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Silent and Listen

are spelled with the same letters.

“My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  2 Corinthians 12:9, NIV

When Our Faith Fails

God Doesn’t

Cerwin and I couldn’t attend the first few services of our church’s revival meetings, but haven’t missed a night since getting back from Quebec.

We are enjoying challenging messages by

Craig Alan Myers

from

Blue River Church of the Brethren, Columbia City, IN

From Tuesday Evening’s Message

Remember what Abraham and Sarah did when their faith failed?

God promised them a son, but when it didn’t happen fast enough, they thought God “needed help”, so Abraham had a son with Haggar, resulting in many problems for the Israelites – then and now.

God has a plan for your life and needs your cooperation – not your intervention.

He will make it happen!

We pay a price when we intervene.

1.   In our spiritual life – there will be a barrier between you and God

2.   In our relationships – there will be a barrier between you and people

3.     In our witness – there will be a barrier in your witness

When our faith fails ~ God doesn’t

Follow ~ Don’t Intervene.

Immeasurably

More

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more

than all we ask or imagine,

according to his power that is at work within us.

Ephesians 3:20 NIV

When I lose hope or faith,

I like to think about the words

“immeasurably more.”

Immeasurably more

means

God can do more than I can even wrap my mind around.

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That renews my hope and faith!

The Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.  2 Thessalonians 3:3 NASV

Something to Ponder

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Some People Say That Satan Does Not Exist.

Who Then is Running His Business?

 Someone sure is!

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Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will be what their actions deserve. 

2 Corinthians 11:14, 15 NIV

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I like pretty things, like beautiful sunsets, and rarely enter this kind of post, but the thought came to my attention today for two reasons:

#1. Tomorrow’s holiday, Halloween, is no joke.

#2. Tonight I talked to a friend who used to be a witch.  She spent forty years serving Satan, however, twenty years ago she was set free by the power of Jesus Christ.

They preached the good news in that city and won a large number of disciples. Then they returned to Lystra, Iconium and Antioch, strengthening the disciples and encouraging them to remain true to the faith.  Acts 14:21-22  NIV

Traveling Home

After spending six days enjoying the hospitality of Claude and Huguette, it was a bit difficult to say goodbye this morning. 

They were our translators, tour guides, chauffeurs, and bed & breakfast providers.

Merci, Merci.

During our week, we were most surprised by all the farmland.  We saw thousands of acres of corn.

It was a beautiful, crisp morning as we headed toward the border today.

Notice the frost on the roadside grass and weeds.

We treasured our days in Quebec, but it was good to see signs to our homeland.

Waiting for our turn to cross the border. 

The attendant asked a few more questions then when we entered Quebec last Tuesday, and wanted to see inside the back of our CRV.  When he noticed Cerwin’s tools, step ladder, and the PA license plate from the chapel, he had a few more questions.  However, after Cerwin explained our purpose for being in Quebec, and presented his business card with a photo of a chapel ~ we were told to go through.

A few scenes from the Adirondacks in northern New York.

The fall colors are almost “over-the-hill”, but the morning was glorious, making the scenery so enjoyable.

The trees were a bit prettier in the Catskills, but many of those leaves are also beyond their peak colors.

Truckers always get my attention on a road trip.

After ten hours on the road – our familiar, country roads looked wonderful.

Two more miles.

Seeing a sunset from our front yard looked so good again.

“Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship.”- Romans 12:1  NIV