Larry Lilly's Journal Philip: A Good Life Model for Fathers Vol 18 Issue 6 June 2016
John 1:43 The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me."
How vastly different our modern world would be if we had more “Called” fathers who actually followed Jesus Christ! The old divines insisted that called men were a gift from God and when men ceased to follow the Lord, then weak unprincipled men would become the norm and the nation/civilization would decline. Seems like those times are upon us. Philip made a positive response to the call and that choice made all the difference in his life and that of his family!
Notice that Philip invited others to join with him in following Jesus. John 1:45 “Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Note that Philip merely cast off fear and briefly shared with Nathanael what He believed about Jesus and rather than engaging Nathanael in debate, invited him to see for himself. He simply told what he knew based on his knowledge of scripture and experience. Knowing the scripture and walking in heart/life changing experience are the missing ingredients in the life of many fathers.
Farther along in Philip’s journey an interesting feature of his attitude surfaces that is so much needed in the heart of fathers in today’s world.
John 6:5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little."
Philip was willing to be involved in the nuts and bolts part of the ministry of Christ. He was also honest about problems associated with the ministry. He said, “Lord many eighteen wheelers full of bread is not enough.” LL Translation. Philip then learned that when human ability fails, Jesus can take the little that is available, when freely given to Him, and make it more than sufficient. When He is in the solution, abundance is the result as there was plenty left over.
As the earthly ministry of Jesus progressed we find Philip in a position of trust, the “go to” man as it were. Certain Greeks were curious about Jesus, following protocol, these Greeks noted Philip as a close official of Jesus. They approached him and asked if he would arrange a meeting with Jesus. Philip got Andrew to go with him to Jesus. Jesus did a strange thing, he did not at that time give the Greeks a personal audience, but He did preach one of the best sermons in the Bible on the foolishness of living for self. A practice for which the Greeks were world famous. (Read John 12:20-26). The basis for this action is simple in that the Gospel is the same for the Jew and the Greek.
Later on, again in John’s Gospel, Philip was the recipient of the grand truth of essential reality of what is called “The God-Head.” The trifold nature of our wonderful God, the three manifestations of One. God The Father, God The Holy Spirit and God the Son. Note this revelation in,
John 14:8 Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
The entire passage is text-book 101 for this truth. I take this as the exemplar for Father’s to take a little time and delve into the deep truths of God in order to be equipped to communicate Christ’s teaching to our offspring. The Baptism of Jesus gives clear illustration of the inexplicable God we serve, who loves us.
Our next peek at Philip comes here in
Acts 1:13 And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James.
The fact the Philip is in the upper room telegraphs a lot about his character. He was with the positive crowd that believed in spite of physical evidence contrary to their belief. He learned that scriptural truth trumps so called evidence. He would rather be with the people of God than with the skeptics. The idea being a good father knows the value of the right kind of associates he shares it by actions with the children.
Next Philip is a prominent figure in the church at Jerusalem according to Acts 6:5 “And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,”
Though he is ranked with the apostles at number 3 or 5, he is chosen as a servant to help solve a very divisive problem. Dads should become good at bringing about harmony.
In Acts 8:5-13 we find he went to a tough place and preached Jesus and experienced a great revival. Yet when the Lord needed him to teach one man, he obeyed with no complaining. Acts 8:26-40 has Philip explaining the fine points of believing Christ is Messiah via Isaiah 53. His dealing with the Ethiopian treasurer about Christ. His tender explanation of the meaning is one the great presentations in all the Bible.
The capstone on Philip as a commendable father is in Ac 21:8 “On the next day we who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.”
We learn that Philip was a Disciple, an Apostle, a Deacon, an Evangelist and a godly man who raised his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. His girls were chaste and servants as prophetesses, or preachers as the case may be, depending on your idea about the New Testament gift of prophecy.
Can you imagine living in a house with the wife and four daughters preaching to you? As I said Philip was very good father. Little wonder he was willing to travel at a moment’s notice.
