Good morning,
I pray all is well with you today and if it's not and you will share with me, LaVon and I will pray with you. I am still not preaching anywhere and I'm believing God is allowing me to get some much needed rest before our time back in Arizona. I ask that you keep us in your prayers.
We have been busy, even if I am not preaching somewhere. There are still people who need someone to talk and pray with. This week brought a lady that went to my church a few years back. Her husband was dying; she wanted to talk to me. LaVon and I drove to her house just after he had died and prayed with the family. I also prayed with her on the phone the night before. God uses us in many different ways. God is Good!
We are able to do this ministry because of you and your generous support. God has blessed us with some of the sweetest people in the world as ministry partners. So, today I want to say 'thank you' for listening to the Lord: for your prayers, emails and comments you leave on this post, and for your financial support. May God bless you!
Wanted!
This devotional was written by Kelly McFadden
Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self? If anyone is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.” —Luke 9:23-26
MEN WANTED: FOR HAZARDOUS JOURNEY.
SMALL WAGES, BITTER COLD, LONG MONTHS OF COMPLETE DARKNESS, CONSTANT DANGER, SAFE RETURN DOUBTFUL. HONOUR AND RECOGNITION IN CASE OF SUCCESS.
What do you think? Would you sign up for this? Sir Ernest Shackleton, an Irish-born explorer, reportedly ran this advertisement to recruit men for an expedition across the Antarctic Continent in 1914. With no promise of success, twenty-seven signed up to join Shackleton on this journey.
Reread Luke 9:23-26. Jesus has asked us follow Him on a journey we call the Christian life. What does it mean to pick up your cross? Are you ready to be persecuted, mocked, ridiculed, spit upon? Christians are not promised great rewards on earth…but crowns in heaven. Like Shackleton’s journey, the Christian life rarely pays well, nor does it promise safety. You’ll experience darkness and danger. However, in the end, if you are willing to pick up your cross and persevere throughout the journey, there is eternal glory.
Have a great day, love you, pass it on.
Don
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3 comments:
I'm glad God saw the need for you to get your body rested. The last sermon we went to in AZ before heading home had me very worried about you. I knew something was wrong and LaVon confirmed it the day before we left. I hope you are doing much better. Thank you for the prayers that were sent to my family in our time of need. My sister-in-laws sister has had two surgeries in 2 days and her spirits are up. Her recuperation and rehab time will be several months, but she is still ok with that and she has such inner strength that I'm hopeful she'll heal quickly, both inside and out.
You are in inspiration to many. We love having you in our lives. Thank you for your prayers and your presence in our lives at this point in time. It was meant to be!
We are so blessed to have our lives enriched by so many wonderful friends. God is so good and we are so thankful that He has called us into this ministry. It's a joy to serve Him and you.
Don and LaVon
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