October 1, 2003 V1N25
Hi everybody, here is another great piece by Tozer. I'm going to be gone for over two weeks in October to Youth Bible School in Colorado, so (unless the Editor-in-Chief indicates otherwise) your next R4A should be out October 29th. God bless you all!
Evangelism: Trusting the Lifeboat
And he brought them out and said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"
So they said, "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be
saved, you and your household." --Acts 16:30-31
Now, the matter of complete trust in the person of Christ.
No man has any hope for eternal salvation apart from trusting
completely in Jesus Christ and His atonement for men. Simply stated,
our Lord Jesus is the lifeboat and we must fully and truly be
committed to trusting the lifeboat.
Again, our Lord and Savior is the rope by which it is possible to
escape from the burning building. There is no doubt about it--either
we trust that rope or we perish.
He is the wonder or medication that heals all ills and
sicknesses--and if we refuse it, we die.
He is the bridge from hell to heaven--and we take the bridge and
cross over by His grace or we stay in hell.
These are simple illustrations, but they get to the point of the
necessity of complete trust in Jesus Christ--absolute trust in Him!
"Lord, help me to make this clear as I share the Gospel. So many
seem to persist in wanting to trust Christ plus their own efforts.
Thank You for this free gift of salvation. Amen."
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The Beauty Of The Thorn
When the thorn of life comes our way,
God's children get on their knees and pray.
It's God's way of shaping and molding,
As He watches the beautiful rose unfolding.
The thorn may appear in the form of pride,
Thus, being God's way of keeping one humble inside.
The thorn may come our way as fear,
Being God's way of one always wanting Him near,
Holding us in His arms so dear.
When the thorn buffets us in sorrow and gloom,
It's then we yield the richest perfume
As a delicate rose in its fullest of bloom.
It's then we are so heavenly blessed
When we've endured and stood the test.
The thorn is only a trial of Gods precious love,
Knowing we are guarded by His angels above.
Proving to us who's the anchorage of our soul;
Proving to us that we've been made whole.
When all nature has ceased
And the thorn is all gone,
We can go shouting to our heavenly home;
Praising Him on that Eternal Day.
Then as a glorious perfect rose,
We are added to the Master's Bouquet.
~submitted by Deborah Epp
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Prayer & Praise
Just would like to request prayer for everyone who is going to YBS, that they would have safety in travels and that God really works in our lives that week.
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Word Study
by AprilRose Pilgrim, Arriba, CO
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
James 3:17
Wisdom:
knowledge, insight, good sense, judgement, a wise attitude or course of action.
Get Wisdom:
Proverbs 1:2-6 3:13 4:5,7
Proverbs 19:8 23:23
Apply your heart to it:
Proverbs 2:2 3:21 5:1
Proverbs 7:4 29:2
Wisdom has a price:
Job 28:18b
Proverbs 8:11 16:16
Ecclesiastes 1:17-18
Wisdom:
Psalm 37:30 111:10
Proverbs 1:7 2:6-7 8:5, 13-19
Proverbs 9:10 10:13, 23, 31
Proverbs 14:8, 33 15:33 17:24
Proverbs 24:3
Ecclesiastes 2:13 7:12 9:16-18
Colossians 4:5
James 1:5-6
all definitions from Websters Dictionary. Any comments, or ideas? Please email me: missrosepetal84@yahoo.com
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Point2Ponder '''
In our whole life melody, the music is broken off here and there by rests and we foolishly think we have come to the end of time. God sends a time of forced leisure, a time of sickness and dissappointed plans, and makes a sudden pause in the hymns of our lives, and we lament that our voice must be silent and our part missing in the music which ever goes up to the ear of our Creator. Not without design does God write the music of our lives. Be it ours to learn the time and not be dismayed at the rests. If we look up, God will beat the time for us. ~John Ruskin
Selected Sayings
1. See the circumstances through Christ, not Christ through the circumstances.
2. Faith is to discouragements, blind to impossibilities, knows nothing but success. Faith lifts its hands up through the threatening clouds, lays hold of Him who has all power in heaven and earth. Faith makes the uplook good, the outlook bright, and the future glorious. -N.C.G.
3. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. -Sir Richard Steele
4. The only lasting treasure is spiritual; the only perfect freedom is serving God. -Malcolm Muggidge
Smiley
Two fellers were in desparate need of cash, but admittedly were a bit cowardly. So the one suggested they break into the Amish market. The logic being that since the Amish were non-resistant, even if they were caught, no harm could befall them. Thus they carried out their plot.
However, just as they were breaking into the cash register, the owner turned on the lights and confronted them, a shotgun pointed directly at them.
Calmly, the Amishman said, "Boys, I would never do thee any harm yet you are standing where I am about to shoot."
Well, thanks to everyone for reading this issue! And special thanks to everyone who contrubited this time. Again the website is at www.oocities.org/ready4anything_2003 and the e-mail address (if you have anything to send, or just some comments) is ready4anything_2003@yahoo.com.
Josh Champagne says that application forms for Colorado Youth Bible School are available for download at www.oocities.org/hopeybs. And the Charity Youth Bible School is http://www.charityministries.org/announcements/announcements-YBS2003.cfm. So, if you want to save time or just haven't gotten around to asking for one, now you know where to go. Time is running out! You all have a great day, and God bless!
Staff: Editor in Chief: Jesus Christ
Assistant Editors: Jamie Scharf & April Pilgrim
Website Coodinator: Josh Champagne
Columnist: April Pilgrim
Contributers: Marty Bodeker
Deborah Epp