My host has been quite ill for a number of days with an undiagnosed ailment. We have prayed for him on various occasions. He & his wife host a Thursday evening home group, and he had intended to teach. I was looking forward to this because God has given him many insights. Unfortunately he was unable to do so because of his sickness. In theory they begin around 7:30. At that time there were only a handful of people present. Others straggled in over time. About 7:30 my hostess asked me if i could share as her husband could not. Thankfully the Holy Spirit has worked into me the principle of being ready to preach the word in season and out of season. (2 Timothy 4:1-2) and i had spent time in preparation before the meeting. Most of the eventual participants were female and i recognized the direction of the Holy Spirit in giving me the topic of the Bride of Christ.
Prior to my sharing, a man whose name i just can't absorb facilitated worship. He is quite striking, looks like the classic California surfer, and played a very sweet sax at the missionary conference. Rebeca, one of the daughters of the family, also played several songs, a talent i didn't know she had. Then this man shared a testimony of how God had delivered him from many years of drug addiction. (He has been clean for almost a year.) We also anointed the sick with oil (Mark 6:13, James 5:14) and prayed for their healing.
Finally i spoke with the translational assistance of Rebeca about the bride of Christ using such verses as Gen. 1:26-27, Gen. 2:24, Hosea 2:16-20, John 14:1-2, 2 Cor. 11:2, Ephesians 5:22-33, Revelation 19:6-9, and Mark 13:32.
Yesterday i took a little walk, about 10 blocks, and today another of about the same length. By the grace of God once the stitches are out and i can get a shoe on again, i should be able to walk.
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