Thoughts
on Michael Wells’ teachings in My Weakness for His Strength - # 166
Michael’s book is
available through:
Abiding Life Ministries
International
Littleton, Colorado
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BLOG, called Living Life With a Capital “C”. Why a
blog? So that many can receive these thoughts
in an easy manner.
Three
weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to Africa on a mission trip. It was a marvelous experience. Our mission team visited Kitale, Kenya, and
had the privilege to be with Pastor Richard Makani & his wife, Hellen, and
missionaries Jim & Melody Cooper from Arkansas. The work GOD has done, and is doing, through
these folks in the kids out of the Kipsongo Slum in Kitale is nothing less than
miraculous…God’s miracle work. I summed
up what I saw by saying, “God’s hand is not ON this ministry…He has both of His
hands IN this ministry!”
Michael
Wells experienced this same work of God in many places around the globe.
“Our
Heavenly Passport” (my title today)
Let’s look once more at what Michael has stated, and then what our team
experienced, as we travelled to Kenya…
(an
excerpt from day 255 in MWfHS…repeated from blog #165)
Christianity
has rightly been described as a “much more” gospel, for what it gives is always
much more! Our
citizenship, our passport, our protection, and our representation are much more
than the world can conceive of or offer. Wherever we go, we stand in Christ. In Him, we are more than
conquerors. In Him
everything is given to us. We are His possession. To let the Christian into a business or home is to let in Christ.
I enjoy the concept of American citizenship, but I love the power and reality
of a heavenly citizenship. Wherever
the believer stands is a safe place, with a force much greater than himself
behind him.
Yellow – VIP, Very Important Point Green
– IT, Incredible Truth
Red – GP, Greatest Promises
Turquoise – UR, Unfathomable Riches Pink
– PV, Priceless Victory
1. We experienced the presence of God in every spot we placed our feet. It was incredible how we saw Him in the eyes
of airport security in Amsterdam, the elders of the Kipsongo Slum, the people
of Nairobi and Eldoret we interacted with, in the businesses and streets of
Kitale, and especially in the kids of the orphanage.
2. We experienced the protection of God every moment of every day. Not once did God allow an incident or a
person to present any danger to any of us.
3. We experienced the provision of God in every way possible…safe travel, abundance of
food, secure housing, reception and fellowship with Believers, no sickness,
total coverage of all costs for the trip, abundant gifts from friends to
provide special services for those we were ministering to…and perhaps the
greatest provision: freedom to preach and teach Christ everywhere we went.
In essence, we experienced the plan
of God for our lives for these 11 days.
In non-typical Michael Wells fashion, most of our days were “mapped out”…hour
after hour. But, in the end, it was the “change
of our plans,” the “un-planned moments,” the “God has a plan happenings” that
made me remember Michael, and Michael’s writing above, and remember Almighty
God walking along with me (us)…and to smile and think of just what “our
Heavenly passport” always provides.
Well, amen.
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