Night is coming..

Well I just had my first experience watching an Army helicopter take off from a very close view! We live not far from the National Guard and there hs been lots of activity lately. The wind that came off the takeoff was pretty amazing! What was almost as amazing is that we weren't carried away by the giant mosquitoes that proliferated as the sun set...

I thank God we live in a country where there is still freedom to speak of what God has done in Christ Jesus. Last night I was reading The Triumphant Church by Richard Wurmbrand, John Piper, and Milton Martin. The Bible tells us that if we follow Christ, we WILL share in His sufferings, and if we live a Godly life, we WILL suffer persecution. Tonight as the stars came out and I watched the helicopters rise in the night sky, I was reminded that Jesus said, "Night is coming, when no man can work. As long as I (Jesus) am in the world, I am the light of the world." (John 9: 4,5) Jesus said that believers are the light and salt of the world. Perhaps a time is coming in America when "no man can work." Paul told Timothy that evil will grow worse and worse. Jesus said He will come as a thief in the night-blessed is the one whom He finds working! Oh, may we step into the fields that are ripe for harvest! May we not trade the pure Gospel for social religion. May we not be ashamed of Him-or HIS WORDS! May we set ourselves apart, walk in the Spirit, and win souls! Pray for me, that I may open my mouth as I should, and proclaim His excellent praises, the One who called me out of darkness into light!!