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From the Preaching Minister
| October 14, 2008 |
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| It is almost 4 AM Tuesday and I cannot sleep so I will
compose this week's web page. Before doing so I checked my
emails and found something of interest which I thought I
would pass on: |
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An unemployed graduate woke up one morning and
checked his pocket. All he had left was $10. He decided to
use it to buy food and then wait for death as he was too
proud to go begging. He was frustrated as he could find no
job, and nobody was ready to help him.
He bought food and as he sat down to eat; an old man and two
little children came along and asked him to help them with
food as they had not eaten for almost a week. He looked at
them. They were so lean that he could see their bones coming
out. Their eyes had gone into the socket.
With the last bit of compassion he had, he gave them the
food. The old man and children prayed that God would bless
and prosper him and then gave him a very old coin.
The young graduate said to them 'you need the prayer more
than I do'.
With no money, no job, no food, the young graduate went
under the bridge to rest and wait for death. As he was about
to sleep, he saw an old newspaper on the ground. He picked
it up, and suddenly he saw an advertisement for people with
old coins to come to a certain address.
He decided to go there with the old coin the old man gave
him. On getting to the place, he gave the proprietor the
coin. The proprietor screamed, brought out a big book and
showed the young graduate a photograph. This same old coin
was worth 3 million dollars. The young graduate was
overjoyed as the proprietor gave him a bank draft for 3
million dollars within an hour. He collected the Bank Draft
and went in search of the old man and little children.
By the time he got to where he left them eating, they had
gone. He asked the owner of the canteen if he knew them. He
said no but they left a note for you. He quickly opened the
note thinking it would lead him to find them.
This is what the note said: 'You gave us your all and we
have rewarded you back with the coin' Signed God the Father,
The Son and The Holy Ghost. 1 Kings 17:10-16; Matthew
11:28-30
Have you given all to Jesus Christ? If you haven't, do so
today and he will surprise you. |
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That was the only email I had received and yet I thought
about it for a long while. So many times in life we get so
wrapped up and warped out with the things going on in this
world and yet THE WORD OF GOD should be our only refuge of
strength. The biggest problem with that is...many do not
know THE WORD OF GOD or they are too busy listening to the
opinions of people.
When was the last time we picked up the Bible and asked God
to speak to us? I am sure He is like any loving Father who
desires a greater relationship with His children. To hear of
their goals, dreams, expectations of life, hurts, needs and
wants. If we would only go to the one who is the author of
life and speak with Him. Many of us are just absent in this
area as well: Reading (Listening as He speaks to us) His
word is one thing, Speaking to Him (Letting Him know all of
our joys & sorrows) is another. It is not as though God
doesn't already know, He does. He just wants the lines of
communication open.
I have witnessed my own children as they played...or began
to get themselves into trouble and at times I would
interrupt them and then at other times I let them carry
through and waited for them to come to me. I have watched
them grow, succeed and fail. Sometimes they asked for help,
other times they have not but all the while I have known
when they did not know I had a clue.
If I, a mere human can observe my children, how much more
the Father of this Universe, this Solar System, this WHOLE
BIG THING, how much more He see's and knows and wants, to
help those who are His own.
Begin now, this week, today and have a different outlook on
the challenges of life. As some wise fella once said: "Where
ever you go, there you are."
If we gotta be
somewhere, why not be somewhere with God?
This coming Sunday I hope to bring a message surrounding the
three Hebrew Children who were cast into a fiery furnace and
lived to tell about it. What an experience they endured,
what excitement, what tension, what, what, what...what an
incredible story they had to tell.
I hope to see you Sunday.
For the Cause of Christ,
Kenny |
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