Sabbath – 2 Days to go
Today has been a comforting day.
By God’s grace I managed to preach and I believe the subject of faith was a
very timely one. During the sermon, I was impressed to share a bit about what
God has personally done for me, with one major point being the developments in
this week. I believe that part of why God pulled through when He did was so
that I could be able to share the testimony in the sermon. The concepts of
scripture are powerful when they are realised in the everyday life of an
ordinary person.
Following the sermon, I had a
brief conversation with an elder of mine who let me know of some family he has
living close to where the conference will be. He shared the idea of me possibly
extending my stay in the USA; and that they would happily host me.
Looking back, I believe it was
quite providential that things panned out as they did. I was planning to book
the ticket yesterday, but due to how late in the day the final things came in,
I planned to do all that tonight. Had I booked the ticket yesterday, the
idea of extending the stay wouldn’t be possible because the return flight would
have been confirmed; the delay offered me a chance to extend my stay.
I’m not sure what the trip has in
store for me, but I have learnt that “a man’s heart devises his way: but the Lord
directs his steps.” (Ps. 16:9) I am confident that the Lord has greater plans
in store than what I may have anticipated and as long as one is faithful, God
will continue to take care of us.
At the moment, I have booked the
flight ticket for departure. (God is good!) I’m planning to stay for the week after the conference following confirmations
with my kind elder’s family. Things are falling into place and it has all been
God’s doing, He provided for me through one of His thousand ways.
With all His goodness thus far,
in times of pain and in times of joy, the least one can do is to be faithful
and obedient to God as a sign of gratitude for His faithfulness towards us.
“Praise the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the
children of men! For He satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul
with goodness.“ Psalm 107:8-9
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