Thankful
We give thanks as more than a once-a-year remembrance, but here we are at the season once again where it is celebrated as a holiday. As I begin reflecting back, I am the first to admit great thanks for much in my family and ministry. Theresa and I began this year celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary, and we look forward to many more with the Lord’s continued provision. I am so thankful for her devotion to the Lord and the truly great helpmate she has been to me over all the years of life and ministry. The Lord blessed me with a special woman 25 years ago. He also blessed me through the devotion of my parents as they celebrated 50 years of marriage this month. I am so thankful for this in these times when marriages are under attack in so many ways. The faithfulness and commitment they have shown each other is becoming harder to find each year, it seems.
For the call to ministry which the Lord put on my life many years ago I am thankful. It is overwhelming at times when I consider the lives impacted this year through the many avenues this ministry functions. From students at camp this summer who connected for the first time the Truth of God’s Word about His creator-ship to their Savior, to the grandmothers and grandfathers that weep for their lost children and grandchildren they so desperately want to hear this ministry’s message, to the believer that has come back to Christ and struggles with the literal reading of the historical record of Genesis but is thankful for our “intellectually reasonable” teachings that are challenging his worldview – for these people and many more I give thanks to the Lord, and for the opportunity and responsibility to teach the Word of God to which I am called.
And for the many supporters, present and past, I am also very thankful. Without the Lord’s provision through you we cannot deliver this message. Without you giving financial support to this ministry month after month and year after year, we don’t reach those students, mothers, fathers, grandparents, believers and unbelievers with the Truth. I urge you to give thanks with me for all of these opportunities. Looking forward to next year, we are not slowing down or letting up in our call. Summer is already mostly booked, with spring and fall coming together with opportunities to go to some new places that have not heard our message. We praise the Lord and give thanks ahead for next year.
And now, would you consider your part in our Kingdom work? We are short financially on our monthly need going into next year, so we need you to prayerfully consider how the Lord would use you. If in prayer, please pray for us unceasingly. If you are led to join with us financially (or change your support amount), there are a couple of new ways to give: auto monthly debit/credit card transactions or PayPal account giving. So whether you are already a regular supporter, past supporter, or a new supporter, we are thankful for your prayers and gifts each and every month.
“Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” Hebrews 13:15-16
Be thankful this season, not only with our lips but also in deed and gifts. To Him we give all we have, since He gave all for us. Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ!
