I am still dazzled by the Easter Decorations I saw today at the Warehouse. Just like Christmas. Takes me some time to digest all that! “Get ready for Easter Sunday 23rd March.” ” MAKE THE MOST OF EASTER.” “Full range of Easter products in store now.” And so on….!

Business people are surely making the most of every occasion and if there is no occasion they are making one up!

When coming back from the Warehouse today a lady was coming toward me. I saw a book under her arm which looked like a Bible to me and I asked her,” Is that a Bible?” She was surprised to be greeted like that by a complete stranger and I asked a second time.” Is that a Bible?” It was a big Bible and she was walking to a prayer meeting. We had a good talk and I said to her, “If you would not have carried the Bible like that, I would never have recognized you as a sister in the Lord. Praise the Lord.”

I believe that the Lord is preparing places for us. Especially when we are asking him to do so in prayer, he is leading and guiding us.

The Lord prepared the present place for us. The place is also owned by us. Our last place was also prepared by him. It was owned by the UMM. They bought it for us to live in.– And at the present time the Lord is preparing for us the final place. Built by the Lord himself. That place must be really beautiful. I am looking forward to occupying it.

We must have been ten minutes out of town yesterday on the way to the beach in our car when my wife said,” Down here this road are living two families. They are going to the Baptist Church in Kaitaia.” That made me really thankful again for our beautiful present place in the centre of the town near the banks, shops and the Post Office and the Church. I believe it is also difficult to get broad band connection in out of the way places.

Our previous place was also prepared by the Lord. I know, because I am not good at building things and fixing things. The place was rented out by the previous owner– before the Mission ever bought it for us to live in– and he used all the rent money to fix the place up and to improve the place– FOR US! Yes, we do have a lot of things to be thankful for.

Our present place is really beautiful compared to the previous place, but the Lord Jesus Christ is preparing at the present time a place for us which is really BEAUTIFUL! You cannot describe it! The Lord says so in John 14:2 ” I am going to prepare a place for you.” Please read John 14:1-4. I know, this portion of Scripture is usually read at funerals, but it is only for those who really believe what it says in the Word of God. I am looking forward to that place? Do you? Read also John 14:5-14.

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