Welcome to Garden Ministry, where the soil of the mind is broken up, fertilized, and made ready for the toiling of the Holy Spirit.
Garden Ministry’s purpose is to encourage the workers in the field of the Lord, and to keep them looking up to Jesus.
This is the 19th letter:
Text for the day: John 12:35
Then Jesus said to them, “A little while longer the light is with you. Walk while you have the light, lest darkness overtake you; he who walks in darkness does not know where he is going.
Our Theme for the day: Walk in the light
As we look back through History, we see that there are only a few time’s of great significance were there was need for a message of hope. Woody Allen once said, "More than any time in history mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction”. But is this true? The Bible teaches that there is another path, which is the path of hope.
Today we need wisdom to choose correctly. All the truth that is to be brought to the attention of men in these last days is to come forth from the scriptures. It’s not the message of hope from the past we need; they only serve for our ensample and for our learning upon which the ends of the world has come. But what is needed today is present truth, which is a message of hope, which will propel mankind into the future and a face to face experience with their maker and God.
In the book “Our Times and their Meaning” written by Caarlyle B. Haynes 1929 he said, “The great fundamental truths of the Bible are for all ages and all people. They apply to men in every condition and circumstance of life, and in every generation of the world’s history. But it’s not the general truths of salvation by faith which the world is in need of, but its present truth which we need. Such special truths are of vital importance to this generation, for it will give us hope for tomorrow. Such special truths are of vital importance to the generation to which, they are revealed. Upon a right relation to them will depend, the salvation of those to whom they presented. When the time comes for the presentation of such a special message of truth, then the fundamentals of divine truth fall under a special setting of the special message. To reject the gospel in this special setting is to reject salvation”. (Page 11)
Finally, the light of the truth of God is shining all around us, but to have the light that has been revealed in our past, and use that as an excuse for why we have rejected present truth, is to reject Jesus who sent it. Today God is calling us to walk in the light of present truth; it is not enough to say we possess the light of our past. We must walk in the light of Gods word for today called pasted truth. The light of Gods word is moving onward, and he, who fails to walk in it, is left in darkness and knowing not whither they go. May God bless you today as you walk in the light, and point others to the same light.
Our Prayer for today:
Please join us as we pray for a willingness on the part of both light briers, and light hearers, to walk in the light.
Remember, you’re the only Jesus some will ever see.
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These letters are written by Elder Kevin Santucci
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