THE EYE OF FAITH!

“By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:27

Moses could see beyond what he could see in the natural.

We have never seen God, but yet we can look all around us and see Him every day, in the clouds, sun, moon, beautiful rolling hills, trees, and the magnificent ocean.

We live in this flesh, and we have natural things all around us. I’m sitting here looking beyond all of the things I can see. I’m believing in the Lord for things I cannot see with my natural eye! I’m looking into the invisible with the eye of faith. Oh, I see God doing great things! What do you see today?

Bobby Burnette

“The Widow’s Mite…”

“For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.” (John 12:43)

This is what John said about the people who believed in Jesus, but did not want to confess him… they were afraid they would be “kicked out of the temple,” because they wanted the “praise of men” more than the praise of God. God wants us to do things in “secret,” and He will reward us openly before Him.

We are living in an “arrogant and boastful generation.” People want to be seen and known and want to do things to “be seen of men,” instead of doing things in secret to the praise of God.

My most valuable “thing” is a small coin that Bobby got when we visited Jerusalem years ago. It is so small that it would be hard to find if ever lost. It is smaller than a “contact lens.” It is called, “the widow’s mite.” Jesus stood in the temple watching the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. He probably felt disgusted…

When we were in Jerusalem, our guide told us that back in those days the widows should have gone to the back where the priests were, and they could have received some money from the priest. But the little widow woman didn’t want to be in the “receiving line.” She wanted to be in the “giving line.”

How often have we received small gifts from the poor, wrapped in aluminum foil, and carefully placed in an envelope for the poor in Haiti? One time, we received a letter from a poor widow that didn’t have enough for her envelope and postage, so she taped “some pennies on the outside” for the postmaster!

Then, he saw a poor widow woman casting in “two mites” (less than two pennies) … the rich men gave to be seen of men, but the widow didn’t want any praise. She just loved the Lord and “gave all that she had.” Jesus finished the story by saying that “the widow gave more than all of them” because “she gave all…” and she did it in secret…

Nothing goes unseen by Jesus. The smallest gift, the smallest sacrifice, the smallest deed of love, is  not without value to our Father!! God bless you and thank you, friends and partners, for every small act of kindness you will do today! Sherry

Many Christians do not know the difference between tithes, offerings, and alms. We know that the Lord blesses every dime, every dollar, and everything we give. Tithes are what we owe God! It is ten percent of our income. When we give above that, we are giving offerings and we are “going the extra mile.”

So, what are alms? The story of alms is told in Acts 10, about a devout man of God named “Cornelius,” who feared God with all his household and gave much alms to the people, the poor, and prayed to God always. In a vision, an Angel of God came to him and said, “Thy prayers and thine alms are come up for a memorial before God.” It means, there was a special memorial of all those alms that came up before God. Every one of these offerings will bring blessings into your life.

Sherry

“Coals of Fire.”

Have you ever had an enemy that you “really wanted to get back at?” Let’s face it. Somewhere in our life, we have all had an enemy. More than likely, some of our enemies have been those who are jealous of us. The book of Proverbs has so many wise sayings. One of them is “How to Get Along With Your Enemy.” It’s found in Proverbs 25:21-22,  it goes like this… “If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For you shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall reward thee.”

Well, to tell you the truth, after living here in Haiti and being surrounded by gang members, who have kidnapped some of our workers and older Love A Child kids, and for the past month, living with gang members in our area who have threatened our lives, truthfully, I found that this is hard to do sometimes. But I know that God gives us wisdom and grace. Have a great day, we love you.

Sherry