Please understand God does not expect you to be all that Philip was. He does expect your serious commitment to all He calls you to be and His grace is sufficient for His call on you!
Philip’s life was one of serious commitment to Christ and the things of Christ. May we fathers examine this man and follow his example. LML
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“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” John Wilmont.
John Wilmot
How vastly different our modern world would be if we had more “Called” fathers who actually followed Jesus Christ! The old divines insisted that called men were a gift from God and when men ceased to follow the Lord, then weak unprincipled men would become the norm and the nation/civilization would decline. Seems like those times are upon us. Philip made a positive response to the call and that choice made all the difference in his life and that of his family!
Notice that Philip invited others to join with him in following Jesus. John 1:45 “Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote--Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph."
46 And Nathanael said to him, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."
Note that Philip merely cast off fear and briefly shared with Nathanael what He believed about Jesus and rather than engaging Nathanael in debate, invited him to see for himself. He simply told what he knew based on his knowledge of scripture and experience. Knowing the scripture and walking in heart/life changing experience are the missing ingredients in the life of many fathers.
Farther along in Philip’s journey an interesting feature of his attitude surfaces that is so much needed in the heart of fathers in today’s world.
John 6:5 Then Jesus lifted up His eyes, and seeing a great multitude coming toward Him, He said to Philip, "Where shall we buy bread, that these may eat?" 6 But this He said to test him, for He Himself knew what He would do.
7 Philip answered Him, "Two hundred denarii worth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may have a little."
Philip was willing to be involved in the nuts and bolts part of the ministry of Christ. He was also honest about problems associated with the ministry. He said, “Lord many eighteen wheelers full of bread is not enough.” LL Translation. Philip then learned that when human ability fails, Jesus can take the little that is available, when freely given to Him, and make it more than sufficient. When He is in the solution, abundance is the result as there was plenty left over.
As the earthly ministry of Jesus progressed we find Philip in a position of trust, the “go to” man as it were. Certain Greeks were curious about Jesus, following protocol, these Greeks noted Philip as a close official of Jesus. They approached him and asked if he would arrange a meeting with Jesus. Philip got Andrew to go with him to Jesus. Jesus did a strange thing, he did not at that time give the Greeks a personal audience, but He did preach one of the best sermons in the Bible on the foolishness of living for self. A practice for which the Greeks were world famous. (Read John 12:20-26). The basis for this action is simple in that the Gospel is the same for the Jew and the Greek.
Later on, again in John’s Gospel, Philip was the recipient of the grand truth of essential reality of what is called “The God-Head.” The trifold nature of our wonderful God, the three manifestations of One. God The Father, God The Holy Spirit and God the Son. Note this revelation in,
John 14:8 Philip said to Him, "Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us."
9 Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?
The entire passage is text-book 101 for this truth. I take this as the exemplar for Father’s to take a little time and delve into the deep truths of God in order to be equipped to communicate Christ’s teaching to our offspring. The Baptism of Jesus gives clear illustration of the inexplicable God we serve, who loves us.
Our next peek at Philip comes here in
Acts 1:13 And when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying: Peter, James, John, and Andrew; Philip and Thomas; Bartholomew and Matthew; James the son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot; and Judas the son of James.
The fact the Philip is in the upper room telegraphs a lot about his character. He was with the positive crowd that believed in spite of physical evidence contrary to their belief. He learned that scriptural truth trumps so called evidence. He would rather be with the people of God than with the skeptics. The idea being a good father knows the value of the right kind of associates he shares it by actions with the children.
Next Philip is a prominent figure in the church at Jerusalem according to Acts 6:5 “And the saying pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch,”
Though he is ranked with the apostles at number 3 or 5, he is chosen as a servant to help solve a very divisive problem. Dads should become good at bringing about harmony.
