“Make a wish and I will fulfill your wish.” Let us say, somebody would say that to you and to me now. What would your wish be and what would my wish be?

You probably say, “Forget it, Werner, that only happens in fairy tales, but not in real life. End of story!

No, that is not the end of the story. That really happened to a man in the Bible. The name of the man was Solomon. Read First Kings 3:1-15.

First Kings 3:5 says, “At Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream and God said, ‘ASK FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT ME TO GIVE YOU.'”

What would you have asked for? What would I have asked for?

This is what Solomon asked for, “So give your servant a discerning heart….” First Kings 3:9. Other translations say “an obedient heart.” (German Translation)

Somebody has pointed out: Disobedience towards the Living God is the source of all our troubles.

THE ANSWER TO ALL OUR TROUBLES IS JUST AS EASY AS THAT AND WE HAVE HEARD IT SO OFTEN. MAYBE BE WE HAVE HEARD IT TOO 0FTEN?

I ask once again: What is now your wish? What is now my wish?

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THE BNZ IN KAIKOHE

When I was looking up I saw one of the headlines on the back page of the paper my wife was holding up in front of her and reading. The paper is called “The Photographer’s Mail” and the headline reads “Living with my…”

The thought how interesting went through my mind. “Living with my…’

The story was all about “Living with my ……. Monthly copy of “The Photographer’s Mail.” The story is about a Photo industry guru talking about life with the TPM (The Photograpers’s Mail). He says, “Gets better with time is the best way I can describeTPM.”

When I saw the headline my story came to my mind. Living with my …… BIBLE and my LIVING SAVIOUR! This is a story without ending. It goes on into eternity. My life with my Bible and my Saviour gets also better with time. And soon I will see Him when he comes for the second time . I hope I don’t die before that!

The BIBLE is for many an ordinary book like any other book on the book shelf. But for those who are believers in the Lord the Bible becomes a special book.

Is the BIBLE a special book for you?

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We are all on the ONE WAY STREET!

Please let me know if your are not.

The Lord is answering our prayers not according to our thinking but according to His ways, because His ways with us are the best ways.

wd

IN FRONT OF THE BAPTIST CHURCH IN KAIKOHE

I am always looking forward to reading the “Coffee News”. I really liked very much what was written in the last issue under the heading “On the lighter Side.” It sounded really good and familiar. There it said, “Be happy with what you have. If you spend your life looking for greener pastures, you might find you’re too old to climb the fence.”

The Bible came to my mind and Paul’s letter to the Philippians and there it was, what I was looking for in chapter four the verses eleven to thirteen.

Paul says there, “…, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” And he repeats, because it is important to him, “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation,….” So it is actually a secret to be learned.

1. He knows what it is to be in need, / He knows what it is to have plenty.

2. He knows what it is to be well fed. / He knows what it is to go hungry.

3. He knows what it is living in plenty. / He knows what it is living in want.

And then he finishes by saying,” I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

HAVE I LEARNED THAT SECRET?

HAVE YOU LEARNED THAT SECRET?

SIMON PETER ANSWERED HIM,”LORD, TO WHOM SHALL WE GO? YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF ETERNAL LIFE.”

John 6:68