Dear friends,
Being on vacation, I’ve had lots of time to reflect on my new circumstances and make up an acrostic to summarize my current lifestyle:
Read
Eat
Sleep
Think
Sami not only stopped to pick up the Syrian, but he also bought a roasted chicken and invited him to his home and shared the gospel with him. The officer showed no emotion as he listened and after driving him to his destination, Sami never saw him again. However, as Paul Harvey used to say in his radio broadcasts, the “rest of the story “is tremendous.
Two years later, a young Christian dentist was working in a remote village in eastern Syria, where his bold witness for Christ resulted in him being interrogated by military police. The officer in charge asked if he knew Sami Dagher of Beirut. The young dentist had heard Sami preach in his church in Damascus and answered that he knew him. The Syrian officer then told him about his encounter with Sami, who told him the “most wonderful” story that he had ever heard in his life. He told the dentist “I’ve had a sweet taste in my mouth ever since. I have never forgotten his words.”
You never know how the Lord will use your testimony to bless others and bring glory to His Name.
Scripture for the weekend: “Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2 (NLT)
Thought for the weekend: “Love does not need an excuse to act. We have love because love is the product of our relationship with God. It is His character infusing our character. It is the grace of God making us able to act in Godlike character and compassion.” – Dr. James B. Richards (from his book “How to Stop the Pain”)
By His grace,
Steve