In Acts 8:5-13 we find he went to a tough place and preached Jesus and experienced a great revival. Yet when the Lord needed him to teach one man, he obeyed with no complaining. Acts 8:26-40 has Philip explaining the fine points of believing Christ is Messiah via Isaiah 53. His dealing with the Ethiopian treasurer about Christ. His tender explanation of the meaning is one the great presentations in all the Bible.
The capstone on Philip as a commendable father is in Ac 21:8 “On the next day we who were Paul's companions departed and came to Caesarea, and entered the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, and stayed with him.
9 Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.”
We learn that Philip was a Disciple, an Apostle, a Deacon, an Evangelist and a godly man who raised his children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. His girls were chaste and servants as prophetesses, or preachers as the case may be, depending on your idea about the New Testament gift of prophecy.
Can you imagine living in a house with the wife and four daughters preaching to you? As I said Philip was very good father. Little wonder he was willing to travel at a moment’s notice.
Please understand God does not expect you to be all that Philip was. He does expect your serious commitment to all He calls you to be and His grace is sufficient for His call on you!
Philip’s life was one of serious commitment to Christ and the things of Christ. May we fathers examine this man and follow his example. LML
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“Before I got married I had six theories about raising children; now, I have six children and no theories.” John Wilmont.
John Wilmot
The Contemporary Confusion Concerning Faith Brad Doskocil Grace in Focus
Brad Doskocil
Define Your Terms
"If you ask ten different people what faith is or means, you will receive thirteen different answers!"
The Meaning of Faith
Why is there such confusion in Christendom about the meaning of faith? While there might be numerous answers what seems apparent is that the term faith has been redefined. The common, normal, everyday meaning of faith has been supplanted by Biblical commentators, pastors, and even tradition.
Instead of faith being a synonym for belief (and the result of believing, the verbal cognate) it has been redefined to include obedience, commitment, surrender, repentance, and perseverance, among other things.
For example, Lordship Salvation proponents, like John MacArthur, have redefined faith to include a concoction of works, which has obscured the true meaning of the term; i.e. being persuaded that some-thing is true.
MacArthur devotes an entire book, The Gospel According to Jesus, to redefining faith to include things his bias demands. He is not alone in this redefinition.
Why is this important? When a term or a word is redefined, its meaning is changed and its real meaning obscured. As a consequence, you can change outcomes, descriptions, and interpretations that might not otherwise be changed.
We see this in modern culture.
The definition of marriage is currently being redefined. The purpose is to alter the original meaning so that society will accept alternatives to traditional heterosexual marriage and these alternatives will be considered socially accepted and normal.
The Effects of Redefining Faith
So what are the effects of redefining faith in relation to theology?
When a term like faith is redefined, theology is changed and it can have seismic effects on how one interprets Scripture. This is seen in the current Free Grace versus Lordship Salvation debate.
As Grace in Focus readers are well aware, the free gift of everlasting life is obtained by believing in Jesus Christ for it (e.g., John 3:15-16, 36; 4:14; 5:24; 6:35,40, 47; 11:25-27). We know that faith is believing or being persuaded of the truth of something. That is the meaning of the word. For the believer, faith results in everlasting life.
Yet the redefinition of faith has confused and confounded many. It has wreaked havoc on the church leading to many spiritual casualties. How so?
Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences
Take the Lordship Salvation redefinition which emphasizes commitment, obedience, submission, repentance, and perseverance as an example. To receive everlasting life under this redefinition one would have to repent of all sins, commit his life to serving the Lord, actually obey the Lord for his entire life, and actually persevere in submission to Lordship of Christ for his entire life. Who can do any of these perfectly or completely? What happens when one sins? How much commitment, obedience, submission, repentance, and perseverance are necessary? As you can imagine, this redefinition has caused people to lose assurance of whether they have everlasting life, caused hopelessness about their spiritual state, and confusion about Scripture.
As another friend of mine often reminds me, "words mean things!" He is correct. They do! We must be diligent in correctly defining terms and Biblical words so God's truth will be clear and manifest, instead of confused, obscured, and subject to manipulation.
