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GLEANINGS FROM THE WORD Experiencing an extraordinary God in ordinary life Issue # 858 July 12, 2003 Shooting Stars I sat out on the hill in back of our old house late into the night. I was watching one of the most amazing meteor showers I had ever seen. Just as one "shooting star" faded, another would hit the atmosphere. The sky was ablaze. At times two or three meteors would be burning at the same time, leaving their distinctive but brief mark in the heavens. I imagine that if I had never heard of shooting stars, it would have been easy to think the very heavens themselves were collapsing and the stars were burning up. Yet, I knew that wasn't the case because while the meteors filled the sky, the constellations remained never changing in their regular tour of the night sky. The Big Dipper, Orion and Cassiopeia stayed the same as they always looked. Our lives can be like that night. We can get so busy looking at the transient events that we panic. Instead of being overwhelmed by the events that burn themselves out, we need to look to the eternal, the unchanging. We need to look to God, creator of heaven and earth. He was there in the beginning. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1 NIV He will be there in the end. "Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:12-13 NIV He never changes. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever Hebrews 13:8 NIV No matter what changes you face in life (and there will be many), no matter what life throws at you focus on the unchanging one and let Him be your anchor and your guide. Be blessed Hallelu Yah (Praise God)! Kevin YOU ARE Once you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour you are not of this world [Jesus is speaking] They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. John 17:16 NIV Never let the enemy tell you that you are worthless or insignificant. You have value in the eyes of God so great that it was worth dying for. You are a blessing to the world. You are so precious to God that heaven will not be complete without you. HELP FOR THE HURTING Your circumstances might be changing, your world might feel like it's coming to an end, you might see no hope. There is a place you can turn for love, forgiveness and an eternal anchor amidst the storms of life. Turn to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. You can simply begin the relationship by honestly and completely opening your heart, admitting you need God's help, and saying a prayer along the lines of: Jesus: I have made many mistakes in my life and done things I am not proud of. I have sinned. I need your love and forgiveness. I believe that you came into this world and gave your life on a cross to pay for my sins and that you defeated death and rose again. Please forgive me, and be the Lord of my life. I give my life to you Lord. Amen If you pray this prayer for the first time let me know so I can rejoice with you. Did you know that at Gleanings, we have a dedicated team of prayer warriors and all prayer concerns are kept strictly confidential? Your comments, your questions and your joys are shared with the prayer team, to keep me accountable as the head of the ministry and to encourage them as they see God at work in your life. As with prayer all these things are kept confidential within the Gleanings team. To share your questions, comments, thoughts, prayer concerns and praise reports email us If you enjoyed this issue of Gleanings From The Word, email it, in its entirety, to a friend. For information on use of Gleanings in your church newsletter or other situations please visit the permissions page . You can write to us at Gleanings From The Word Ministries International 114 Oak St Sherwood Park, AB Canada T8A 0V8 © 2003 K.F. "Kevin" Corbin Gleanings From The Word Minististries International - All Rights Reserved
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