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From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>   Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail Dear Friend, It is important that we keep in mind that our life is not only meant to be used to better ourselves, but should also be used for the betterment of others who are around us.  We should never look down upon those who are less fortunate than we are, but rather we are to treat all people as we would want to be treated and love them with the love of the Lord. The Lord Jesus says that even the smallest gesture done to someone else in need is the same as if we are doing it to the Lord Himself.  The next time you are doing a good deed, imagine the Lord as the recipient because if we could see with spiritual eyes, we would see the Lord in that instant. I hope today's message ministers to your heart to be giving and caring towards your fellow man because we are all God's children and will receive a just reward for the deeds that were done on the earth. (Matthew 25:34-40) MY FATHER'S ANGELS I wasn't paying attention at the time to the good example my father set. He wasn't consciously 'setting a good example' -- he was just living life according to his values. It was the 1950s in a small Middle Georgia farm town. Our family owned a clothing store in the middle of the main business block downtown. Six days a week, 8am until 6pm (9pm on Saturday), my father presided over his business. And sometimes an angel would come to our store. I didn't recognize those visitors as angels. Neither did my mother, who accepted my father's decisions but referred to Daddy's angels as "bums". She was concerned that they painted hobo marks to guide others to my father. My father was, and still is, an extremely kind man. He bought them lunch. I guess Daddy knew Mama's opinion and took precautions in case any individual "angel" might actually be an alcoholic. He would have a friendly, encouraging conversation with the person, who was shabby and obviously down on his luck. Then Daddy would walk him across the street to the Coffee Cup Cafe and pay for him to eat the daily special, a hearty meal. Depending on how the conversation was going, Daddy would sometimes sit and have lunch with him. Another variation on this theme was sometimes Daddy would bring the man to our house to do yard work to earn a bus ticket. Mama would feed him a good home cooked meal but would serve it to him in the kitchen or on the back steps. Daddy explained his theory of angels to his children this way: "It's Biblical. Sometimes God sends an angel among men unawares, to test us. How we behave toward the least of his children is how we treat Him." I remember chuckling at my "naive" father's actions later when I got more grown and more savvy. I laughed that he got it backwards about who the angel was. Now that I am middle-aged, I'm proud to say that I realize how blessed I am to have such a wise and good man, Joseph Van Johnson, as my father and my teacher. I am also doubly blessed to be meeting angels now myself. More than once I have recognized God Himself staring back at me from the face of a homeless mentally ill person. I understand now that my father was respecting the spirit of God that is within each of us. By Kay Johnson McCrary Read and meditate on these scriptures: Matthew 5:14-16 Jesus declares "Ye are the light of the world.  A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.  Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.  Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven." Hebrews 13:1-3 "Let brotherly love continue.  Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body." Galatians 6:1-4 "Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.  Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.  For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.  But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another." Hebrews 10:22-24 "Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.  Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for He is faithful that promised;) And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works." Psalm 37:23-25 "The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and He delighteth in his way.  Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with His hand.  I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem:  JUDGE GENTLY Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/inpoem180.htm Today's Selected Testimony: THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony48.htm ================================================ From: "Dwayne Savaya" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>   Gods Work Ministry Inspirational and Encouragement E-Mail Dear Friend, We should never allow the negativity of this world to impact our life where our viewpoint becomes equal to what the world says.  The Lord who created us has declared that in the world we will have tribulation, but then He went on to reaffirm for us to keep our Joy because He has overcome the world for us.  The Lord Jesus who died on the cross for our sins defeated death, hell and the grave and now He has become the saving strength of His anointed.  We have been made righteous before God the Father not because of anything that we did, but because of what the Lord Jesus accomplished on the Cross of Calvary. (John 16:33) (Psalm 28:6-9) (Romans 5:19-21) Rest in the Lord's finished work and be encouraged that no matter what may come before you in life, you have the Risen Savior on your side ready to lift you up where nothing can come near unto you to harm you.  