All right already! Bring the Vegamite and I will try it Sam I am! Nice devotion Adrian.
-----Original Message----- From: The Larrikin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 7:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RR] The Vegemite Devotion. Dear Rangers, Here is a band new devotion that was inspired by Kelly Gist, Thanks Kelly. The Vegemite Devotion. by Adrian Bonham For me, there is nothing better than to sitting down in the morning with a hot cup of coffee and some vegemite on toast. It is the perfect way for this Aussie to start the day, besides having a time with my Heavenly Father. Most Non-Australians do not like vegemite for some strange reason. They think it's too salty tasting. Vegemite can be used in other dishes as well. It can be used to make gravy, or added to soup, or mixed with hot water for a nice drink. It can even be used in a stew. Most people outside Australia only see vegemite as a spread. So this versatile spread can become many things, just like we as Christian should be. In 1 Corinthians 9:22-26 we read "To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all men so that by all possible means I might save some. I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last; but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air." Paul exalts us to become "All things to all men" How can he do all this? 1 Philippians 4:13 we read "I can do everything through him who gives me strength." So, we adapt to where we are. If we are with Royal Rangers we become Rangers to the child and their parents. If we are with parents we become parents. Above all our actions must reflect Jesus. So if we happen to be in a bar, we don't consume alcohol. We are the light to a dieing world. Just as a runner trains hard for their event we must train hard for ours. Ian Thorpe would not be the world Champion he is if he did not train each day. So how do we, as Christians, train? Firstly by spending time each day with the Lord, reading His word and talking to Him. He loves to hear from His kids (1 Eph. 1:5 "In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will-- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves."). Secondly attending Church each Sunday. This is where we can inspired for the rest of the week and learn heaps. Thirdly, do a Bible College Course. At Hawkesbury Christian Centre we have two programs to teach Christians. The first is "The Journey to Maturity". This takes the believer through what we believe up to Evangelism. Secondly, we have a two-year Bible College course (which I completed last year. I missed out on Dux by two marks). Fourthly, in Rangers we have L.T.C., N.T.C. and A.N.T.C. These equip us to be effective leaders. So train is important otherwise we will not know what to do. We all run our race with our eyes on the prize at the end, which is our Salvation. We will be judged for what we do. In 1 Corinthians3: 10-15 we read "By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames." In other words, Someone plants the seed of Life in our lives, the Holy Spirit waters it, it grows, someone comes along and reaps us into the Kingdom, someone else lays the foundation of our Christian life. We then build on that foundation with the help of the Holy Spirit. I know this sound simplistic, but when you look at our Christian lives you will see that it is it in a nutshell. Therefore; let us all have one aim, to win the race we are in. We must aim at the finish line. No one ever won a race by wondering all over the place. We must be focussed on what we do. We must be obedient to what The Lord has called us to do. We must serve Him where we are by becoming "All things to all men in the hope that some might be saved. Amen. There's a storm coming, our Storm. PROCLAIMING GOD'S LOVE TO A DYING WORLD Say to the captives, 'come out,' and those in darkness, 'Be free!' Isaiah 49:9 Love in Jesus Adrian Bonham aka Morning Light, The Larrikin I looked to the heavens to where God dwells I looked into my life to see he lives there as well. Outpost 49 Hawkesbury Royal Rangers Windsor, N.S.W. Australia F.C.F. 94 http://www.summit.net.au/~founder1/ _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://rangernet.org/subscribe.htm http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
