Words of Faith

This summer I went on a mission trip to Cange, Haiti.

“Be strong and courageous…for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6

Summer has arrived! The high temperatures have been letting us not forget that fact.

'What must I do to inherit eternal life?' a lawyer asked. Jesus turns the questions back on him, 'What is written in the law?'

Some of you will remember when a passenger jet, Korean Airlines Flight 007, was shot down after wandering mistakenly into the air space of what was then the Soviet Union. It was Sept. 1, 1983. Two hundred sixty-nine innocent people lost their lives on this flight because of a navigational error.

“They shall receive a blessing from the Lord…” Psalm 24:5

Genesis 3:8-10: “And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

“As they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight.” Acts 1:9

Genesis 48:9: “Joseph said unto his father, they are my sons…and he said, bring them…and I will bless them.

In the gospel of John, Jesus says, “I am the Good Shepherd.” (John 10:11) Shepherds aren’t common today, but in Jesus days they were very common. In fact, even today in Israel, shepherds are not uncommon. When I was in Israel, I often saw flocks of sheep being shepherded by their master.

Many people get to a point when they ask the question, “Why am I alive?”

Have you ever had someone give you a gift that was too big? You know, a gift that you couldn’t reciprocate?