Thursday
9-3-15 (Home in Modesto)
Scripture reading: Eze. 20-21 Ps. 111
Rev. 8
S=Scripture O=Observation A=Application P=Prayer SOAP for
the soul.
S. Ps
111:1-3 Praise the LORD! I will thank the LORD with all my heart as I
meet with his godly people. How amazing
are the deeds of the LORD! All who
delight in him should ponder them. Everything
he does reveals his glory and majesty. NLT
O.
When Godly
people get together they should share the amazing deeds that God has done.
A. What
happened to the “testimony time” in our services? Several
years ago our Neighborhood Church did a Sunday morning of “cardboard
testimonies.” From behind the curtain on
the stage a man came forward holding a cardboard. Written on it in bold letters: “Addicted to
Alcohol.” Then flipped
the sign over. On the other side was
written something like “Set Free Forever”.
I had known this man for years and had never suspected this was in his
past. One by one they came each with a
few written words telling of their past... and flipped the sign with a statement
of victory. Cancer, drug addiction,
pregnancies, broken lives; destroyed and restored marriages and much more. Testimony times! We all need them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ (I could not access the video of our church,
but this one is similar.)
P. Lord, Jesus I rejoice with
the lost that have been found, the broken that have been restored, the sick
that have been healed, the addicted that have been set free and atheists that
have found their Creator and yes, even demon possessed that have been delivered. As the years have taken me to Argentina and
many other countries, I have witnessed thousands of such cases. You are in the same business as You described
in Isaiah 61:1-3, the scripture that You read in the Nazareth Synagogue, when
You announced Your ministry to Your own neighborhood. Surely it is true! You are “the same yesterday, today and forever!” (Heb 13:8) Every miracle speaks of Your power, love and mercy. Amen.
Ralph
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