Yours in Christ,
Wade
As I write this, I am hearing radio reports about America’s attacks on Iraq. There are currently two eternal entities in the world, the nation Israel and the Body of Christ. Both are involved in this conflict. May our prayers include Christians and Jews who are involved and endangered. May the Lord give wisdom to our national leaders. Iraq has been attacking Israel. I am sure we will learn more later but we know God is at work in world history. He is fulfilling His prophecies. Not one prophecy will fail. And He is diligently at work in the lives of individuals. No individual will be overlooked or forgotten. If a person has it in their heart to accept the Lord Jesus, the Lord will send someone to inform them of the way of salvation. An example is in Acts 8:26-40.
Nursing home ministry continues on. Here are a few of the happenings.
A big surprise I did not expect happened a couple weeks ago. A lady who is a very consistent attender at our Bible Study and a joyful, appreciative, vivacious lady in her 80’s informed me that she is Roman Catholic and the reason she attends Bible Studies and worship services of other churches is that she hopes that will get her into heaven. She has been very complimentary of my messages and tries to get other residents to attend. I often explain the simple gospel in my messages but obviously this lady needs some special attention. I prepared a way to share the gospel with her with greater emphasis on salvation being a “free gift” rather than earning it. Jesus Died on the cross to pay for our sins and rose from the dead to provide the free gift of forgiveness and eternal life. However, for the free gift to belong to a person it must be accepted. One can say “no thank you,” or just neglect to accept it. Or, one can love sin so much forgiveness is not even desired. One must be humble enough to “accept the gift” for eternal life to belong to a person. I have put together a 2-page explanation of the Gospel emphasizing the free gift. She has read it twice. I will follow up.