Von:
“Woechentliche Gebetsnachrichten der Schweizer Allianz Mission vom Freitag, 11.12. 09:
Ein 14-jaeriges Maedchen aus Indien bekam die Aufgabe, zum Thema Gewaltlosigkeit eine Zeichnung zu machen. Es zeichnete das Jesuskind auf dem Stroh und kommentierte dazu:
“GOTT HAT DIE WELT MIT EINEM BABY ERSCHUETTERT, NICHT MIT EINER BOMBE.”
Today I received an email.
One sentence was printed in red and there was even a little picture to go with the sentence: A road winding along and a tree in the distance. The email said, “Please consider the environment before printing this email.” I did just the opposite and printed it. I had a special reason to do so.
That email was a reminder. I remembered again the two lovely young men I met in front of the Kaitaia Post office a number of days ago. Especially one of them talked very quick and excitedly about GREENPEACE. I was all with them. I mean, I agreed with them. I am very careful with all the things I have and try to keep them in good order and I hate loosing things. – And we should save the environment! Do you agree with that?
At the end of our conversation I asked for some literature and they gave me a little card with the headline: Saving the environment begins at home.” Eight points were listed underneath how to do that. Let me just mention three of them:
1. We are told to refuse plastic bags at the supermarket. And I love them! How many are given out every day in NZ? Have a guess? The number is given! (3 million!)
2. “Driving 100km/hr instead of 110km can cut 13% of your fuel bill, but taking public transport or walking/biking reduces fuel use even more.”
Where is the public transport? It is very dangerous to go by bike anywhere. I hear that on the news. It is also dangerous on my little scooter – and from now on more expensive.
3. On the little card I read also about methane. Methane is a climate changing gas. Food scraps in landfills produce methane. Therefore what? You guessed it. “Compost your food scraps.” Are you doing that already? That is good.
But why am I writing all this?
Just as “saving the environment begins at home”, witnessing begins at home! Acts 1:8 Click on the address and read. Saves me writing Acts 1:8. We should actually know that important verse off by heart. Do you?
And – believe it or not, those two fine young men were also disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ. And – yes I believed them – they were different. You know what I am talking about.
I think I had also my special cap on my head – but no mention of the cap was made so far as I can remember.
Second Timothy 4:3
“For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.
I was still quite a distance away from the parked car, but I recognized the big letters and the big heart on the sticker of the front bumper: “I LOVE MY WIFE.” I love my wife also! Now I was really curious, and when I came nearer I went to look at the sticker properly and in smaller script it said, “PROMISEKEEPRS.” You have heard about the Promisekeepers.
What an encouragement – and that on our street, which is not very long indeed.
The Bible, the Word of the Living God, demands that we love our wives.
Ephesians 5:25,26,27
“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the Church
1. and gave himself up for her
2. to make her holy,
3. cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
4. and to present her to himself as a radiant church,
a. without stain
b. or wrinke
c. or any other blemish,
d. but holy and
e. blameless.”
First Peter 3:7
From a counselling report:
“IT’S ALWAYS EXCITING TO OBSERVE CHANGES TAKING PLACE AND PEOPLE BECOMING EMPOWERED TO TAKE MORE OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES.”
What does the BIBLE say?
First Corinthians 6:19,20
“You are not your own; you were bought at a price.”
Study the selfexistence of God.
Only God is selfexistent.
We are dependent beings!
Read more posts on this blog:
1. Good Morning! (Who is on the Throne?)
2. Attributes
3. To dominate
4. 18. 09. 2007
WRONG TEACHING, WRONG LIVING!