THE CHORUS:

I am covered over with the robe of righteousness that Jesus gves to me (gives to me).

I am covered over with the precious blood of Jesus and he lives in me (lives in me).

What a joy it is to know, my Heavenly Father loves me so and gives to me my Jesus.

When he looks at me, He sees not what I used to be but He sees Jesus.

Natuerlich muss ich besser zuhoeren, wenn ich hier in Kaitaia mit deutschen Touristen spreche. Aber heute (18.11.08) sprach ich mit zwei jungen Maennern und der eine sagte, “GOTT JA – KIRCHE NEIN!” Er ist katholisch. Gott ja – Kirche Nein! habe ich kuerzlich schon einmal von einem Deutschen gehoert, wenn ich mich recht erinnere. (Auch katholisch.)

Will jemand etwas dazu schreiben?

“LIFE IS LIKE A MIRROR. IF YOU FROWN AT IT, IT FROWNS BACK. IF YOU SMILE, IT RETURNS THE GREETING.”

“IT IS OFTEN EASIER TO GET FORGIVENESS THAN PERMISSION.”

Today I saw one of our neighbours in town. He was quite a distance away, but his body language indicated, that he wanted to get into contact with me.

In the course of our conversation he wanted to know, what I am up to these days. “I will show you,” was my answer. And I continued, “What exactly is your street number? I will put something into your letter box. I am actually glad, when people are asking me that question.”

I said also to him, “My next door neighbour asked me that question once. Also the owner of one of the food shops in town asked me that once. My answer to that question is always ‘I WILL SHOW YOU’.”

Our conversation on the street came to an end like this,”I want  to tell you also something else. The other day I bought a $20 top up for my mobile phone, I paid also $20, but later on I found out, that I was given a $30 top up by mistake. There was only one thing to do to go back and correct the error. I am also going back there with some of the literature I have written and tell them that the literature explains actually why I did not keep quiet about the mistake.”

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Third John 9,10

DIOTHREPHES

(WHO LOVES TO BE THE FIRST)

1. will have nothing to do with us. (John)

2. gossiping maliciously about us. (John)

3. he refuses to welcome the brothers.

4. he also stops those who want to do so and

5. puts them out of the church.

I remember the above from the time we studied one year at the Bible College of NZ in 1980. The principal of the college at that time was David Stewart and he said that to encourage the graduates.

A REMINDER

My father-in-law wrote the words on wood and I was able to hang them on the wall in my room.

Only the other day I tried to do something. It did not work at all – so I gave up!

But not quite!

I tried again – and it worked!

CLICK ON PICTURE TO SEE WRITING!

“LIFE IS FULL OF IMPORTANT CHOICES”

Joshua 24:15

But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.

I have a Maori friend in Kaikohe and he has the verse hanging on a wall in one of the rooms in his house.