I know some Christians that have been really hit hard by all the concern about the virus, particularly concerned about being able to provide for their families.
So, I sent the following text to hopefully encourage a bit:
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I had heard a preacher, once, telling a story about General Wainwright.(I don't know if the preacher had all his historic ducks in a row, or not, but it sure affected me to hear that message)That early on in the war, after MacArthur's retreat from the Philippines, General Wainwright was taken prisoner by the Japanese.Attempting to imagine, after 3 years as a P.O.W., how broken and discouraged he must have been.That there was a secret mission to sneak someone in, behind enemy lines, to get word into that prison camp.That person managed to break-in, and get very close to where the general was being held,and his mission was to somehow get the general to hear a 2 word message, and he did.The message was, "MacArthur's coming!"That message suddenly filled the general with hope and courage, and cleaned and dressed as best he could, and was ready.
At the WWI surrender signing, MacArthur had General Wainwright with him, when Japan's emperor signed the surrender.
I wonder what it would do for a fellow Christian that you may know,who may be down, discouraged, and frightened, to simply whisper to them, "Jesus is coming!"
The there were the following men:
I Samuel 22:1 David therefore departed thence, and escaped to the cave Adullam: and when his brethren and all his father's house heard it, they went down thither to him.
2 And every one that was in distress, and every one that was in debt, and every one that was discontented, gathered themselves unto him; and he became a captain over them: and there were with him about four hundred men.
Those same men, that were distressed, ended up becoming some of the mightiest warriors that the world has ever known.
How was that possible?
To go from distressed men hiding in a cave, to mighty warriors?
I think it was because they spent time hanging around David, and became more like him, every day.
Imagine if we spent that kind of time hanging around Jesus?
Exodus 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
I Timothy 6:12a Fight the good fight of faith,
Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
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