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A Word For Today 10-22-08
“How long, O naïve ones, will you love being simple-minded? And scoffers delight themselves in scoffing and fools hate knowledge? Turn to My reproof, behold, I will pour out my spirit on you; I will make My words known to you.” Proverbs 1:22-23 As I read this passage this morning, I could not help but turn to thoughts of our nation and the state of its people, particularly the Church. My prayer for you this week is that you will take very seriously the commission by God to every one of His children to follow Him in wisdom and understanding: “Make your ear attentive to wisdom, incline your heart to understanding (Proverbs 2:2). I believe we are at a crucial crossroads in our country, but I believe the battle is not against party or ideology. It is a battle of good verses evil… right verses wrong … obedience verses careless and defiant disobedience by God’s people. This is a battle that cannot … hear me say, CANNOT be fought in the trenches. Nor can it be fought by words, or opinion, or cleverness, or scheme. It is a battle that must be fought in the prayer closets of those who call themselves Followers of Jesus Christ. If you seriously believe that the coming election is going to affect the future of your country, then there is one thing you can do, and that is PRAY… unrelenting, courageous, prevailing, self-sacrificing, believing, unwavering prayer before the throne of the only One who can change, “the king’s heart like channels of water in the hand of the Lord” (Proverbs 21:1). Do you remember in Scripture, the battle in the valley of Elah where the Philistine army and the “champion Goliath” came forth to destroy the Israelite army – God’s chosen people? Do you remember the terror struck in the hearts of God’s people as Goliath marched back and forth before Saul’s army shouting, “Why do you come out to draw up in battle array? Am I not the Philistine and you servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves and let him come down to me” (1 Samuel 17:8). The Israelite army shook in terror and cried out in dismay, because as they looked at Goliath, they feared him greatly. He was bigger and stronger and more fierce than any warrior on their side, and they knew it! As far as they were concerned, there was NO WAY they could possibly defeat this horrific man, Goliath, and his evil army. As far as God’s army could see, they were as good as defeated, and the enemy Goliath reminded them of it day after day, with taunting defiance. But then came David… a man who considered seeking the heart of God more important than food or drink; a man who had learned to listen to God and trust him in every circumstance of life. God had given him strength to defeat the lion and the bear that attacked his flock, rescuing them from a deadly fate. Arriving upon this scene, without a moment of hesitation, David knew that the same God who had given him strength to live every day, would certainly give him strength to stand up against an army that had come to defeat the very name of God! And do you know what David said as he faced this formidable foe? “Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should dare defy the army of the living God?” (1 Samuel 17:26)! When is the last time you talked about God and His reputation that way? When is the last time you stood firm against evil and the belief that you were on the side of goodness and justice, therefore, not backing down? When is the last time you sought the heart of God in prayer, standing against the wickedness and defiance of Biblical principles all around you, crying out as David did, “How dare they, God! How dare they taunt You and laugh in Your face!” And when have you prayed, “Move in the heavens, O God of might, and destroy the evil ways of the enemy, expose deception, and bring into light that which is hidden in darkness”? This place we are in, dear people, as a church, and as a country, is not a battle of flesh and blood. We need to stop believing and behaving as if it is, and get on our faces to cry out to the only One who can do something about it! We must be careful not to forget that God put the story of David and Goliath in the Bible for a very specific reason! God knew that there were always going to be times when we, His people, would come up against the impossible, facing impossible odds in unrelenting circumstances. He wanted to remind us that He is not a God of possibilities – anyone can chant that mantra – but HE IS THE GOD OF THE IMPOSSIBLE. What do you really believe about prayer? Are you willing you do whatever it takes to get yourself before the throne of God and pursue Him for His will to be done? Do we realize, as believers, that our God is great and that He does amazing and marvelous things? Have we forgotten that He has said, “Call unto to me and I will answer you, and I will show you great and mighty things that you did not know” (Jeremiah 33:3)? If you are a true Follower of Christ, if you know and believe the God of great and impossible things, then you cannot be one of the naysayers who is sad and troubled that things might not turn out OK. You cannot just “hope” that this country will somehow survive whatever may come. You have a great responsibility to storm the heavens with prayer. You are a soldier in the army of the living God! It is His people who are on the side of the God of great might. It is God who raises up and tears