“For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.”
Matthew 6.13b (KJV)
I pray through the Lord’s Prayer daily, not just as a ritual but as a pattern for presenting my requests to God. The words quoted above are not just a nice closing statement. They remind me that most of the crises and problems I have prayed about, and all of the heartaches I carry, are temporary.
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And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord’s glory,
are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory,
which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Cor. 3:18
Jesus is the light of the world; we are only a reflection, and often a poor one at that!
Is it possible that people might look at us and see a reflection of His goodness? Are
we allowing Him to transform us increasingly into His likeness? I pray that we are. That is His goal for us (Rom. 8:29), and it should be our goal as well.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor,
so that you through his poverty might become rich. 2Cor. 8:9
Five of us in SIM Sebring Retirement Village are named “Carol” or “Carolyn”. At Christmas, we call ourselves the “Caroling Carols” and do a Mime during the village carol sing. This year, I was the “Monotone Angel” trying to qualify to sing in the heavenly Christmas Choir. I never got the tune “quite right”, but in the end they admitted me to the choir and gave me a halo…
“I pray also that … you may know … his incomparably great power for us who believe.
That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ
when he raised him from the dead …” Ephesians 1:18-20
Pastor Ryan Myhre of First Baptist Church in Sebring recently made this statement: You won’t come to
know the power of the Spirit if you live a life that does not require His power. I want to still be living a
life that requires His power.
“In the past he permitted all the nations to go their own ways, but he never
left them without evidence of himself and his goodness. For instance, he
sends you rain and good crops and gives you food and joyful hearts.”
Acts 14:16-17 (NLT)
SIM International’s Marcia Strauss asked recently, “What if God had created us but left us with no
revelation of who is he is? What would life be like, if we had a vague sense that God existed, but there
was no way to know him?” I couldn’t help thinking that there are many people in our world who believe
that is what happened. Either they have no access to the Bible in their language, or they have rejected
the truth that it is His revelation of Himself in written form.
I am always aware of the LORD’s presence;
he is near, and nothing can shake me…
your presence fills me with joy and brings me pleasure forever.
Psalm 16:8,11
Is this the testimony of God’s people in Ukraine? In Afghanistan, in North Korea, in China? I pray that it
is. I pray that it will be my testimony whatever I may face on this earth. I am reminded again that the
darkest hour in history, when our Lord Jesus Christ hung dead on a Roman cross, was the hour of
greatest victory – our sin atoned for, our redemption gained…read more.
Twenty churches in Highlands County where I live are participating in twenty-one days of prayer and
fasting. Most of us are not fasting completely for the whole twenty-one days, but we were encouraged
to “exchange” something we usually do – like eating lunch or playing games or watching a television
show – for something that will help us draw nearer to the LORD – like praying with other believers or
studying His Word or reading a spiritually edifying book…read more.
SIM’s Tom Fifield took this photo of “The Bible in Kafa Hands”. That has been our goal for many years,
and it happened on May 22nd! Tom Fifield drove several of us to the Dedication of the Kafa Bible. We
enjoyed the view of forest-covered mountains and green valleys along the way…read more.
David … danced before the LORD with all his heart. 2 Samuel 6:14
Praise God that the needed information for shipping the Kafa Bibles was obtained. They left Hamburg, Germany on November 20th. They will change ships in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and are scheduled to arrive in the Port of Djibouti December 21st. A clearing agent is to receive them there and clear customs inside Ethiopia. We are trying to arrange for him to transport them to the Kafa area, where church leaders have prepared a place to store them. They hope to open a book shop from which people can purchase the Bibles (at a subsidized price) and other Christian literature. We are waiting for the shipping company to send the bill of lading, which the agent needs in order to take the Bibles from Djibouti…
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith,
who for the joy set before him endured the cross … Consider him …
so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:2-3
The Kafa Bibles should come off the press on October 14th praise God! Please continue to pray for God’s hand on the whole process. We still need information required by the printer for shipping (VAT and Import Declaration Form and a contact person in the Port of Djibouti).
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