A WRITTEN MINISTRY
OF
HANDS OF FAITH
CHURCH
THE REVELATION
NOVEMBER 2016
More Than a Donkey and an Elephant
Any sane American would
have to admit that the campaign season the past two
years have been some of
the most disturbing and
depressing we’ve ever
seen. Both Republican’s
and Democrat’s have
shown a lack of class and
integrity in how they have
acted and conducted themselves. Neither side has
given us reason to feel confident in their leadership
and neither side has shown
themselves to be honorable
in their character and lifestyles. That’s why my vote
is in favor of the Lion and
the Lamb.
Now I know that we cannot
actually vote for either, but
we can serve them through
the One who represents
them—Jesus Christ. He IS
the Lion of Judah (Rev.
5:5) and the Lamb of God
(John 1:29). Isaiah tells us
that the government would
be upon His shoulders and
later to the church at
Rome, Paul tells us to submit to kings and all who
are in authority. The reason
why is because ultimately
as both the Lion and the
Lamb, through Christ, the
will of God is going to be
fulfilled.
For all who are Christians,
we need not put our faith
and trust in the Elephant or
the Donkey, Democrats or
Republicans; our faith,
hope, trust, belief, and confidence should always be
in the One who sits at the
right hand of God, on a
throne, both as the Lion of
the Tribe of Judah who
oversees and overcomes
enemies as a warrior, and
Advice on Giving
When William Colgate left
home at age sixteen, a canal boat captain asked
where he was going. ‘I
don’t know,’ William replied. ‘Father is too poor to
keep me at home any longer.’ William said he had no
skills except making soap
and candles. ‘Well,’ said
the man, ’let me pray with
you.’ The two knelt and
prayed, then, rising up, the
man said, ’Be a good man;
give your heart to Christ;
give the Lord all that belongs to Him of every dollar you earn; make an honest soap; give a full pound
and I am certain you will
yet be a prosperous and
rich man.’
When William arrived in
New York, he dedicated
himself to Christ, joined a
church, and began tithing
as the Lamb of God who
sacrificed Himself for us in
order that we would see
victory no matter the odds.
And in light of all this, He
is also the King of kings
and Lord of lords (1 Tim
6:15).
Everything we have read,
seen, heard, and at times
spoken concerning this
years election will only
matter to us in the world in
which we live. But in the
grand scheme of things,
God knows the right and
wrong of all men, and controls the entire world which
is in His hand. The Lion
and the Lamb will always
overcome and outdo the
Donkey and the Elephant!
from the first dollar he
earned. William dedicated
his life and income to the
Lord and to this day is well
known as ColgatePalmolive and is one of
America’s oldest and most
successful Fortune 500
companies. You never
know the good that comes
from giving, whether it’s a
word of advice to a teenager or a tithe of our income.
The returns are enormous.
$6 Worth of Thanksgiving!
Our eight year-old granddaughter, Mary Kathryn, was
excited as she bounded
through the door with her report card for the past nine
weeks in her hand. She could
hardly wait to show her
granddaddy all the A's that
report card contained. To her
that meant $1.00 for each A
that he had promised to give
her.
Sure enough, with a grateful
heart for the excellent grades
he saw before him, granddaddy reached in his billfold and
counted out $6.00 for six A's.
With a bounce in her step and
joy on her face, Mary Kathryn
hurried to her room with the
money. This was hers to
spend as she chose!
I prayed she would spend it
wisely, but delighted in watching her little mind spin trying
to decide how to use it. A
couple of days later Mary
Kathryn asked me to take her
to the Dollar Store. She said,
"Grandma, I want to spend
four of my six dollars to replace the items in our treat
box at school. That will leave
$2.00 for me." Well, that
pleased this grandma very
much so I made arrangements
to take her as soon as possible.
Picking out just four things at
the Dollar Store wasn't all that
easy. She loved everything.
She would put some items in
our basket and then change
her mind. She rearranged everything in that basket several
times. Finally she had it narrowed down to six items. Exactly the amount of money her
granddaddy had given her.
"Help me choose four things
grandma," Mary Kathryn
pleaded.
I wanted the decision to be
hers. I decided to not rush her
and to give her all the time she
needed. It was a perplexing
place for an eight year-old to
be. There were six treats she
really wanted to share with the
other children at school. But,
she only had $4.00 to spend if
she kept $2.00 for herself. She
already had those two items
picked out and put on the other
side of the basket.
Silently, I said a short prayer
for her. Suddenly, her eyes lit
up! I knew she had decided
what she was going to do. My
sweet Mary Kathryn, who has
a heart of gold and is such a giver, said, "I know, Grandma, I will
just use all of my $6.00 to give to
the treat box at school." My heart
melted right there in that Dollar
Store.
All the while I thought she was
struggling in her mind trying to
come up with the right amount of
toys for her dollars, Mary
Kathryn was using her heart to
solve the problem. She would
give it all. Immediately, God reminded me that he says in his
Word, "Give and it shall be given
unto you." That was the answer.
This Grandma makes that Biblical principal complicated sometimes. And, yet, it seemed so
simple to this young child who
has been taught that God will
take care of her needs.
Lord, may her heart unceasingly
be generous, and may she always believe that you do as you
promise in your Word. Give unto
Mary Kathryn as she so graciously shared with her friends!