Brad Doskocil is Chairman of the Board for Grace Evangelical Society.
Article from May/June 2016 Issue Grace In Focus. P.O. Box 1308 Denton, TX 76202
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Grace in Focus is one of if not the best regular magazine teaching the truth about God’s Amazing Grace in print today. I get the paper copy for the church and also the digital issue at www.gracealone.org
Try it, you will like it! LML.
"If you ask ten different people what faith is or means, you will receive thirteen different answers!"
The Meaning of Faith
Why is there such confusion in Christendom about the meaning of faith? While there might be numerous answers what seems apparent is that the term faith has been redefined. The common, normal, everyday meaning of faith has been supplanted by Biblical commentators, pastors, and even tradition.
Instead of faith being a synonym for belief (and the result of believing, the verbal cognate) it has been redefined to include obedience, commitment, surrender, repentance, and perseverance, among other things.
For example, Lordship Salvation proponents, like John MacArthur, have redefined faith to include a concoction of works, which has obscured the true meaning of the term; i.e. being persuaded that some-thing is true.
MacArthur devotes an entire book, The Gospel According to Jesus, to redefining faith to include things his bias demands. He is not alone in this redefinition.
Why is this important? When a term or a word is redefined, its meaning is changed and its real meaning obscured. As a consequence, you can change outcomes, descriptions, and interpretations that might not otherwise be changed.
We see this in modern culture.
The definition of marriage is currently being redefined. The purpose is to alter the original meaning so that society will accept alternatives to traditional heterosexual marriage and these alternatives will be considered socially accepted and normal.
The Effects of Redefining Faith
So what are the effects of redefining faith in relation to theology?
When a term like faith is redefined, theology is changed and it can have seismic effects on how one interprets Scripture. This is seen in the current Free Grace versus Lordship Salvation debate.
As Grace in Focus readers are well aware, the free gift of everlasting life is obtained by believing in Jesus Christ for it (e.g., John 3:15-16, 36; 4:14; 5:24; 6:35,40, 47; 11:25-27). We know that faith is believing or being persuaded of the truth of something. That is the meaning of the word. For the believer, faith results in everlasting life.
Yet the redefinition of faith has confused and confounded many. It has wreaked havoc on the church leading to many spiritual casualties. How so?
Bad Ideas Have Bad Consequences
Take the Lordship Salvation redefinition which emphasizes commitment, obedience, submission, repentance, and perseverance as an example. To receive everlasting life under this redefinition one would have to repent of all sins, commit his life to serving the Lord, actually obey the Lord for his entire life, and actually persevere in submission to Lordship of Christ for his entire life. Who can do any of these perfectly or completely? What happens when one sins? How much commitment, obedience, submission, repentance, and perseverance are necessary? As you can imagine, this redefinition has caused people to lose assurance of whether they have everlasting life, caused hopelessness about their spiritual state, and confusion about Scripture.
As another friend of mine often reminds me, "words mean things!" He is correct. They do! We must be diligent in correctly defining terms and Biblical words so God's truth will be clear and manifest, instead of confused, obscured, and subject to manipulation.
Brad Doskocil is Chairman of the Board for Grace Evangelical Society.
Article from May/June 2016 Issue Grace In Focus. P.O. Box 1308 Denton, TX 76202
***
Grace in Focus is one of if not the best regular magazine teaching the truth about God’s Amazing Grace in print today. I get the paper copy for the church and also the digital issue at www.gracealone.org
Try it, you will like it! LML.
The Book Worm's Corner. Comments From Helpful Books Joyce D. Lilly TgB
Joyce Lilly TgB
Forgive and be Free: Healing the Wounds of Past and Present. Richard P. Walters, Zondervan, 1983.17 chp 128 pgs. Amazon
Forgive and be Free is really a very good book on the importance of forgiving and thus experiencing the inner healing that comes with obeying the Lord Jesus on this issue. It’s hard to read a chapter at a time, because the truth in this book is so powerful, I read the book at one sitting. I am going over it again.
