LADIES’ BIBLE STUDY
ORPSCHAPEL
Ladies’ Bible Study has concluded another blessed year, and we are rejoicing with thanks, praise and glory to God who leads us.
Chapel meets every Sunday at 8:50AM in La Palma C HAPLAIN J IM G WINN Lot 274 847-445-0077 Come Join Us! All are Welcome
GETTING INTHEWHEELBARROW THROUGH FAITH 1859 was the year C HARLES B LONDIN was famous for crossing over Niagara Falls on a tight rope. Crowds marveled and cheered at his astonishing act. Back and forth several times he crossed from Canada to the US. This death defying nerve wracking walk was done many ways: backwards, on a bicycle, on stilts, carrying a stove with a omelet in it, and most courageous, pushing a wheelbarrow while blindfolded. Seeming insane and foolhardy, people applauded and shouted do it again; he agreed and asked those who believed he could do it this haunting question. Who will get in the wheelbarrow as I push it? Silence suddenly engulfed the crowd as not one was willing to have faith in his skill. What would you have done? I KNOW what I would have done: No way!! Faith believes even when against the odds and could demand an act of commitment. Faith believes when others doubt, stands when others deny, when others run. The Bible says: Faith in what we don’t see or understand is to trust the unknown. Belief in and trust in God is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It is our handle on what we can’t see. The act of faith was evidenced throughout the Bible by people who were set above the crowds of doubters. By faith we believe the world was called into existence by God. What we see created by Who we don’t see. Have faith that drives you to intelligent design and sovereign creator. As we head home for the summer months, and to family, let’s take a step of faith. Let’s get in the wheelbarrow of faith, believing the best from kids, grandkids, and friends. Those things we hope for, which could possibly not be seen, can be realized through our hopes and acts of love initiating them. Be a person who not only seeks love but one who freely gives it. Reminder: Faith believes; hope achieves; love receives and truth perceives. Ask God to make you a person who loves, appreciates and compliments. Sometimes compromise may be called upon on our part, subverting our dreams to reality. Jeremiah 33:3 says, Call unto me and I will show you great and mighty things you don’t even know about. He is not begrudging and loves being called, even over and over.
Until we meet again, remember to, “Let your light shine so that others can see He is alive...because they see Him living in you. D ONNICE K OCH
Singles are welcome to join our Friday night social. We choose a restaurant in the Valley and meet there at 5PM. Just sign up in the Activities Office by Thursday and note if you want a ride. We have a great time! Join Us!
ARE YOU COMING OR GOING???
If you don’t tell us, we won’t know! Owners, please inform the mailroom at 328-3834, ext 255 when you arrive and when you leave.
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