In seinem Andachtsbuch “Lass Dein Heil und Schauen” schreibt der verstorbene Pastor W. Busch im Vorwort zur 3. Auflage:

“Und dort nimmt in einem kleinen Witwenstuebchen eine reife Christin das Buch zur Hand. Sie kann “Steine” und “Lebensbrot” wohl unterscheiden.”

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There it was again. My wife was talking and she was saying that she was covered for something. It had to do with insurance. She was reading the letter from the insurance agency we received this morning.

I was going to forget it, but the phrase ‘are you covered?’ continued to spin around in my head. There is a chorus I remember from Church, but I cannot quite quote the words. It goes something like this, “I am covered over…” (Somebody from the Church will email the chorus to me.)

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Some days ago I went into the Westpac Bank and there I read the question ‘ARE YOU COVERED?’ on little posters. But when I went again, they were all gone.

But now I am really interested in the question ‘are you covered?’

A big poster on the back wall of the local ASB advertises Lifestyle Insurance. Customers are told, “COVER YOUR LIFESTYLE FOR THE UNEXPECTED.” A little booklet from the ASB says, “Cover yourself for the possibility that you may need help to get on with life with a serious debilitating condition.” A little pamphlet I picked up at the Westpac Bank says, “Because you never know what’s going to happen, we’ve got you covered.”

Bible verses came to my mind also and I looked up the word ‘covered’ in the concordance. Here they are: Psalm 32:1, Psalm 85:2 and Romans 4:7.

Psalm 32:1 “Blessed is he…..whose sins are covered.”

Psalm 85:2 “You forgave the iniquity of your people and covered all their sins.”

Romas 4:7 “Blessed are they… whose sins are covered.”

WE CAN BE COVERED FOR EVERYTHING, BUT WHEN OUR SINS ARE NOT COVERED – WHAT THEN?

OUR SINS MUST BE COVERED BY THE BLOOD OF THE LAMB, THE LORD JESUS CHRIST!

THE CHORUS:

I am covered over with the robe of righteousness that Jesus gves to me (gives to me).

I am covered over with the precious blood of Jesus and he lives in me (lives in me).

What a joy it is to know, my Heavenly Father loves me so and gives to me my Jesus.

When he looks at me, He sees not what I used to be but He sees Jesus.

Natuerlich muss ich besser zuhoeren, wenn ich hier in Kaitaia mit deutschen Touristen spreche. Aber heute (18.11.08) sprach ich mit zwei jungen Maennern und der eine sagte, “GOTT JA – KIRCHE NEIN!” Er ist katholisch. Gott ja – Kirche Nein! habe ich kuerzlich schon einmal von einem Deutschen gehoert, wenn ich mich recht erinnere. (Auch katholisch.)

Will jemand etwas dazu schreiben?

“LIFE IS LIKE A MIRROR. IF YOU FROWN AT IT, IT FROWNS BACK. IF YOU SMILE, IT RETURNS THE GREETING.”

“IT IS OFTEN EASIER TO GET FORGIVENESS THAN PERMISSION.”