing the anger and threats from his brother Esau. Please read how God turned this face of anger into a face with the smile of God and humbled Jacob and gave him honor in Chapter One of this book. Read about the leadership of Moses, and Joshuas courage. Read about the righteousness of Noah that saved mankind through the Grace of God. Read about Abrahams servant and his faith and understanding and how he was able to draw out a spring-full of blessings. Read and learn about the teachings of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and about the acceptance of a widows offering. Find out just who you are accountable to and why. Feel the love of God and the compassion of Christ and tell your friends about it. Discover what occupation you should be doing, and why we work. Listen and hear God speaking to you and how you will become successful. Learn how to be an encourager like Jonathan. Read about how respect is won through honesty. Understand what you should do when faced with a hopeless situation concerning your health. Gather strength and learn to sing psalms, when there is no strength left inside of you. Build solid foundations and find rest in the wilderness. Discover why we help the poor and the needy and finally this book will teach you to fear God and praise Him. All of these righteous things will be taught to you from characters and stories, and passages of scripture and no doubt about it, you too, will be sweetly doing the right thing, even in Heaven someday.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jul 24, 2009
• ISBN: 9781465316363

Patrick Lee Hall

About the Author Patrick Lee Hall serves both God and mankind. He daily goes above and beyond his expectations, but in a humble process, patiently finding a way to plug himself in to be of use to someone. He loves sports and the outdoors, and is passionate about watching action-adventure movies and romantic comedies. He also likes listening to music, especially Gospel and Contemporary Christian, but his favorite is soft rock and love songs or ballads. Patrick’s blessed hope is that people will discover knowledge and understanding by diligently studying scriptures and stories from the Bible. Patrick’s life-long residence has been Buna, Texas.

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Sweetly Doing

The Right Thing

Patrick Lee Hall

Copyright © 2009 by Patrick Lee Hall.

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Contents

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-one

Dedication

This book is dedicated to the memory of my parents Clyde and Esther Hall, and to the love they gave to me during their lives. This book is also dedicated to Brother Micky and Sister Rita Vincent, and to church families at Assembly of God in Evadale, Faith Missionary Baptist in Buna, and my current and dear church family and pastor at Central Baptist in Evadale. Special thanks to the dedicated employees at Parco Printing in Silsbee and to my consultants and agents at XLIBRIS Publishing. And finally, to all those who inspired me to walk on water, and write.

Chapter One

Children Are God’s Gifts

As Jacob and his household started on their way again, angels of God came to meet them. When Jacob saw the angels, he exclaimed, This is God’s camp! So, he named the place Ma-ha-na’-im, which means two camps".

Jacob then sent messengers to his brother, Esau, in Edom, the land of Seir. He told them, Give this message to my master, Esau: Humble greetings from your servant Jacob! I have been living with Uncle Laban until recently, and now I own oxen, donkeys, sheep, goats, and many servants, both men and women. I have sent these messengers to inform you of my coming, hoping that you will be friendly to us.

The messengers returned with the news that Esau was on his way to meet Jacob—with an army of four hundred men! Jacob was terrified at the news. He divided his household, along with the flocks and herds and camels, into two camps. He thought, If Esau attacks one group, perhaps the other can escape.

Then Jacob prayed, O God of my grandfather Abraham and my father, Isaac—O LORD, you told me to return to my land and to my relatives, and you promised to treat me kindly. I am not worthy of all the faithfulness and unfailing love you have shown to me, your servant. When I left home, I owned nothing except a walking stick, and now my household fills two camps! O LORD, please rescue me from my brother, Esau. I am afraid that he is coming to kill me, along with my wives and children. But you promised to treat me kindly and to multiply my descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count.

Jacob stayed where he was for the night and prepared a present for Esau: two hundred female goats, twenty male goats, two hundred ewes, twenty rams, thirty female camels with their young, forty cows, ten bulls, twenty female donkeys, and ten male donkeys. He told his servants to lead them on ahead, each group of animals by itself, separated by a distance in between.

He gave these instructions to the men leading the first group and to all the herdsmen. When you meet Esau, he will ask; ‘Where are you going? Whose servants are you? Whose animals are these?’ You should reply; ‘These belong to your servant Jacob. They are a present for his master, Esau! He is coming right behind us.’

Jacob’s plan was to appease Esau with the presents before meeting him face to face. Perhaps, Jacob hoped; He will be friendly to us. So the presents were sent on ahead, and Jacob spent that night in the camp.

But, during the night, Jacob got up and sent his two wives, two concubines, and eleven sons across the Jabbok River. After they were on the other side, he sent over all his possessions. This left Jacob all alone in the camp. And there a man came and wrestled with Jacob until dawn.

When the man saw that he couldn’t win the match, he struck Jacob’s hip and knocked it out of joint at the socket. Then, the man said, Let me go, for it is dawn. And Jacob replied, I will not let you go except you bless me. What is your name?, asked the man. He replied, It is Jacob. The man then told him his name would no longer be Jacob. It is now Israel, because you have struggled with both God and man and have won, and have power as a prince. And Jacob asked him, Tell me your name. And the man said, Wherefore is it that you ask after my name? And he blessed him there. And Jacob called the name of the place, Peni’el: for I