Joy and I would like to wish you a blessed Christmas season and a thrilling new year for 2010. More than ever, the fields are ready, may you bring in a great harvest of good works. For many of us 2009 has been a year of great difficulty, but remember the Word of the Lord:
The LORD has done great things for us, And we are glad…Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. He who continually goes forth weeping, Bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, Bringing his sheaves with him. Psalm 126:3,5-6
May the Lord bless you this year and cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you and give you peace. God is faithful and it is certainly time to seek the Lord.
Seek the LORD while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near…For as the rain comes down, and…water the earth, And make it bring forth and bud, That it may give seed to the sower. And bread to the eater, So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it. “For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:6,10-12
We know that our adversary, the devil, comes in like a flood to carry us away from the calling God has given us. But stand firm, and make your calling and election sure, knowing that God causes even the earth to open its mouth and uses that very flood to water our precious seed and produce one hundred fold fruit in our life. Remember, God causes these “floods” to work together for good.
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. I Corinthians 15:58
Put your trust in God’s Word this year; it is sure. It will accomplish that which God pleases; it will prosper in what God sends it to do. Seek the Lord. Believe His Word. Act on His promises. Amen.
Joy and I had the privilege of connecting with a dozen AGIF members and friends in the Holy Land. Groups from the Ukraine, Holland and India also joined us. What an awesome time we had experiencing Israel from Jerusalem to Galilee and every point of interest; including Bethlehem, the birthplace of the ONE whom we celebrate this month.
The feeling of peace in the Land was heartening as we realize Israel’s enemies are relentless in their pursuit to annihilate them from the face of the earth. They, the people of the Land are awaiting MASHIACH, their messiah.
Amen. Come Lord Jesus!