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Subject: Thoughts to Ponder / Lessons to Learn
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:31:17 -0800
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From: Kershaw, John
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: The Ant
THE ANT
Brenda was a young woman that wanted to learn to go rock climbing.
Although she was scared to death she went with a group and they facedthis
tremendous cliff of rock. Practically perpendicular. In spite ofher fear,
she put on the gear and she took a hold of the rope and shestarted up the
face of that rock.
Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breather. As she was
hanging on there, whoever was holding the rope up at the top of the cliff
made a mistake and snapped the rope against Brenda's eye and knocked out her
contact lens. You know how tiny contact lenses are and how almost
impossible to find.
Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with who know how many hundreds of feet
behind and hundreds of feet above her. Of course, she looked and looked and
looked, hoping that she would be able to find that contact lens. Here she
was, very far from home. Her sight was now blurry. She was very upset by
the fact that she wouldn't be anywhere near a place where she could get a
new contact lens.
And she prayed that the Lord would help her to find it. Well, her last hope
was that perhaps when she got to the top of the cliff, one of the girls that
was up there on the top might be able to find her contact lens in the corner
of her eye. When she got to the top, a friend examined her eye. There was
no contact lens to be found. She sat down with the rest of the party,
waiting for the rest of them to come up the face of the cliff.
She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible
verse that says, "The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole
earth." She thought, "Lord, You can see all these mountains. You know
every single stone and leaf that's on those mountains and You know exactly
where my contact lens is."
Finally, the time came when it was time to go down. They walked down the
trail to the bottom. Just as they got there, there was a new party of rock
climbers coming along. As one of them started up the face ofthe cliff, she
shouted out, "Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?"
Well, that would be startling enough, wouldn't it? She had found the
contact lens! But you know why she saw it? An ant was carrying that
contact lens so that it was moving slowly across the face of the rock.
What does that tell you about the God of the universe? Is He in charge of
the tiniest things? Do ants matter to Him? Of course they do. He made
them. He designed them. Brenda told me that her father is a
cartoonist. When she told him this incredible story, he drew a picture of
that ant lugging that contact lens (as you see in the comics with a balloon
with words in it over his head) with the words: "Lord, I don't know why
You want me to carry this thing. I can't eat it and it's awfully heavy.
But if this is what You want me to do, I'll carry it for You."
If God is in charge of the ants, don't you think He cares about you and me?
I guess Solomon was right. One could learn a valuable lesson from that ant
- trust in God.
We could probably all say a little more often, "God, I don't know why you
want me to carry this load. I see no good in it and it's awfully heavy.
Still, if you want me to, I'll carry it for You."
A true story sent by Josh and Karen Zarandona
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From: Suzanne Lancaster
To: "Eddie Chumney" <heb_roots_chr@geocities.com>,
Subject: Re: Is your hut burning?
Dear Ones, This one speaks for itself...Be blessed by it! Love,
Shoshanna
IS YOUR HUT BURNING?
The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a
small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for
God to rescue him, and every day he scanned the horizon
for help, but none seemed forthcoming. Exhausted, he
eventually managed to build a little hut out of
driftwood to protect him from the elements, and to
store his few possessions.
But then one day, after scavenging for food, he arrived
home to find his little hut in flames, the smoke
rolling up to the sky. The worst had happened;
everything was lost. He was stunned with grief and
anger. "God, how could you do this to me!" he cried.
Early the next day, however, he was awakened by the
sound of a ship that was approaching the island. It
had come to rescue him.
"How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of
his rescuers.
"We saw your smoke signal," they replied.
It is easy to get discouraged when things are going
bad. But we shouldn't lose heart, because God is at
work in our lives, even in the midst of pain and
suffering.
Remember, next time your little hut is burning to the
ground----it just may be a smoke signal that summons
the grace of God.
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From: Rhonda Steiner
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: God is my Strong Tower
God is a Strong Tower
God is my strong tower, He's a rock foundation
God is my saviour, He gave me salvation
God is my faith, it shall not be shaken
God is my rock, the King of all nations
God lights up the world with His holy light
When He enters in, darkness takes flight
My God gave His son, to die on a hill
To overthrow satan and his evil will
I worship His majesty, I praise His glory
I love to hear tales of His great story
I no longer fear or worry to die
Death is a gateway to eternal life
Thank you, O Lord, for teaching me love
I await the return of your Son from above
I praise His great wisdom,
I praise His great power
I worship my God, He is my Strong Tower
by Jim Holmes
aka "spotsy"
in GCN Chat
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From: Rhonda Steiner
To: heb_roots_chr@geocities.com
Subject: Watch that e -mail!!
As you are receiving my note by e-mail, it's wise to remember how
easily this wonderful technology can be misused, sometimes
unintentionally, with serious consequences.
Consider the case of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled
streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a
business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When
he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail.
Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail
address, he did his best to type it in from memory. Unfortunately, he
missed one letter, and his note was directed instead to an elderly
preacher's wife, whose husband had passed away only the day before.
When the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took one look at the
monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor in a
dead faint. At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw
this note on the screen:
Dearest Wife,
Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow.
Signed,
Your eternally loving husband.
PS. Sure is hot down here.
Regards
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