The story in chapter 13, Anna’s Rebellious Child will bring you to a shout, especially if you live in the South! A tear scalded my cheek as I read this chapter on learning to understand our children and they us. If this book only had one chapter, this would be the one!
Chapter 2 titled, Callie Escapes From her Trap, shares her experience when she let go of her resentment toward her father. Callie wrote: “My life has changed completely since I learned to forgive. Before, although I had confidence about the next life, this life was miserable. I wasn’t living, I was surviving-just barely surviving. Now I wake up in the morning with enthusiasm instead of dread.”
Pastor Walters states in the Preface, “Forgiving has power to heal because it is God’s process. We have an essential part in it, but forgiving is not possible without God’s help.” He explains; “This book will illustrate how forgiving has changed people’s lives and will coach you in the process of forgiving so that you can attain the full measure of joy available to you.”
I’m going to demand more review space from the editor for these reviews as the books need a wide reading. Get this book! Joyce Lilly TgB.
Ed Note: Good luck with your demand!
Forgive and be Free is really a very good book on the importance of forgiving and thus experiencing the inner healing that comes with obeying the Lord Jesus on this issue. It’s hard to read a chapter at a time, because the truth in this book is so powerful, I read the book at one sitting. I am going over it again.
The story in chapter 13, Anna’s Rebellious Child will bring you to a shout, especially if you live in the South! A tear scalded my cheek as I read this chapter on learning to understand our children and they us. If this book only had one chapter, this would be the one!
Chapter 2 titled, Callie Escapes From her Trap, shares her experience when she let go of her resentment toward her father. Callie wrote: “My life has changed completely since I learned to forgive. Before, although I had confidence about the next life, this life was miserable. I wasn’t living, I was surviving-just barely surviving. Now I wake up in the morning with enthusiasm instead of dread.”
Pastor Walters states in the Preface, “Forgiving has power to heal because it is God’s process. We have an essential part in it, but forgiving is not possible without God’s help.” He explains; “This book will illustrate how forgiving has changed people’s lives and will coach you in the process of forgiving so that you can attain the full measure of joy available to you.”
I’m going to demand more review space from the editor for these reviews as the books need a wide reading. Get this book! Joyce Lilly TgB.
Ed Note: Good luck with your demand!
Page Four but Ready for Prime Time!
THE IMPACT OF THE GOSPEL Dale Byers
Acts 8:3-4 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Like a wildfire, the flames of salvation spread. The word Gospel means “good news.” The good news is that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, conquered death and rose victoriously from the grave. He promises eternal life to all who will repent of their sin and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ as their Savior (1Cor. 15:1-8). The enemies exclaimed that this new religion had turned the world upside down. Indeed it had. The power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ changed the world, but it was not a new religion but a fulfillment of those Old Testament promises. This was the Messiah whom God promised to Adam and Eve and that promise which has been restated throughout history (Genesis 3:15; John 14:1-6; Zechariah 13:6;14:1-4;Malachi 4).
The truth of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ enabled the Apostles to lay down their lives and die the martyr’s death. They would rather die than to be silenced about this life changing experience. They did not fear death because Christ conquered death and arose from the grave and they knew it. That resurrection message had power to change their lives, grant victory over sin and impact the world with love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, faith and self-control. The life and teachings of Jesus Christ is being duplicated in the lives of His followers today. That is the power of the resurrection. Frantically, those who rejected the Gospel, attempted to put out the Gospel flames by persecution. The more the Church was persecuted the wider spread the flames.
The times in which we live demand that believers in Jesus Christ show that same love and power to live and to die for Christ. So how do we live in a society that is increasingly becoming hostile to the Gospel? The very same way the early disciples faced the challenges of their day. Let us go everywhere preaching the glorious Gospel of the love and power of Jesus Christ.
