Worthy Brief - 1/2/2018
Friend, stay warm!
Matthew 24:12-14 And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
I'm not sure how much I enjoy the freezing weather here as we're traveling across the United States, but I certainly can't wait till Spring comes! On the Hebrew calendar Nisan is the month that transitions from winter to Spring. The ice finally starts melting and new life springs forth during this month. Doesn't it make sense that Yeshua (Jesus) died and rose again from the dead during this month; the month of the transition from that which is frozen to that which is alive?!
The power of God melts through thick ice, and infuses life into all things! Is your love growing cold and frigid? Then allow the Lord to thaw you out! The world is cold to the things of God -- but as Saints, we need to be sure that we're not allowing the world to numb us with its coldness; rather, we ought to be melting the frozen world around us!
Friend, let's not get iced over with the snow, and freezing winter weather, (for those of us who are shivering through it just now), or even worse, the cold hard world around us. The Lord our God is a sun and shield. His warmth will fill us and will radiate out into the lives of others, if we will abide in His loving Presence.
Your family in the Lord with much agape love,
George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah
Louisville, Kentucky
Editor's Note: We're speaking in Kentucky and Indiana this week! Be sure to see us while we're on the road! Check out our our updated calendar!
Editor's Note: COME TO ISRAEL with the Worthy News Family! George and Baht Rivka will be hosting a tour around the Land in Sept. 2018, Modern Israel’s 70th Birthday! Come join us for this special tour! Call us at 610-624-4091 to sign up— $200 (nonrefundable) will hold your spot and the rest can be paid by May. For more information, visit Worthy Israel Tours.
Editor's Note: We have our schedule online. Be sure to check it out and see where you can meet us on the road! There are still a few holes we are hoping to fill along the way. If you would like to us minister at your congregation, home fellowship, or host a Israel focused event, be sure to let us know ASAP. You can send an email to george [ @ ] worthyemail.com for more information.
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