Monday, April 16, 2007

One to Remember


In Revelation 2:4 and 5, God tells says, "Nevertheless I have [somewhat] against thee, because thou hast left thy first love. Rev 2:5 Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works...". This passage written for the church of Ephesus is discussing the fact that the church had become complacent and lost their zeal and passion for Christ. His way of helping the church was to tell them to remember from where they had fallen. In other words, we are to remember the high points of our Spiritual life.
Guys, I don't think I am alone when I say that Saturday was incredible. I saw the love of God pour through the Trinity Rescue Mission. I saw people spontaneously praising God. Spontaneously grabbing each other in hugs! I mean come on! It was incredible!
To me, this Saturday was what being a Christian is all about. The greatest commandments are to love God and to love others and that was exactly what this past Saturday was all about.
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One of the highlights for me, on a personal note, was with a grandmother named Gloria. After the service and after we had fed the ladies of the shelter, I grabbed some food and let God lead me to the person He wanted me to sit with. Little did I know, that Gloria had fought several Satanic attacks just to be at the TRM that day! Her entire family flat told her not to go. She refused telling them that God wanted her at the TRM THAT DAY! Well, God sat me next to her and prompted me to be bold and ask her where she was in her relationship with God. She told me that she was not saved. Then she sort of looked at me and told me, "Every Christian has a look, a peace on their faces. And Daniel, I want that Peace on my face." I walked with her outside where I shared the Gospel with her. She asked Jesus to be her Savior. When she got back to the table, the women around her were trying to figure out why Gloria was so freaking excited! The burden was off of Gloria's shoulder and this grandmother was beaming from ear to ear!
I love you all and can't wait for our next visit to the Trinity Rescue Mission on May the 5th!

2 comments:

Meredith Bauerkemper said...

I got to meet Gloria also. She was so excited! She was another woman at lunch, who's name escapes me at the moment. She has been saved 108 days! (She's kept count) When I joined the conversation, they were talking about how good the Lord is and what He had dome for them. What a lesson for us "mature" christians. May the Lord renew the fire and excitement in all of us. Saturday was truly a blessing. I had FUN. Imagine that... fun serving God and others.

Anonymous said...

What a blessing! The men were so blessed to hear some of the best musicians in Jacksonville share their God-given talents in vocal/instrumental worship and praise to our Lord. After the service, several men came up to me to thank me for coming and sharing Jesus's love with them. I'm already looking forward to next month.