down. It is God who, “sits above the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers”; who “reduces rulers to nothing, and makes the judges of the earth meaningless (Isaiah 40:22-23)! He is your God! And He has given us a signal, by raising up a godly choice for elective office, for whom and about whom He wants you to pray. He has given you a hope – not in a person, but in a person who knows how to listen to Him. THERE IS NO MAN OR WOMAN ON EARTH WHO CAN SAVE US FROM THE MESS WE ARE IN. Whatever we may be facing in the future of this country, we have the opportunity to see God put in place His choice for leadership, and align ourselves with His plan. I believe that God is showing us He is willing to intervene. But our goal as believers must be to pursue His choice, so that He can lead us using people of tried integrity. There has never been a time in history when man’s selfish ideology has worked to either make or improve a righteous nation, and there never will be. If God has, by the greatness of His might, “created the stars and leads them forth by number” (Isaiah 40:26), how much more will He lead us if we will let Him? My plea to you is about so much more than this election or the fate of this country. It is about a wake-up call that God has once again given us as His true church: to follow His path, not our own – to seek His face and not look to man for salvation – to rely on His great power, and to quit seeking the ideas and opinions of man as if they mean anything! These are the things that God has laid on my heart during this time, and this is how I am praying. I have asked Him to cause us all to look to the God of wisdom and might for our solutions, and to remember as we do that He is, “The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth” who “does not become weary or tired,” and whose “understanding is inscrutable” (Isaiah 40:28). Let us remember that He “will not give His glory to another” (Isaiah 42:8). Pray Christian, Pray! Ask the Living God to do the impossible. He is a consuming fire. Call upon His mighty Name for discernment to select the candidates chosen by Him, and believe that He can work in power from the heavenlies. Ask the God of all created things to create in you a hunger for His righteousness and a strong sense of rightness about your choices. Decide today to let God make you a mighty warrior in the battle of good and evil. And I encourage you to receive with humility and thanksgiving His words written below. “Because he has loved Me, therefore I will deliver him; I will set him securely on high, because he has known My name. He will call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and cause him to (Literally) ‘feast his eyes’ on My salvation.” Psalm 91:14-16
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An incredible weekend up on the mountain with the women of Community Bible Church. It was so full of God appointed moments. First, thank you for praying for good weather. It stopped raining as I approached Ashville on Friday. The weather was beautiful! Secondly, thank you for praying for the women who attended and for me as I led the women in worship through music. I knew the Lord was up to something after our first session on Friday night. I went to bed with great anticipation. As I sat with the Lord early on Saturday morning, Cynthia my sweetmate and the main speaker said to me, look at the water out there Beth! (a large lake was outside our window). The water is stirring!! God is going to show up today. Women are going to be healed. She reminded me of the passage in John 5:7-9. Jesus ask a man who had been sick for 38 years "Do you wish to get well?" and the man replied, "Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up, but while I am coming another steps down before me." Then Jesus says to him, "Arise, take up your pallet, and walk." Beth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The following was written by Ben Stein and recited by him on CBS Sunday Morning Commentary. bother me even a little bit when people call those beautiful lit up, bejeweled trees Christmas trees. I don't feel threatened. I don't feel discriminated against. That's what they are:Christmas trees. they are slighting me or getting ready to put me in a ghetto. In fact, I kind of like it. It shows that we are all brothers and sisters celebrating this happy time of year. It doesn't bother me at all that there is a manger scene on display at a key intersection near my beach house in Malibu. If people want a celebrate Jesus , it's just as fine with me as is the Menorah a few hundred yards away. getting pushed around for being Christians. I think people who believe in God are sick and tired of getting pushed around, period. I have no idea where the concept came from that America is an explicitly atheist country. I can't find it in the Constitution and I don't like it being shoved down my throat. worship Nick and Jessica and we aren't allowed to worship God as we understand Him? I guess that's a sign that I'm getting old, too. But there are a lot of us who are wondering where Nick and Jessica came from and where the America we knew went to. This is not intended to be a joke; it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking. could God let something like this happen?" (regarding Katrina) Anne Graham gave an extremely profound and insightful response. She said, "I believe God is deeply saddened by this, just as we are,but for