Praise God for such love and commitment. (John 19:30) (Psalm 91:11) (Jeremiah 29:11-13) I hope today's message encourages your heart to see the good in life and not the bad because the good will always fill your heart with a joy and peace that is unspeakable. MY GIFT FOR TODAY "Can something be both a beginning and an end at the very same time?" she asked me. "Yes!" I said. "It is what I call the 'Renewal Cycle.'" I'll be the first to admit that there are days when I struggle for a story to share with you. It's not that the world has not provided one. Every second of my life I am inspired by the everyday miracles that occur right before my eyes. But the stories I search for three times each week need to be the ones I am supposed to write, not the ones that I'd like to write. You see, every time I write or speak to an audience I do it with one person in mind. I don't even know who it is. I have come to accept that with each message I fulfill a purpose, a mission for someone. Often times a few. God sends me many people. But always one gift. Now don't think for a moment that I'm so gifted that God has ordained me His messenger. The fact is we all serve that purpose. We serve as examples to everyone we meet. Even those whom we never meet but have observed us from afar. I jokingly tell people if you feel you have no purpose in life, you can always serve as a bad example. That in fact, was my purpose most of my life. But today my mission was clear. This wonderful woman was teetering on the edge of making a decision about her life. What she accepted right now as fact could very well set the pace for all the choices she made in the future. It was the first day of Spring, a time of renewal and a return to life for all the beauty of the world that lay dormant in the season of Winter. But as the sun shone brightly on this incredible day a dark shadow encroached on her spirit, nearly blocking the light of hope that was meant to be present. She was told by her doctor that she had a tumor that needed to be removed. "How odd," she said. "It's such a beautiful day and I am feeling so rotten." "Can something be both a beginning and an end at the very same time?" she asked me. "My friend, that's what endings are for. The end is where we begin," I said. "Look at this day. The winter has ended and Spring takes its place. So this day served two purposes," I continued. "It is a day of marked contrasts in my own life. In fact, it's so complex that I could very well despise this day." "Who could hate the first day of Spring?" she asked. "It was five years ago today that my son Keith was operated on. While everyone was heralding the first day of Spring, we sat waiting for a surgeon to walk through the door and confirm my son's cancer. It all took place at the Hershey Medical Center. Ironically it is located across the street from a huge family amusement park. From where I stood looking out the window, I could see the famous Hershey's Kissing Tower. I can't tell you how many times our family rode to the top of that tower when Keith was just a young child. When you reach the highest point it turns to offer a spectacular view of the park and yes that hospital, that window that I was now looking through," I said. Pausing for a moment, as the event played out in my mind, the woman sat quietly. "Suddenly the door from the surgical area swung open. There were many families awaiting word of their loved one. All eyes turned toward the volunteer who called out the family name. Perks? The surgeon approached and cleverly danced around the word we did not want to hear until he quietly said, 'Keith's tumor was cancerous,' I told her. I am always on the verge of tears whenever I talk about that moment. Writing this is no different. Right then and there, it all ended. The ending was the removal of the tumor. In that same moment was the beginning of the battle to save his life. The day itself was the ending of a time of death in the world and a celebration of new life," I said. "Your son?" she cautiously asked me. "He's alive and well. In fact, we just celebrated four years cancer free." "So you are faced with the very same challenge. If you choose to see this as a turning point, rather than an end, your outlook toward the future will be a positive one," I said. "But this is so overwhelming!" she said. "Please, follow me," I told her. I walked outside and knelt down near the front entrance to the building. "See this little flower? It has pushed its way back to life. It has struggled to come to the surface and reclaim the power of the sunlight. See all of these dead leaves? That's what remains of the old life. But it serves a purpose. These leaves will wither and mix with the soil to provide nutrients, food for growth. They represent the experiences we have in our life. We learn from them so that, as we choose to begin our life renewed, we benefit from them growing even stronger," I said. "It is the 'Renewal Cycle'. The cycle of life that helps us to start over," I said. "So like that flower I need to push my way back to life," she said. It was a turning point. That statement was now hanging out there waiting to be accepted by her as fact. Then she would move on. Her spirit needed it. Her life depended on it. I encouraged her acceptance of it by saying..."Oh, yes. By the way. People need to reclaim the power of the light, too. To do that you need to remember the Source of that Light" "Do you do this with everyone?" she asked. "No, my friend. You were my gift for today." By Bob Perks Read and meditate on these scriptures: Psalm 28:6-9 "Blessed be the LORD, because He hath heard the voice of my supplications.  The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise Him.  The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.  Save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance: feed them also, and lift them up for ever." Romans 8:31-32 "What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?" Jeremiah 29:11-13 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Then shall ye call upon Me, and ye shall go and pray unto Me, and I will hearken unto you.  And ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart." All of these scriptures can be found in the King James Version Bible. Today's Selected Poem:  THE POSITIVE SIDE OF LIFE Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/enpoem183.htm Today's Selected Testimony:  JACK GALLAGHER'S TESTIMONY Click here to read --- http://www.Godswork.org/testimony158.htm In Christ's Service, Dwayne Savaya Gods Work Ministry Please feel free to visit the Website to read more Encouraging and Inspirational stories, poems and testimonies.  Our E-mail Archives are available as well to read the messages that have been sent in the past. 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