Posted on June 24, 2010, 1:37 pm, by Bill Gaultiere.
By Bill Gaultiere © 2010
You know the verse: “Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain.” And probably you know the verse that comes later in the same Psalm: “Children are a reward from him.” But you may not know the verse that connects these two: “In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to eat— for he grants sleep to those he loves” (Psalm 127:1-3).
In God’s wisdom the Psalmist’s prayer is showing us that the way to build a home and a family, or anything, begins with resting in the Lord’s care. That’s why the Hebrew day begins with a [...]
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Posted on June 12, 2010, 4:41 pm, by Bill Gaultiere.
By Bill Gaultiere © 2001, 2010
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich” (2 Corinthians 8:9).
I met Alandro on the Saturday of Thanksgiving weekend, 2001. I was on a short-term mission trip to a small village outside of Ensenda, Mexico, with my wife and three small children and some other families. We were putting on a Vacation Bible School (VBS) and holding meetings in the neighborhood church.
It was a cold and rainy day. Alandro stood in his bare feet, shyly watching the other Mexican kids [...]
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By Bill Gaultiere © 2010
