This morning I had a conversation with a young man from the south of  England here in Kaitaia on Commerce Street. His passion is GREENPEACE. I told him that my passion is THE LORD JESUS CHRIST and telling others what He has done for me.

On the GREENPEACE folder with images he showed me was written: “YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.”

“MAKING A DIFFERNCE.”

I have here a flyer on “SUSTAINABLE LIVING IN NEW ZEALAND”, teaching us “Practical ways to make a world of difference”. Examples of how one can do the right thing are given: “Reuse shopping bags”. “Learn more about sustainable lifestyles”. In many regions of New Zealand are Sustainable Living Courses being run.

On the front page of the first edition of the Vodafone community newsletter (Spring 2010) is also written “MAKE A DIFFERENCE”. Get hold of the newletter and read it! One of the Vodafone Foundation Grant recipients 2010 is also the Salvation Army (2010-2012).

With great interest I read the article called “MAKING  A DIFFERENCE” in the January 2010 Reader’s Digest. The article tells the story of  “The Graffiti Buster”.

At the end of the story the question is asked:  “Do you know someone who is making a difference to the community? Let us know.”

Reader’s Digest is looking for people who are making a difference to the community.

Are you making a difference?

I think we can make the greatest difference by telling people about the Lord Jesus Christ. That’s why I told the GREENPEACE man about the Lord!

The Lord Jesus Christ says in Matthew 9:37,38:

“THEN HE SAID TO HIS DISCIPLES, ‘THE HARVEST IS PLENTYFUL BUT THE WORKERS ARE FEW. ASK THE LORD OF THE HARVEST, THEREFORE, TO SEND OUT WORKERS INTO HIS HARVEST FIELD.'”

“Health our Wealth”, was written on the back of the T-shirt.

Dr. Hans Diehl said:  “Health isn’t everything, but without it everything is nothing.”

Physical health comes of course straight away to our minds.

But let us think about spiritual health for a moment.

I don’t know if you have heard about the greatest German poet,  Goethe. He said:

“Der Massstab fuer das Leben und die Kraft eines Volkes wird immer seine Stellung zur Bibel sein.”

What does that mean? The meaning is very simple:

If we don’t come back to the Bible, “The Book of Books”, as a nation, we are continuing to go down the drain!

But there was no need to tell you that!

Spiritual Health our Wealth.

Save the planet?

On a “Postie+” plastic bag we are encouraged to recycle and it says:

“Smart idea: Shop Postie+ and recycle this bag – save money and the planet!”

I don’t know about saving the planet, but I read this about the earth we are living on. This was said by a prophet about 2691 years ago. Listen to what he said:

“…, the earth will wear out like a garment…”

Is that what we are worried about at the present time? Isaiah says also:

“…; the heavens will vanish like smoke,…”

The apostle Peter says that the heaven is reserved for fire. So is the earth!

Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ says that

“Heaven and earth will pass away,

but my words will never pass away.”

READ THE BIBLE, “THE BOOK OF BOOKS”