“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.” Psalm 116:15 Firstly, my apologies for the delay in getting this prayer letter written. It has been a tumultuous several weeks focusing on the care of my wife, Laura Jayne, par [...]
“And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; And patience, experience; and experience, hope: And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Gh [...]
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.” II Corinthians 12:9 The previous pr [...]
Psalm 118:17 – “I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.” Whenever the trials of life come to us as Christians, how do we each respond? In the first instance, it should never be a question of “Why me?” but of asking the [...]
Psalm 126:5 & 6 – “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Laura and I have multiple reasons to rejoic [...]
Psalm 25: 4-5, “Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.” The Lord referred to David as “a man after his own heart.” Perhaps this [...]
Psalm 71:15-16, “My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof. I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness, even of thine only.” How of [...]
I Corinthians 3:6 – “I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.” It was refreshing to arrive back on the field to find that the work of reaching the lost through our church-wide soul-winning efforts has continued unabated. [...]
Psalm 150:6 – “Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.” God is so worthy of our praise! Laura celebrates her 50th spiritual birthday on April 29, and though I do not know the date, I do know it has been at leas [...]
Romans 12:1 – “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Submitting oneself to the will of God is certainly reason [...]
