“Nothing beats a good book, …”

That says the Hospice Shop advertisement in our local paper, The Northland Age. Hospice Shops are shops where second hand goods are turned into First Class Care.

The ad tells us further about “Holiday Boredom Busters”, not only for children but also for parents. Everybody is invited to check out the huge range of novels.

I wholeheartedly agree that “Nothing beats a good book,” especially when the book is all about The Book of Books, the Good Book, the BIBLE. The book I am reading just now is a book like that, namely a book by D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones. The book contains nine sermons on Galatians 6:14. (I think everybody should read the book, especially pastors!)

“Moses reported this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and cruel bondage.” – Exodus 6:9

“Das Gebet ist mehr als nur ein Sprechen. Es ist ein Sein, ein Leben in Gott.” – N. N.

“Weil das Grab Christi leer ist, gibt es keine begrabenen Hoffnungen.” – Peter Hahne

“Lifewise” and “turning lives around” is written at the top of the front of the building.

Reading that reminds me of the time when the Lord Jesus Christ turned my life around in my teens.

And a lot more is written there, namely: “FAMILY SUPPORT, HOMECARE, PARENTING EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, DISABILITY SUPPORT.”

Much could be said about the services. But I only want to encourage you to be thankful for them.

All the services mentioned are “turning lives around” for the present time, but the Lord Jesus Christ is “turning lives around” for ever, for time and ETERNITY.

But we must look to him and believe in him (John 6:40).

“Then God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream at night and said to him, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.'” – Genesis 31:24

“If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.” – Thomas Edison (1847-1931)

“So Lot went out and spoke to his sons-in-law, who were pledged to marry his daughters. He said, ‘Hurry and get out of this place, because the LORD is about to destroy the city!’ But his sons-in-law thought he was joking.” – Genesis 19:14