Binding Truth will continue publishing "The Leper and The Lamb" series, however, today we want to introduce you to something new. The new series, "The Christian Life", will show you that God is continually working in our lives and those around us. If we pay attention, we can see God at work in situations and through fellow believers.
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There are times when we rush through life on a treadmill and begin to wonder if God is using us for any good purpose. Sometimes in the heat of the battle we cannot see any beauty around us. It might help us to think back to times in the past when God let us learn from another Christian that crossed our path. Paul had the time to look back even if it was jail time. I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel. (Phil 1:3-5) There is a real joy that comes to us when we think back to meeting a Christian that serves God on behalf of others.
One time in Israel there was a small church of about 100 people that rented a building where they could meet on Saturday mornings. There were 17 different languages spoken in this diverse church but the Spirit made us one. There are many wonderful stories to be told about our time in Israel, but this is the least of all the events we were involved in. This church building had two small restrooms attached to the outside of the main building. After attending our new church for a few weeks the most amazing thing occurred to us. We were not cleaning them but every Saturday morning both doors were open and the rooms just sparkled with freshness.
Because of our curiosity in what seemed to be the miracle of two clean restrooms, we asked the leaders how this was happening. All they said was, "Fred takes care of them." We had not met Fred yet, but decided to find out some things about this Christian brother. First, we found out that he was coming to the church two hours early to do the cleaning and then going home to get ready for church. Finally someone told us that this tall good-looking black man was from Africa. He knew several languages and was a student at the Hebrew University. He had no money worries because he was a member of the royal family that ruled a nation in Africa.
One day we met Fred. His love for the savior was obvious to anyone that met him. He was a brother that encouraged people in Jesus. After we had visited a while with Fred, the question on our mind was immense. Why do you put such great energy into cleaning those two little restrooms? Fred laughed and explained that his life was so busy that he did not have time to encourage the lives of the believers in the church. He had figured that this was a way that he could contribute his love to the believers in his church. Thank God that we meet people in our lives that show us the joy of our partnership in the Gospel.
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