“The block of granite which was an obstacle in the path of the weak, becomes a stepping stone in the path of the strong.”

Deborah was a Mother in  Isreal!

Judges 5:7

“Village life in Israel ceased, ceased until I, Deborah, arose, arose a mother in  Israel!”

It is very difficult to help people who are under stress. I am reading in an autobiography that the writer was told by his wife to rest, but he did not see it at all.

He writes:

— The more I needed a rest, the more I worked. That is a very strange thing!

— I even imagined that they could not manage without me.

— Sometimes I imagined that I was resting – but my mind was working faster than ever.

In His time the Lord put up his Stop Sign. On the stop sign was written:

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A TERRIBLE CAR ACCIDENT AND YOU AND YOUR WIFE WILL BE IN HOSPITAL FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

After the accident the writer received a letter from a friend:

— I have been worried about you.

— You have been under terrible stress.– The Lord says, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” Mark 6:31

— The Lord in his love has given you a break.

Matthew 9:37,38 was really emphasized at the Bible College I went to. There it says:

“Then he said to his disciples, ‘the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.'”

Ephesians 4:11

“It was he who gave some to be

—  apostles, some to be

—  prophets, some to be

— evangelists, and some to be

—  pastors and

—  teachers,………”  Read on!

Timothy was an evangelist. Second Timothy 4:5

Philip was an evangelist. Acts 21:8

Something what I learned about churches while I was still in Germany comes to my mind. We say in German:

Missionsgemeinden sind bluehende Gemeinden!

The meaning of that sentence is that evangelizing churches and witnessing churches are thriving, flourishing churches.

Alban Douglas in his book “One hundred Bible Lessons” is listing four purposes of the church on page 177:

1. To worship God and glorify him on earth. Ephesians 1:4-6

2. To evangelize the world with the Gospel. Matthew 28:19,20

3. To teach and instruct Christians.  Ephesians 4:11-15

4. To witness constantly. Acts 1:8

I watched just now a DVD, running time 4 minutes, about introducing exploring space. It is all about understanding the universe.

On one page of the  DVD booklet it says: “SEEING IS BELIEVING. Will seeing more help us learn more?”

On the same page I read also: “Hubble’s brilliant pictures have already raised as many questions as they have answered.”

I come across “Seeing is believing” quite a lot.

In the Bible, the Word of the Living God, the Lord Jesus Christ says to unbelieving Thomas,

“Because you have seen me, you have believed;

blessed are those  who have not seen and yet have believed.”

John 20:29

HOW CAN WE UNDERSTAND HOW THE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED?

We find the answer in the Bible in Hebrews 11:3:

“BY FAITH WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE UNIVERSE WAS FORMED AT GOD’S COMMAND,…….”

“NUR DER KANN DURCHHALTEN, DER GEHALTEN IST.”

Peter Hahne