SOMETHING GOOD IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN

Written by Irvin L. Rozier


Genesis 50.20 "But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive."

One day my son, Joel, wanted some sausage patties to cook for breakfast. I told him I'd run down torepparttar local grocery store, Wall's IGA, and get that item plus a few more things. I picked up my hand basket and went back torepparttar 126444 meat department. As I approachedrepparttar 126445 meat, I saw a lady I had went to school with. I patted her onrepparttar 126446 back and said, "Hey, how are you doing?"

The next thing I knew, I was laying on my back about 15 feet away from where I had stood, my glasses were bent and blood was seeping from a small cut onrepparttar 126447 side of my face. The first thought that came to my mind was, "Lord, why did this happen to me?" The Lord spoke quietly, "They nailed me torepparttar 126448 cross." I then knew thatrepparttar 126449 Lord was in control.

I sat up, and there stood a demon possessed man who had been stalking this lady. He had beat on her, and she was trying to get away from him. I askedrepparttar 126450 store manager to callrepparttar 126451 police, because in my experience with these types of individuals, I didn't know what to expect next. Innocent people could be seriously hurt. The manger said, "The phone is up front, you can go use it."

I could barely see because of my bent glasses, and I toldrepparttar 126452 man who had hit me not to go anywhere. He was just going to walk out like nothing happened. The verse of scripture, Psalm 105.15, "Touch not mine anointed, and do my prophets no harm" came to my mind. I said to myself, "Fellow, you done hitrepparttar 126453 wrong man."

Paul’s Letter to 21st Century Christians

Written by Rev. Saundra L. Washington


I received a letter this week that is written in Greek that I have translated and would like to share with you. It is from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus byrepparttar will of God, and it is addressed to: all my brothers and sisters living inrepparttar 126443 21st century. Grace to you and peace from God our Father andrepparttar 126444 Lord Jesus Christ.

For many years I have longed to see you. I have heard a great deal about you and allrepparttar 126445 marvelous things you are doing.

News has reached me that your scientific and technological advances are phenomenal. You have at your disposal automobiles so luxurious thatrepparttar 126446 average man in my day would never have conceived such a possibility. I have heard about your ingenious skyscrapers and huge builders. I understand some folks become a bit dizzy and faint, just looking up at them. It boggles my mind just contemplatingrepparttar 126447 fascinating achievements you have attained.

It is my understandingrepparttar 126448 medical technology can cure inrepparttar 126449 twinkling of an eye,repparttar 126450 plagues and diseases that would destroy us byrepparttar 126451 thousands. All of this is wonderful. You can do so much more in your day than I could do inrepparttar 126452 Greco-Roman world of my day. Your educational facilities and advantages are superb and beyond compare to any other time in human history. You can travel distances in 5 days that in my day, required 5 years. All of this is marvelous.

And what is this I hear about that high-tech deluxe jumbo jet called Air force One. I’m told it’s a floating mansion with sophisticated and extensive electronics. You have computers and cellular phones that make it possible for you to contact just about anybody inrepparttar 126453 world while cruising tens of thousands of feet inrepparttar 126454 air. All of this is simply fabulous.

I am a staunch believer in progress. I believe in development. I believe in growth and advancement. I think all of these are splendid. But I wonder if your moral and spiritual progress has kept up with your scientific and technological progress. From what I have been hearing, your spiritual progress lags far behind your technological progress. It seems to me that you have plenty of money – but very little manners; lots of gossip – but little Gospel; prey on bad news – ignore God’s good news; play too much – pray too little; fine houses – very few homes; lots of lust – very little love; talk too much – testify too little; lots of churches – few temples of God; lots of formality – little spirituality; lots of beliefs – no faith. And what are these Situation Ethics I keep haring about? In my day it was, children obey your parents. But it seems like you all have changed it to; parents obey your children.

I am proud to hear America, that through your political genius you have managed to make your world a neighborhood. I understand that you have been able to establish working relationships with far away countries and that is beautiful. But it is tragic that with all you have at your disposal; you have failed to make it a Brotherhood.

Oh yes, my brothers and sisters, you have managed to producerepparttar 126455 ultimate in scientific knowledge. In my day in my wildest imagination, we never would have thought ofrepparttar 126456 invention of nuclear bombs; that deadly weapon that can be dropped from a plane onrepparttar 126457 heads of millions of people and can setrepparttar 126458 whole world on fire withrepparttar 126459 press of a button.

You live in an age of technological genius. But I also heardrepparttar 126460 other day that you live in an age of longing, age of anxiety, age of suspicion and fear. You live in an age in which people are afraid to defendrepparttar 126461 faith for fear of offending disbelievers; an age of compromise and acceptance and tolerance forrepparttar 126462 intolerable. You live in an age where all representations of Christianity inrepparttar 126463 work place, community and government offices are considered inappropriate and to be reserved forrepparttar 126464 private home environment only. So it seems like you have plenty of genius but no wisdom. Therefore I find it necessary to write to you to remind you; inrepparttar 126465 midst of all your great knowledge and advancement, ofrepparttar 126466 responsibility laid upon you to represent Jesus Christ.

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