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Dave's Devos

I have been re-reading "We Would See Jesus" by Hession this past week. I thought I would post an idea (a full quote is too long) from this short book, which was published in 1958.

The devil wants to condemn us and bring us into bondage. His accusations have two effects on believers. One is to cause us to defend ourselves. This self-justification actually drives us away from the grace that God gives to those who humbly ask. The other effect is to cause us to begin striving. By self-effort we attempt to make-up for our sins or try to change and improve ourselves. This also separates us from grace. As we attempt to climb up we are actually climbing away from Him.

The Holy Spirit, on the other hand, convicts us of sin and bring us to the Cross. There we find Jesus, the door to forgiveness, peace, and growth. Unlike the guilt of satan, the conviction of the Holy Spirit causes us to admit our sins before the cross and to draw closer to Christ. Also, it leads us to cease striving and to rest in the light burden and easy yoke of our Lord.

I hope you find this encouraging as I did. The life of faith is not simply believing something, it is believing in Jesus Christ and resting the full weight of ourselves, our lives, and our problems in His hands. May we seek Him and find Him (Jer. 29:13) , and then abide (John 15:5) in Him and rest (Matt. 11:28) in Him.

Another Post

Well, we are trying to keep up with our blog and we are trying to keep making progress toward Croatia. So, I suppose I'll keep up the blog with a post about progress. :-)

We had a wonderful time Ohio last weekend at a missions conference. We were encouraged by the people at the church, and we were happy to have the chance to share with them about our ministry plans.

Also, we are holding 2 prayer meetings each month.

And, we are working on sharing information and keeping people update with our latest news. If you want to know more, get in touch.

Erika's Prayer

I was praying the other day about this whole support raising thing, and my prayer went a little something like this:

Lord, if You have a perfect date set for us to be in Croatia, why did You start us on the path almost 2 years ago? At this rate it'll be 2 more years before we get there! Why didn't You wait to tell us about it until closer to our go-date so we wouldn't have to wait and wonder so long? Why, oh why, didn't You let us move to Michigan, provide Dave with a good job, let us rent a nice apartment and buy some real furniture, get comfortable, and live our nice little lives with no reason to seek You or depend on You in a serious way? (pause) Oh, I see. Thank You. Amen.