“Life is the most amazing thing you own.”

That are the words on the poster I read when entering one of the Banks here in Kaitaia at the present time.

Underneath it says, “Talk to us today about protecting your lifestyle and your loved ones.”

As a reader of the Bible I remember what the Word of God says in First Corinthians 6:19 and 20. That is a letter the Apostle Paul has written to the Corinthians.

There we read:

“DO YOU NOT KNOW

First Corinthians 6:19,20

Introduction:

that

A.  your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit,

a.  who is in you,

b.  whom you have from God?

B.  You are not your own;

C.  you were bought at a price.

End:

Therefore honor God with your body.”

Let us remember again that all the letters in the New Testament are written to true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.

There are people who believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and there are people who do not believe. The New Living Translation says, “You do not belong to yourself.” (1 Corinthians 6:19)

I am a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and therefore believe what the Bible says!

WE ARE NOT FAR FROM THE BEACHES: And I love them.

“So once again people are calling for ‘someone’ to do ‘something’, writes the editor of our local paper, The Northland Age, in his editorial, Tuesday, May 22, 2018.

This time people are outraged because drivers are driving on the wrong side of the road and people are getting killed.

In New Zealand we are driving on the left side of the road. And I don’t need to tell you that there are countries where you drive on the right side, Germany for example. I am from Germany and when I meet Germans here in Kaitaia and when I have a chance I am not only telling them about what the Lord Jesus Christ has done for me, but I tell them also not to forget to drive on the left side of the road and to be careful where they stay overnight.

It is so easy for tourists, visitors, who come from countries where the law is to drive on the right side of the road to forget, that they must drive on the left side here in New Zealand.

Today is the funeral of a person I know from church, who was killed on the road not long ago together with another person because a car was driven on the wrong side of the road.

In Germany we drive on the right side of the road. Although I passed my driver licence in Germany, I never owned a car in that country, only a pushbike. My first vehicle was a motorbike in Thailand, and in Thailand we drive on the left side of the road. That’s why I was always used to drive on the left side. The Lord Jesus Christ was in all this.

What can we do about the different road rules in different countries? Does anybody have an answer?

For a long time it has been our habit as a family not to call for ‘someone’ to do ‘something’ but to pray to someone, the Living God, to protect us on the road, and not only to protect us on the road, but to protect our place while we are away. We cannot take things for granted.

James 4:2 says: “YOU DO NOT HAVE, BECAUSE YOU DO NOT ASK GOD.”

“…, our roaming packs let you keep up with family and friends back home,” it says on the back of my phone bill I received just now.

DIFFERENT TYPES OF PHONES: This one is still in use.

I am also asked to check out the packs on the right. There are actually two. The cost of the first Roaming Pack is $20 for 7 days; 200 outgoing mins, 200 incoming mins and 200 texts. I am especially interested in the texts. The cost of the second Roaming Data Pack is $15 for 7 days; 500MB data.

Having been a missionary in Thailand and New Zealand I know how important it is to keep in contact with family and friends; but I know also that my most important contact is with the Living God through prayer.

No need to tell you that there are no charges for prayer.

“Saul died

PAIHIA BAPTIST CHURCH: The Cross can be seen from the wharf.

First Chronicles 10:13

Introduction:

because he was unfaithful to the LORD;

• he did not keep the word of the LORD
• and even consulted a medium for guidance,
• and did not inquire of the LORD.

End:

So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David  son of Jesse.”