I'm sitting in the cantina of the hotel we are staying in. It was a rough night last night. It gets so hot here and I'm still living 2 hours ahead. The vast amount of roosters and dogs does not help. Nor does waking up with my pillow and my hand covered in termites.
And with the morning comes relief. Our God is a God that does not need a temple. He is alive and acting in His people, and one day we will all have our hearts' desire to see Him face-to-face.
I'm reading Colossians and relishing in the great work Paul has written. WHile I read, I am reminded of our duties not just here in Honuras, but to our obligation to the churches around us in Harrisburg:
"For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you witht he knowledge that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way: bearing fruit in very good work, growing in the knowledge of Gof, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of His people in the kingdom of light."
We have a mission and an obligation, everyday, to pray for each other and the church at large. We should be showing fruit and being strengthened in power from the source.
Oh, Father, here is my prayer for our time here: Allow us to help the existing church to be strengthened and to show fruit. Do not allow us to be in the way of what You are doing. Give us guidance, and give us peace. Father, be our light and our peace. Father, be our strength and our laughter; be our relief.
 | Currently reading : The Once and Future King By Terence Hanbury White Release date: 15 July, 1987 |
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