years we've been telling God to get out of our schools, to get out of our government and to get out of our lives. And being the gentleman He is, I believe He has calmly backed out. How can we expect God to give us His blessing and His protection if we demand He leave us alone?" Murray O'Hare (she was murdered, her body found recently) complained she didn't want prayer in our schools, and we said OK.Then someone said you better not read the Bible in school. The Bible says thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal, and love your neighbor as yourself. And we said OK. little personalities would be warped and we might damage their self-esteem (Dr. Spock's son committed suicide). We said an expert should know what he's talking about. And we said OK. wrong, and why it doesn't bother them to kill strangers, their classmates, and themselves. to do with "WE REAP WHAT WE SOW." how we believe what the newspapers say, but question what the Bible says. Funny how you can send 'jokes' through e-mail and they spread like wildfire but when you start sending messages regarding the Lord, people think twice about sharing. Funny how lewd, crude, vulgar and obscene articles pass freely through cyberspace, but public discussion of God is suppressed in the school and workplace. Funny how we can be more worried about what other people think of us than what God thinks of us. you discard this thought process, don't sit back and complain about what bad shape the world is in. My Best Regards.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 28, 2007 Isn't It Strange---- -How a hundred dollar bill seems like a large amount of money when you donate it to a church but how little it is when you go shopping. -How endless two hours seem when we are serving God but how short it is when we watch a football game or go to a movie. -How boring it is to read one chapter of the Bible but easy to read 100 pages of a popular novel. -How everyone wants front row seats to concerts or games and back seats in the pews of churches. -How we need to know of an event at church 2-3 weeks before the day so that we can include it in our agenda but we can adjust our schedule for other things at the last minute. -How hard it is to memorize scripture and facts about God's word and how easy it is to repeat gossip. -How we believe everything in magazines and the papers yet question the words of the Bible. -How everyone wants a place in heaven yet they are not willing to believe, do or say anything to get there. -How we can talk about God to just about anyone but at the name of Jesus people become uncomfortable. -How the name Jesus (man's only hope for salvation) is a "stumbling stone," a "rock of offense" to a dying world. Charlie
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October 29, 2007 "Once again I felt encouraged because the gracious hand of God was upon me!" Ezra 7:28 Thank you for praying so specifically for this ministry trip.
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September 11, 2007 I have a young friend who is a Sergeant in the United States Army currently serving in Afghanistan. William said goodbye to his family last Spring for an 18 month tour. He left a wife, daughter and son who count each day until his return. Recently William wrote a letter to me relating how fortunate he and his soldiers are because there have been no fatalities. Some of his men have been hurt, but nothing serious. They all know how fortunate they have been because they are in a dangerous place. William writes the following describing his current situation in Afghanistan: " I really think in a few years Afghanistan will be able to keep the On this day when we remember the horrible events of 9/11, please take time out to remember in prayer soldiers like William who protect us, who leave their families to pursue the enemy so that we may live in peace. Please pray for their safety, their families, and for their return when the task is ompleted. Charlie --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
September 9, 2007 Education and Relation: Truth and Love Think with me for a moment about education and relationships. Some of you care deeply that education not ignore or marginalize relationships of love. They are essential in real, lasting, life-changing education. Amen. So I turn to the Bible. I find in place of the words, "education" and "relationship," the words, "truth" and "love." So what does the Bible say about how truth and love relate to each other? There are at least four ways of talking about this relationship. "The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith" (1 Timothy 1:5). Note: instruction is not the goal, love is. Instruction is the means. It is subordinate. Truth serves love. Education serves relationships - mainly the relationship between us and God, but also between Christian and Christian, and between us and unbelievers. The "goal" of all our education is love.
"Love does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth" (1 Corinthians 13:6). Love is glad when truth is spoken. Therefore love aims at truth. It supports truth. "Out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you" (2 Corinthians 2:4). Here is an example of how love aims at truth. Paul is filled with love and it compels him to write a letter that was hard, and caused sorrow in him and in the Corinthians. But it needed to be said. So love said it. Love speaks the truth personally and doctrinally.
"Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ" (Ephesians 4:15). There is an unloving way to speak the truth. That kind of truth-speaking we should repudiate. But there is a way to speak the truth in love, and that we should seek. It is not always a soft way to speak, or Jesus would have to be accused of lack of love in dealing with some folks in the Gospels.
"By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and observe His commandments. For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments; and His commandments are not burdensome" (1 John 5:2). It is not always obvious which acts are loving. So John tells us some truth will help us know if our acts are loving. Let us pray that God will cause his love and truth to abound and mingle in us in all these ways for the glory of his truth-filled love and love-filled truth. Pastor John John Piper is pastor of Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN
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August 6, 2007 Long Hot Summer....... I remember a movie with that title from many years past. I can't remember what it was about but I realize that the title parallels the lives of many people in the summer of 2007. Two of my good friends were diagnosed with cancer and have spent these summer months fighting the good fight. They has been through difficult times, through radiation and chemo, but have kept the faith. My daughter has been suffering with severe back pain for 9 months. With 3 small children she cannot rest her back and therefore suffers each day. She continues to be a good mom and wife to her family. Her outlook is positive. She inspires me. On June 3rd, the day of the celebration of my in-laws 60th anniversary, my father- in-law fell and broke his arm. A few weeks later my mother-in-law had to have surgery. The surgery was successful but her recovery has been slowed by several unexpected events. Today, Becky is sick in bed with her with a virus. It has lasted for over 3 weeks. She has been very ill. We are going back to the doctor this afternoon. My 4 yearold grandaughter had this same virus for 19 days and lost 5 of her total 29 pound weight. Why do I write about these situations? First of all I would like for you to remember these loved ones in prayer. But there is also another reason......an observation that I would like to share. In each particular illness/injury I've seen no one questioning God. No one has said "Why me?" I've heard no one whining, seen no shaking of the fist. No one has lost their faith. Indeed, what I have observed is increased faith, deeper understanding of the Father, and a desire to share the Gospel. For instance, when my mother-in-law was in the hospital, everyone who came into her room heard the name of Jesus. Her Bible was constantly on her bed as open testimony to her faith. My friends with cancer continue to send messages of trust in God and love of Jesus. They know their strength comes from the Father. When I first began my career, one of my older business mentors shared his philosophy: "Life is hard and then you die." I know that's a brutal outlook on life but there is some truth in it. As Christians we are guaranteed trials and hardships. However we face these trials, these "temporary afflictions," whether they be health, financial, family, children, career, etc., our focus should remain on Jesus. Each hardship we face during our time on this earth provides an opportunity for Christian growth, for strengthened character, for increased faith, for sharing of the Gospel, for enjoying a closer walk with Jesus. Indeed, faith in our loving God and trust in His Son is, I believe, our only hope for the "long hot summers" of life. "Suddenly a terrible storm came up, with waves higher than the boat.....The disciples shouted, 'Lord, save us.' Then He stood up and rebuked the wind and waves, and the storm subsided and all was calm." Matt. 8:26 Charlie
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This morning I was reminded of Psalm 23:2 "He makes me lie down in green pastures; He lead me beside the still waters." Note the two pronouns preceding the two verbs. He makes me... He leads me... Who is the active one? Who is in charge? The shepherd. The - shepherd selects the trail and prepares the pasture. The sheep's job...our job... is to watch the Shepherd. (Taken from Max Lucado, Grace for the Moment). I am praying for you as you watch the Shepherd today. Beth
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 31, 2007 We're back from a few days vacation at beautiful Fripp Island, SC!!!! Thanks so much to our sister and brother-in-law, Kim and Danny, for being such wonderful hosts. They both are so considerate and giving. Much of the time at Fripp was spent just being with our daughter, son-in-law and 3 grandchildren who also traveled from Columbia to be with us. But we did find time to go to the pool and to the beach, play golf, and eat great food (thanks to Carrie). We even had time to celebrate one birthday, one anniversary, and have an outing on Danny's boat. The kids were a little afraid of the boat at first but their mood quickly changed when they saw porpoises in the channel. They watched in amazement as several porpoises joined us and swam next to the boat. On our trip back to the marina, I carried Anna Greer and Jacob to the front of the boat. They were standing secured in their life jackets on the bow behind the railing, water spraying in their little faces with me kneeling behind them holding them tightly. With my best Leonardo DiCaprio TITANIC impersonation I yelled, "I'm king of the world." The adults laughed but over the noise of the motor, Jacob, my 6 year old grandson looked at me and said, "Pop, Jesus is the king of the world." There is great joy in knowing that your grandchilden know Jesus. Charlie
