Thursday, January 7, 2010

WORD OF THE DAY - 07 January 2010




Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence toward God. And whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. (1 John 3:21-22)

Возлюбленные! если сердце наше не осуждает нас, то мы имеем дерзновение к Богу, и, чего ни попросим, получим от Него, потому что соблюдаем заповеди Его и делаем благоугодное пред Ним. (1-e Иоанна 3:21-22 Russian)

Dear God, our Most Kind and Holy Father in Heaven ~ Thank you for this new day on which we awaken to be reminded with increasing confirmation of your constant presence and providential care for all creation. Father, with the risk of sounding over confident, we ask that you grant us wisdom as we study and obey the teachings of Christ, especially about loving one another, and give us courage to take action that reflects our new perception into spiritual matters. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Yesterday we awakened to a white blanket of fresh snow that turned to slush and ice by the end of the day. We noticed that the temperature in Montgomery, Alabama is colder this morning than here in Nikolaev, Ukraine. It is an interesting winter in Europe with record snowfalls and countless delays at airports. That seems to be the same report from the USA. We spoke with all our people yesterday and they were not interested in venturing out in the weather at the time of our meeting. Last night was Christmas Eve here and it was interesting to see and hear on TV as one of the presidential candidates openly expressed what seems to be very sincere faith in Jesus Christ as the Son of God, Savior of the world and the New Testament as our guide today. It was a very bold statement and most refreshing to hear during this age of enforced political correctness regarding one's beliefs. We had to venture out on the city bus system that was partially working, to purchase our train tickets to Kiev. We were successful in getting just what we need in order to arrive in time to make our flight. Thank you for all your prayers for this work of evangelism in the great city of Nikolaev.

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