Dear Ones,
Let’s continue in “March Gladness.” I AM GLAD THAT God involves Himself in the lives of His people. The Psalmist says: “The steps of a good man are ordered (established) by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way.” The Lord can take seemingly small and insignificant events and cause them to be life changing. Allow me to share with you two such life altering events.
- The first occurred while serving in Korea with the U.S. Marines. I was assigned to be a labor detail with the task of constructing a helicopter landing pad (with emphasis on labor). During my lunch break, I went into the supply office to type a letter to my mother and when it was known that I could type, it was, as is said, “the rest is history.” Needless to say, I am now, as then, glad I could type.
- The second event occurred when I was an Associate Minister (we were called “local preachers” then) at Riceville Baptist Church. Reverend C.L. Miller, who was the Pastor here at F.M.B.C., came by Riceville and asked if I could come to Friendship and preach in his stead. Pastor Miller had an appointment at another Church. Boy, was I glad that with all the preachers Pastor Miller knew, he asked me to come and preach. Fifty years later, I am still preaching at Friendship.
We know that it was the hand of God moving in the lives of His people. “He will keep the feet of His saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.” (1 Samuel 2:9)
This Pastor is so glad that God is deeply involved in the lives of His people.
Pastor J. Amos Jones
