We enjoyed another
banner day yesterday (Sunday, January 20th) in Enola, Arkansas. We had a good crowd gathered together for worship
(133). Some of our family and friends
were sick. We’re praying that they will
soon be well again. Some were out of
town. We hope that their visits with
family and friends went well. Some were
at work. Sorry about having to work on
the Lord’s Day, but we are glad that those who had to work made the
sacrifice. What would happen if our farmers,
doctors, nurses, police officers, EMT’s, business owners, and preachers decided
to take off on Sunday? Unfortunately, a
few of our Christian brothers and sisters who were “out of pocket,” yielded to
temptation and chose the darkness over the light. We will pray for them that God will grant
them wisdom, strength, and a greater desire to put first things first.
Recently God has
blessed our labors in Enola with three new additions to the church of
Christ. Richard Brown, Whitney Mullins,
and Sam Camer all accepted the invitation of Christ (Matthew 11:28-30) and put
Him on in baptism (Galatians 3:27). We are
so very thankful for our new Christian brother and these two Christian
sisters. God is always right. His ways are so much better than our
ways. His word will accomplish what He
wills. Paul wrote to the Corinthians (1
Corinthians 3:5-7) “Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers through
whom you believed, as the Lord gave to each one? I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the
increase. Now he who plants and he who
waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own
labor.” As Christians at Enola and
everywhere in the world, we must keep on planting and watering. God always gives the increase in His time.
On Sunday morning
we are asking ourselves two questions, “What is God asking me to do or not do
in my life?” and “Will I make the proper adjustments in my life to fulfill His
purpose for me?” The Rich Young Ruler
asked Jesus about eternal life in Mark 10.
Jesus answered his question. The man
refused Jesus’ instructions. God
requires every one of us to adjust our lives to His plans and purposes for
us. Look at Adam and Eve. God asked them to do something; Tend and keep
the Garden of Eden. He also asked them
to not do something; Do not eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and
Evil. We have a responsibility to God,
our families, our fellow human beings, our world, and ourselves. Are we being responsible? In addition to what we must do, there are
things we simply must not do. We must be
careful in life. Some things will kill
us. We can drink water, but drinking
gasoline will kill us. The internet is a
wonderful blessing, however the internet can kill us if we are not very careful
about where we surf. As a husband, there
are some things that I must do to maintain my marriage. There are also some things that must never
do. Think about your life. What is God asking you to do that you are not
doing? What is God asking you to stop
doing that you are doing?
Our Sunday evening
lesson series in entitled “Jesus: The
King of Kings.” We have studied about
Jesus being the King of love and the King of power. Jesus is also the King of Action.
Come up in the
country and see what real living is about.
We would love to see you. We meet
for Bible study and for worship at 10:00 and 11:00 every Sunday. We return for another time of study at 5:00
p.m. on Sunday and on Wednesday evening we meet at 7:00.