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July 17, 2007 The information below was written by Pastor John Piper of Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, Mn. (hopeingod.org) Becky spoke at a women's conference at his church last May. What a wonderful experience for both of us. How To Be A Refuge To Your Children If Daddy is afraid, where can a little child turn? Daddies are supposed to be safe. They are supposed to know what to do and how to solve problems and fix things and, most of all, protect the children from harm. But what happens when a child sees fear in Daddy's face? What if Daddy is as scared as the child and doesn't know what to do? Then the child is utterly distraught and in panic. He feels that the one strong, reliable place of safety is no longer safe. But if Daddy is confident, then the children will have refuge. If Daddy is not panicking, but calm and steady, all the walls can come tumbling down and all the waves can break and all the snakes can hiss and the lions roar and the winds blow, and there will still be a safe place in Daddy's arms. Daddy is a refuge, as long as Daddy is confident. That's why Proverbs 14:26 says that "his children will have a refuge," if Daddy has a "strong confidence." Daddy's confidence is the refuge of his children. Dads, the battle to be confident isn't just about us, it is about the security of our children. It is about their sense of security and happiness. It's about whether they grow up fretful or firm in faith. Until children can know God in a deep personal way, we are the image and the embodiment of God in their lives. If we are confident and reliable and safe for them, they will be much more likely to cleave to God as their refuge when the storms break over them later. So how shall we have "strong confidence?" After all, we, too, are little children, clay pots, weak and broken and battling anxieties and doubts. Is the solution to put on the best show we can and hide our true selves? That will lead to ulcers at best and to God-dishonoring teenager-rebelling duplicity at worst. That is not the answer. Proverbs 14:26 gives another answer. "In the fear of the Lord there is a strong confidence." This is very strange. It says that the solution to fear is fear. The solution to timidity is fear. The solution to uncertainty is fear. The solution to doubt is fear. How can this be? Part of the answer is that the fear of the Lord means fearing to dishonor the Lord which means fearing to distrust the Lord. which means to fear anything that the Lord has promised to help you overcome. In other words, the fear of the Lord is the great fear destroyer. If the Lord says, "Fear not, do not be dismayed, I will help you," (Is. 41:10) then it is a fearful thing to worry about the problem he has said he will help you with. Fearing that problem when he says 'fear not, I will help you," is a vote of confidence against God's word and that is dishonoring to God. If the Lord says,"I will never fail you nor forsake you," you can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid; what can man do to Me?" (Heb. 13:5-6) If the Lord says that to you, then not to be confident in the Lord's promised presence and help is a kind of pride. It puts our reckoning of the trouble above Gods. That is why we read the amazing words of the Lord in Is. 51:12, "I, even I, am He who comforts you. Who are you that you are afraid of the man who dies and the son of man who is like grass?' Who are you to fear man when God has promised to help you? So it is pride to fear man. And pride is the exact opposite of the fear of God. So yes, the proverb is true and a great help to us. Fear God, dads. Fear God. Fear dishonoring him. Fear distrusting him. Fear putting your assessment of the problem above his. He says He can help. He is smarter. He is stronger. He is more generous. Trust him. Fear not to trust Him. Why? He works for those who wait for him (Is. 64:4). He will solve the problem. He will rescue the family. He will take care of the little ones. He will meet your needs. Fear not believing that. Then your children will have a refuge. They will have a Daddy who has strong confidence, not in himself, but in the promises of God, which he trembles not to trust. Learn to fear the Lord for the sake of the children. The fear of the Lord is the great fear destroyer. Thanks to Pastor John! Charlie
