Puritan John Flavel says that some of the sinfulness of fear is its tempting men to sin. There is something to search our hearts about -- what do I fear more than God?
Reading the Global Prayer Digest (www.globalprayerdigest.org ) we discovered the Dong people of China. About 600 years ago the founding fathers of the Zhanli village agreed to limit each family to one daughter and one son. To accomplish this they used herbs, and that failing, infanticide. This was done because of FEAR -- fear that there would not be enough land if too many children were born.
The Dong people have no missionaries, no Bible and no Christian broadcasting. Who will introduce them to the good shepherd who effortlessly broke five loaves and two fish to feed five thousand men? Having a holy awe of God will chase out the fear of want.
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Hi Mrs. P :)
ReplyDeleteHave you guys ever considered international missions? (You are more than welcome to come to Africa with us...(God willing,) seriously.)
What does Harlan think about "letting goods and kindred go, this mortal life also" in the cause of global missions?
May we continue to glorify Him in all we do!
Simon