The Exchanged Life

The Exchanged Life
"Christ who is your life.." Colossians 3:4

-eric

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Monday, June 23, 2014

Wrong Number or All GOD?

Wrong Number...
or was it All GOD??


The other evening, I heard the phone ring and run to pick it up. Time was about 6 pm.

Could not make out what the caller was asking, it sounded like they were talking in a toilet bowl (not that I have any experience with such things) but I think you get the point.

I politely tell them, that "I can't hear them..." apologizing I hung up the phone. 


I ask around my family, just after hanging up and see if any of them picked up the line, resulting in perhaps the bad connection, but that all came up negative.

RING......RING....

At that, the phone rang again and I picked up.

"Hello?"

This caller, was coming through loud and clear now, somewhat agitated saying, "why did you hang up on me the last time?"

"Sorry", was my reply, "who is calling?"

"Is this NOT the pharmacy?....I've been waiting and waiting" she complained.

"Pharmacy, this is a home!" was my surprised answer.

Stunned, she continued; "HOME!, I thought this was my pharmacy? You see I've been waiting and waiting for many hours for the delivery man to arrive.  I think these pharmacies create jobs (like the delivery guy was what she was implying), to add more cost and frustration to their customers!" Not missing a beat she continued. "I could have walked there and back and got what was needed....this pharmacy.....". Her voice trailed as she spoke.

I interjected (remember this was a wrong number) "maybe you don't need the pharmacy, the LORD heals you!"

Laughing, she reacted; "what?...its not for me!" Meaning whatever from the pharmacy that was to be delivered was seemingly not for her.

"Well, may the LORD heal the other guy too!" was my next point.

Now laughing more, I mean a fairly good and honest laugh she said "You're funny!"

A bit of a pause, as I was wondering and thinking to myself...I'm not trying to be 'funny', but serious and this is a wrong number isn't it?

She, feeling the need to correct herself said; "Ah...I don't mean you are funny in a wrong way...its just that I was SO angry when I first called, and then when you hung up, I was thinking that it was the pharmacy...and that got me MORE Angry!"

Trying to let her feel that I understood, I said "business can sometimes forget about service, its too bad".

This lady then says "I know...but I was so mad and when I called you , well, you made me laugh and laugh and that helped me, I didn't mean it to be rude but you are a VERY interesting person, thank-you!"

Her appreciation sounded genuine.

And that was it.

I think the LORD by SPIRIT can do anything at anytime and all we have to do is love, let love do what it wants and GOD supplies the rest!

Monday, June 16, 2014

Young Person Asks About "Truth" and finding it hard to believe….

A young persons request about 'Truth" and commenting how hard it was to believe!

My answer….

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Pilate asked JESUS 'what is truth'? John 18:38




The ironic thing about it was that Pilate was looking right at HIM!
Pilate was staring at TRUTH.

Until you meet HIM, you will never know TRUTH.

Because JESUS alone is TRUTH.

I am the way and the truth and the life. John 14:6


When you meet HIM, you will know it, just like meeting anyone alive - you know it!


You want to know why there are many 'so called' Christians, that give up? or when they are in their 20's or 30's leave the things of GOD?


Because of this:

My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power." 1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Many (maybe you) base your faith on human wisdom, old bible stories, mans ideas (even sadly some preachers ideas) about GOD - but not on HIS POWER, never seen HIS power!


You see, when you have a JESUS encounter, meet HIM and HE leads you, talks to you and you walk with GOD - you see it, experience it and know it.


Then FAITH becomes strong and unbelief vanishes.


Who has believed our report? Isaiah 53:1


-eric