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July 16, 2007 An excerpt from Henry Blackaby's daily devotional Experiencing God. Psalm 4:3 "But know that the Lord has set apart for Himself him who is godly; the Lord will hear when I call to Him. " No one is more precious in the Lord's sight than a godly person. God is pleased whenever he finds someone who strives to live a righteous life and bring glory to Him. God sets such people apart in a special place in His heart. They are always kept before Him, and He stands ready to respond to their faintest cries for help. Sin separates us from God, causing Him to close His ears to our praying. It is futile for us to pray when we are knowingly practicing sin. But the opposite is also true. God chooses to honor us by listening to our every cry when we are living a godly life. An abiding security comes with living a blameless life. The righteous person never has to wonder whether God has listened to his prayer (1 John 5:14-15). The godly person has confidence that God has indeed heard his prayer and will immediately respond in all of His power. It is exhilarating to be set apart by God, knowing that God observes your consecrated life and is pleased with what He sees. What a tremendous privilege to know that your life holds a special place in God's heart! The world may not accord any special status to you, but you will know that you are cherished by God. The world continues to find new ways to honor people, but even the world's most extravagant accolades are pitiful compared to the unfathomable blessing of holding a special place in the heart of God. Charlie
July 15, 2007 I have found much wisdom over the years in a daily devotional by Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest. Chambers has a depth of understanding of the Christian life and speaks with such truth that at times my heart is broken because that truth has revealed another flaw within me. What I have written below was copied from Chamber's book. There is a startling truth revealed to all of us who identify with the scripture recorded in Isaiah 6:5 "Woe is me for I am undone! Because I am an unclean sinner." "When I come into the very presence of God, I do not realize that I am a sinner in an indefinite sense, but I suddenly realize (my sin) and the focus of my attention is directed toward the concentration of sin in a particular area of my life. A person will easily say, 'Oh yes, I know I am a sinner,' but when he comes into the presence of God he cannot get away with such a broad and indefinite statement. Our conviction is focused on our specific sin, and we realize as Isaiah did, what we really are. This is always the sign that a person is in the presence of God. There is never any vague sense of sin, but a focusing on the concentration of sin in some specific, personal area of life. God begins by convicting us of the very thing to which His Spirit has directed our mind's attention. If we will surrender, submitting to His conviction of that particular sin, He will lead us down to where He can reveal the vast underlying nature of sin. That is the way God always deals with us when we are consciously aware of His presence." Blessings To All, Charlie ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
June 27, 2007 I have to tell you something that happed a few nights ago that reminded me of this truth. Tom turned to me late one evening and said, I need to check on that new duck I just put in the pen. (the girls and Tom raise ducks on our little pond). When he got to the pen, the little duck was halfway INSIDE the mouth of a rat snake!!!! Tom got a shovel and hit the snake thus releasing the duck. He picked up the little duck, still breathing and rushed him inside. He wrapped the little duck up and just started rubbing and talking to it. The girls did as well. ( I was wondering where the snake went) Slowly the little duck came back to life as Tom rubbed and talked to it. The next day that little duck was quacking, almost saying, "Thank you Tom!" God has saved us from an enemy that wants to devour us!!! He also promises that He will show up when we need HIM most. Praise God! "Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom He has redeemed from the hand of the adversary." Psalm 107:2 Have a great day! Love, Beth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 7, 2007 Subject: Please Take Time To Read This Message Everyone, were in our Sunday School class for several years before becoming teachers themselves. I sat next to Mark in choir Wednesday night and asked about his family. He said everyone was fine. Read below what happened to his family Thursday PM.
of how much He takes care of us. About 4:45 today, Catherine and the girls were forced off the road when an 18-wheeler tried to move over into Catherine’s lane. Catherine went into the median, struck the metal ropes, did a 180, and skidded to a stop. The rear of the car was cut in half just above my daughter Rachel’s head. She said she heard Jesus say “duck!” She hunched over and the guide wire went right over her head, cutting the back of the car in half just above the head rest. on her elbow and Catherine is totally unharmed. The car was completely destroyed. thanked God for allowing us to still be together. We know God still has plans for us – work left for us to do. jumped out at her and now she knows why. It is found in Exodus 14:3, when the Israelites were about to cross the Red Sea. It reads: Do not fear! Stand by and see the salvation of the LORD which He will accomplish for you today…"The LORD will fight for you while you keep silent." Tonight we have no fear.
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