** To be added to Dale Byers Blog list, free, send request to dalebyers37@att.net
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An Epitaph and a Memorial
Louis Pasteur, the pioneer of immunology, lived at a time when thousands of people died each year of rabies.
Pasteur had worked for years on a cure. Just as he was about to begin experimenting on himself, a nine-year-old, Joseph Meister, was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy's mother begged Pasteur to experiment on her son. Pasteur injected Joseph for ten days--and the boy lived.
Decades later, of all things Pasteur could have had etched on his tombstone, he asked for three words: Joseph Meister Lived.
From Dale Flynn. Free Blog here dflynn@wol.org
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1Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
“Little of the Word with little prayer is death to the spiritual life. Much of the Word with little prayer gives a sickly life. Much prayer with little of the Word gives
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Terre Haute, IN 47805
God bless,
Larry
Acts 8:3-4 As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison. Therefore they that were scattered abroad went every where preaching the word.
Like a wildfire, the flames of salvation spread. The word Gospel means “good news.” The good news is that Jesus Christ died for the sins of the world, conquered death and rose victoriously from the grave. He promises eternal life to all who will repent of their sin and trust in the person and work of Jesus Christ as their Savior (1Cor. 15:1-8). The enemies exclaimed that this new religion had turned the world upside down. Indeed it had. The power of the resurrection of Jesus Christ changed the world, but it was not a new religion but a fulfillment of those Old Testament promises. This was the Messiah whom God promised to Adam and Eve and that promise which has been restated throughout history (Genesis 3:15; John 14:1-6; Zechariah 13:6;14:1-4;Malachi 4).
The truth of the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ enabled the Apostles to lay down their lives and die the martyr’s death. They would rather die than to be silenced about this life changing experience. They did not fear death because Christ conquered death and arose from the grave and they knew it. That resurrection message had power to change their lives, grant victory over sin and impact the world with love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, meekness, faith and self-control. The life and teachings of Jesus Christ is being duplicated in the lives of His followers today. That is the power of the resurrection. Frantically, those who rejected the Gospel, attempted to put out the Gospel flames by persecution. The more the Church was persecuted the wider spread the flames.
The times in which we live demand that believers in Jesus Christ show that same love and power to live and to die for Christ. So how do we live in a society that is increasingly becoming hostile to the Gospel? The very same way the early disciples faced the challenges of their day. Let us go everywhere preaching the glorious Gospel of the love and power of Jesus Christ.
** To be added to Dale Byers Blog list, free, send request to dalebyers37@att.net
***
An Epitaph and a Memorial
Louis Pasteur, the pioneer of immunology, lived at a time when thousands of people died each year of rabies.
Pasteur had worked for years on a cure. Just as he was about to begin experimenting on himself, a nine-year-old, Joseph Meister, was bitten by a rabid dog. The boy's mother begged Pasteur to experiment on her son. Pasteur injected Joseph for ten days--and the boy lived.
Decades later, of all things Pasteur could have had etched on his tombstone, he asked for three words: Joseph Meister Lived.
From Dale Flynn. Free Blog here dflynn@wol.org
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1Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.”
“Little of the Word with little prayer is death to the spiritual life. Much of the Word with little prayer gives a sickly life. Much prayer with little of the Word gives
****
Friendly Reminder!
Your gift to Larry's Journal helps to reach thousands of unbelievers via the Internet as well as many other media. The Journal encourages men and women living in tiny prison cells and some in mansions! God's Word is faithfully taught by me and other faithful men and a few women. May was a devastating financial drought. If possible please send a love gift for June. Remember it is through the prayers and unselfish giving to this ministry that I am able to continue producing the Journal each month. Thank for your consideration of this need. If prodded by the Lord Jesus you may send gifts to:
Larry Lilly
P.O. Box 5212
Terre Haute, IN 47805
God bless,
Larry