Al Early went through college and seminary and learned it
all well enough that he became a pastor of a church. When he started trying to
apply his learning, he did not find it working very well. When God answered his
prayer for a parishioner in the hospital one day, he became so convicted that he promised God he would
start doing ministry as if the bible were really true! This resulted in his
seeing God more clearly than he ever had.
Now days the Reverend Early prays, does ministry, and lives as
if the Bible really is true. That prompted him to begin to challenge people and
this is his challenge: I share with you his challenge for today. Decide to live for one year as if the Bible were true.
I will let you work out all the details of how you apply this, given the world of Bible times and the world of today are so different from one another.
“Don’t get bogged down in that” he advises, but “focus on
things like faith in Jesus Christ, salvation to eternal life, trusting God with
everything, being a cheerful giver, noticing
the countless miracles going on around you every day and developing a servant’s
heart.” He finds these all being good places to srart.
I feel confident, he says, “in saying that a year from
now you will not have any regrests” (Winchester Sun/10-21-16/pA6).
“Now” he admits, “I no longer struggle with
the truth and authority of scripture. I see the miraculous hand of God at work
in my life and ministry every day. It is a wonderful place to be?”
Are you having difficulty finding life workable? Are you tired of facing life
all by yourself? Do you have difficulty in taking the Bible seriously? From
Warner’s World, I am walkingwithwarner.blogspot.com
suggesting that you accept
the Reverend’s challenge.
If you are teachable, you will lose absolutely
nothing and you just might come out far ahead of where you are presently. Take the challenge for just a year and “live your life as
if the Bible really is true”.
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