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CBA Show

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Exhilarating & exhausting are good words to describe the Christian Booksellers Association Trade Show. Exciting news for us and for you from the UK, Singapore & Jamaica is that our DVD lessons will soon be in some of your local stores.

UK Store will be added to the web site probably in August. Click for list of stores in
Singapore.
Click for the store in Jamaica.
We’re also in many new stores in the US.


Cameron my hard-working helper, & I at our booth.

We met several interesting author and saw the first screening of a new movie coming out in January 2006 called ‘End of the Spear.’

The movie is about the ‘Jim Elliot’ story, but through the eyes of the Indians and one of the missionary sons. You see Jim Elliot,
but only briefly. This is the story of the five missionaries that were killed in Ecuador in the 1950’s. Actually it’s the story of what happened to those Indians and how they became our brothers and sisters in Christ!

I highly recommend this movie. It will encourage others to missionary work and show those filled with anger that God is the answer & the Healer. We got to meet the missionary son and one of the Indians at the event.

There are so many stories to share. I’ll be adding them here, from time to time.

Prayer

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At the CBA Show a man told me that he had tried to play the guitar for years without succeeding. He asked me if I thought my DVD’s could help him. I responded, “For starters, have you ever asked God to help you play the guitar?” He, with wide eyes of astonishment, said “No, I never have. It never even occurred to me to ask!” He then told me that he would do that.

Could it actually be true that we are supposed to lean on God and not on our own understanding? Is it really OK to pray about all things? Yes, I think that’s supported in Scripture.

“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.” (Ps. 55:22) “Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)

I just have a gut feeling that this is a prayer God would delight in answering. If your purpose is to use the guitar to worship Him, don’t you think He might grant that request? If that’s the desire of your heart, ask Him. I bet it will surprise you how he does delight in answering requests that draw others close to Him!

Jehoshaphat's Trial

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Several things struck me this year in reading 2 Chronicles 20 and how Jehoshaphat responded to the news that a ‘vast army’ was coming to attack them. Scripture says that he was ‘alarmed,’ How would you feel if you knew a massive army was coming to destroy your city?

My first response would definitely be like Jehoshaphat’s! But look what he did. He not only sought God’s help, but proclaimed a fast for the whole city. They didn’t have radios or TV’s then. News spread fast, probably through the synagogues and word of mouth. It says that people came to seek help from the Lord from ‘every town’ in Judah. Whole families came.

They knew they were powerless with such a massive attack coming. They humbled their hearts and God ended up fighting the battle for them. (The armies destroyed each other and the Israelites never even fought. The singers went out at the head of the army, singing praises.)

I was in a women’s Bible Study called Community Bible Study (CBS) when the first Gulf War broke out. It was a group of around 80 woman from 30 churches. It was not a ‘quiet’ group. Even in the parking lot the ladies, myself included, loved to talk to each other.

It was usually hard for our teacher to get us quiet to even start the class. When the war broke out, our Bible Teacher told us we were going to start with 20 minutes of quiet prayer to seek God’s help for our soldiers.

I honestly thought the idea was great, but no way could these women be quiet for 20 minutes. How could they ever make that work? Well, the next week I was amazed that no one spoke and 100% of the ladies humbled their hearts.

We don’t usually respond with sackcloth and ashes like they did in the Old Testament. But God is looking inside our hearts. He still responds to a broken and contrite spirit. Those are the people he lifts up!

 

Insights on Job

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I just finished reading the book of Job and it struck me why he was such a man of God. Even in talking with his friends, he usually ended up communicating with God, even in his complaining.

Job has a real relationship with Him. His friends knew about God, but not one of them talked to Him or even prayed for Job. They knew second-hand about God’s Holiness and Purity, but had no clue about His Mercy and Grace!

The trial of losing his children and then his health was bitter… very bitter. Job is stretched to his limit in grief and pain. But you know what, I bet you he would not trade that experience for the world.

Job gained a deeper knowledge of His Creator. As he said, he didn’t understand things too wonderful for him, which he did not know. By the way, God restored Job’s health and life.

It says in Scripture to humble ourselves before God and He will lift us up. Job is a good example of this!