Romans 1:21…they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him…. (ESV)
Paul was explaining to the church at Rome that the world goes about their affairs – without ever bringing honor to God (even though they are aware He exists) and they certainly do not pause to thank Him even when He sends showers of blessings upon the them (Mat. 5:45).
As we were making our way back to NYC last week, we did not want to reflect our sinful human nature nor the world around us. We love the Lord Jesus and are very aware that He is with us in the course of whatever we go through and that He has reasons for doing what He does, and we do not need to know His reasons. We trust Him and will continue to trust Him.
We had asked the Lord to tune our hearts to honor Him through all that we do and give Him thanks for all that He causes to happen to us. This past Friday, the Doctor reported that the cancer has not returned and it was not necessary for me to have another test concerning cancer until 6 months from now. Our Lord Jesus is honored and we responded with gratitude as we saw that He has taken away the cancer.
Lynda and I are grateful for the body of Christ, the Church, you who have called on the Lord for us. We know the Lord’s will is being accomplished in our lives as you pray and as He does what only He can do. Please continue to pray for us as we share the love Jesus with people we come in contact with and use the past experience with cancer as an opportunity to call others to recognize His mighty hand at work and to thank Him. Please pray that we would speak boldly and with wisdom, saying what He would only want us to say.
We love you all and will let you know how the Lord continues to work out all things for His honor and glory and for our good.
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