[Biblemat] A) SCATTERED

[J5827Sasser at wmconnect.com]

Brethren and Friends, Jim Sasser here.  A very good Wednesday
morning to each and everyone.  May God bless you and yours.  Here
is an article from my recent files:

SCATTERED

       If you and I had been among the early Christians forced to
leave Jerusalem because of persecution (Acts 8:1), what would
we have said to our new neighbors?  Would I have talked about
how much I missed the church where I used to go?  Would I have complained 
about how hard it was on the kids to start over
in a new place?  Probably so!

       Yet there isn't a hint of complaint among those displaced 
Chrisitans -- only an eagerness to continue talking about Christ.
After being "scattered throughout the regions of Judea ans Sam-
aria," they "went everywhere preaching the Word" (Acts 8:1,4).

       What began in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost was not 
tied to geography, peace, or prosperity.  The good news of sal-
vation through Jesus Christ was preached and it spread throug-
hout the world (Acts 1:8; Matt. 28:19,20; Col. 1:23).

       When difficult circumstances come in our lives -- whether a
lost job, some family need, even relocation to another city, state,
or country -- can we still see the urgent need to be Christians?
May each of us be like those early Christians, willing to accept
their difficulties and joyfully proclaiming His Word wherever they
went.   ---------- Shane Williams in The Lilbourn Light, Vol. 9, No. 3
July 2008.   </HTML>
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