Yet another great day from...

Yet another great day from my Father in heaven.  I have had a wonderful time with the words "Holy Bible" on the outside of the case for my tablet PC.  God has used those words to gain testimony again, although I missed the opportunity, or rather the way to proceed through the door which He opened for me.  I was also lacidasical in my aporoach to soul winning as God put a man in my path that I am sure He wanted me to witness to.  The man looked at me as if he knew I had something without price for him and wondered why I did not give it him.  The Gospel is committed unto me.  The ministry of reconcilliation is committed unto me.  Just as a pearl of great price is committed unto me, not for me to keep and to hoard, but rather for me to deliver unto some man to whom God has appointed it.  When that individual is before me, to keep that treasure to myself is to be a thief.

Aside from the conviction that God just put me under, He did point out several free books for me to obtain.  I like free, and I especially like books, and I especially like free books on doctrine. 

I also like God's chastisment.  I don't like it nearly as much as I like His favor, but His chastisement proves that I am His child.  After all, God causes it to rain on the just and the unjust alike, only His children receive His chastisement. 

All in all, this has been a day full of God's blessing!

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
Psalm 16:11 - R U in His presence?

This was a great day. My...

This was a great day.  My flights were both delayed coming home, but by now I'm used to it.  The stress related to this series of delays was directly related to the fact that I had a parent / teen youth activity scheduled at 6:00pm and my flight was scheduled to land at 4:09 leaving me just enough time to set up the church and welcome the guests.  Long story short, we landed an hour late, and by the time I got to the church it was 5:45.  I was still in my work clothes.  Thank God for a great wife!  Even though she was extremely sick, she got everything set up and ready.  I am blessed!

The evening was a lot of fun.  Everyone enjoyed the activities and games, and we got some good family pictures for those parents that came with their teens.   I had one of the teens lead a Christmas hymn before the message, and then God really blessed the preaching.  I was completely lost in His leading and, WOW!, what joy!  I saw many nod there heads in agreement with the key points, and most everyone laughed at the stories and jokes.  You know God is blessing the message when they laugh at my jokes.

That was the high point of the day.  There were several other blessings as well, invluding the delays in my flights.  I'm still trying to figure out what those were.  How about this?  I learned that God's will is best abd I am to trust Him in any situation.  Actually, its that fact that kept me ftom blowing up a couple of times.

Thank You, Lord God my Father for bringing me into Thy presence.  You are amazing and worthy of all praise, and glory, and honor.  Thank You for hearing and saving me from all temptation today the instant I prayed to You.  I love You, and I rejoice in the knowledge that it is because You chose to love me that I am able to enjoy You.  Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
Psalm 16:11 - R U in His presence?

Normally, I hate flying. ...

Normally, I hate flying.  my flights are almost always delayed and frought with inconveniences.  Today, however was one of the best flights I've ever had.  No delays, no difficulties (other than the normal cattle prodding inconvenience of boarding the plane, watching the luggage get brutalized by wanna be prize fighters working as baggage handlers, and waiting for ever for the bags to arrive), and a great conversation.

I took up my seat on the plane next to an older man who had boarded earlier.  He was reading a paper and making notes on it.  After I settled in, I looked at the paper he was reading and noticed the section was about baptism.  Not only was it about baptism, but it appeared to be defending the proper, Biblical method of baptism by immersion after salvation.  Assuming it was a college paper this man was grading, and he most likely was a professor, I was eager for an opportunity to speak with him.

God provided an interruption to his work and I asked him if he was grading a paper.  He looked at me, said nothing, and took s notepad and pen out of his pocket.  He wrote something on it and handed the notepad to me.  It read, "I am deaf.  I hope we have a good flight."  I wrote back, "I'm sure it will be a great flight.  Are you grading a paper?"  He wrote that he was a Christian and that he was proofreading a book on Bible doctrines intended for the deaf.  We had a great 30 minute flight during which he had me read a few sections of his book.  God even used me to inspire him to include a section on what worship is. 

His name is Carter Bearden and he is a retired missionary to the deaf with the Southern Baptist Convention, speaker, and published author.  We even had time for him to teach me a little sign language before departing.

What a blessing!  I don't hate flying so much anymore.

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
Psalm 16:11 - R U in His presence?

I am still living on...

I am still living on yesterday's manifold blessings.  I am a little concerned that I am failing to leave that which is past and press on.  I am even more excited, though that God's mercies are new every morning.  What more will He do with me today?!  How much more might He use me today?!  How much closer may He draw me to Himself today?!  Not that He put any wild ideas in my head as I felliwshipped with Him in prayer this morning or anything.  Don't you just love that joy only He can give as we bask in His presence? 

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
Psalm 16:11 - R U in His presence?

This was an AWESOME day! ...

This was an AWESOME day!  All that God has done for me and with me was great, but He wasn't done.  Do you know how hard it is to find good independent, fundamental, KJB churches when you're traveling?  Its not easy.  Tonight, God put me in one.  What a message!  What fellowship!  What prayer!  What an incredible ending to an incredible day from an amazing God!  Thank you Lord for making Thy countenance shine upon your servant!

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
Psalm 16:11 - R U in His presence?

God opened a door for the...

God opened a door for the beginning of a witness to a Mormon this afternoon.  Carrying my Bible with me wherever I go is great!  The individual was amazed that I didn't have the Bible on my phone.  I told him I did and explained that it was pretty thorough.  He said he was sure he had more on his as it also had the book of Mormon.

Later the topic was brought back up again.  I confessed that I didn't know much about his beliefs and he assured me that he believed the Bible 100% and that Jesus is the Son of God: the Christ.  I asked him if he thought Satan was Jesus' brother and he affirmed it to be so.  Without even thinking about it, I reminded him that the Bible says that God gave His ONLY begotten Son.  I hadn't expected it, but that hit him square in the chest.  God brought the whole conversation about and guided every word.

Immediately afterward the store got busy and our conversation ended.  I will be working with him again tomorrow.  I am hoping God will open the door again.  I love being a Christian!!  I love serving God!!  I love seeing God work!! 

Pressing on,

Mark Hebert
Psalm 16:11 - R U in His presence?