I am so glad that my relationship with God is real!What do I mean? I mean, I know God and He knows me, and He continually reminds me of this everyday. His mercy toward me is greater than any earthly father or mother or friend.
God is my God, my Maker and my Savior. I know the Father, because I know His Son and the love He has shown. I know His Holy Spirit, who is working in me to know Christ Jesus. This is a supernatural thing, a work begun by God about 7 years ago, which has continued on till today. Praise be to the only God and my all in all!
I just wanted to say all that. (You can read John, Romans, Ephesians, Philippians and 1 John if you need to know where I'm coming from).
Ok, now on to the news.
Today had its ups and downs, but the Providence of God was clearly seen in it. When I arrived at 69th Street and saw pastor Mark witnessing to a guy, and Herman Lee handing out tracts, I went up and greeted brother Herman. He told me his son Andre was with him, but he was up the street window shopping.
When Andre came back, I said hello and exchanged a few greetings then I gave him one of my tracts, which I wrote here (we had met once before in the same spot). Andre is with the sunni muslims, but his dad has been witnessing to him when he can. I also think he's had some hard experiences and is searching for the answers or the truth.
After we spent an hour handing out tracts and meeting people on 69th Street, we went back to pastor Mark's place. There Andre spent an hour letting us talk to him about the gospel and the Bible. He asked a few questions, but we did a lot of sharing the good news. He was very open to it all. I gave him a Greasy the Robber booklet and an Is the Bible Reliable (Piper) pamphlet. He accepted them and seemed eager to read them in his search for truth.
I praise God for this, because we have prayed for him. Herman has prayed for him a lot and requested our prayers, and now we had this opportunity. Praise be to the Lord!
I drove home after that and spent the evening with my family and grandmother, who we call Gram. We were at her house in the woods, eating together and setting off fireworks, with the Amish neighbor's watching. The Amish girls that came to watch lost their dad a number of years ago, so I think I should begin praying much more for them as well. Their brothers did not join us for whatever reason, and the other farm neighbor's were away on vacation. But the sunset was beautiful and the fireflies were just as amazing as all the fireworks we saw.
There was also an incident with two young cows at home, that happened later, but that was brief. The dog was excited to see us arrive home, and when I got on my computer, I read some questions a friend had for me about God's Sovereignty and Christ's return. We as believers need to be ready and excited for Him to return at any time.
The Lord is in control of the hardest times as well as the good, and I am certainly glad to be one of His. Are you?
This is grace abounding today, which is now Sunday, July 5th. Grace and peace!
2 comments:
I'm glad to be His! This has been such a crazy week for me...a concussion due to a fall at work, a friend passing away from cancer, my car getting hit by a couple old ladies, and then the best part, sharing the gospel with two teens on the street who wanted to repent and be saved. It has all just been a reminder to me of how God is in control, and of how thankful I am to be in His care and guidance!
Amen Stephanie. My teen Bible study was filled with people of all ages today, including my own parents. We read from Romans 8:15-21, about suffering. It is in the times of suffering that we are often comforted with hope in God.
Thanks for your comments, and may the Lord save those two teens, have mercy on those two old ladies and help you in your grieving for your friend, as well as heal you quickly. A lot to pray for, but not too much for the God of the Bible to handle. God bless you with much grace in Jesus' name.
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