As 2008 Departs

As 2008 recedes into the history books I must confess it has been quite a year. Never before have I spent so much time focused on my own health. I’ve always been “healthy as a horse,” as the saying goes. To have spent the year working through cancer treatment was “very interesting.” I am grateful to report that my doctors are happy with the way things have gone. Thanks for your prayers and encouragement.

On the broader front, many fear we are entering a time of great instability and hardship. I don’t doubt it. Our world seems to think it can ignore the foundational truths of God’s Word and yet prosper—that’s a fool’s wish.

But for believers—especially, grace believers—to be fearful and insecure is just as foolish. It is to make the mistake the world makes: it leaves God out of the picture!

So, while the economic situation, international conflicts and natural conditions may change, God’s Word never changes! Understanding God’s Word rightly divided gives us a sense of our place in history and world events—along with a firm grasp on who we are in Christ and what our calling is as Ambassadors for Christ Jesus our Lord.

The year ahead will offer wonderful opportunities for spreading the rightly divided Word. As a famous preacher from the past declared, "When the money runs out, people get real basic!" We have only to be faithful to the precious deposit committed to our trust and rest securely in His love and grace to us in Christ.

These are exciting times to be serving our Savior. Thanks so much for your partnership and help. Your prayerful support is what gives life to our campaign “to make all men see.”

Maranatha!