I turn 72 today. I know, it is hard to believe. LOL. It is true though. I was born on this date, October 24, 1950 at approximately 10:00 P.M. at St Anthony's Hospital on the corner of Polk Street and Route 66, in Amarillo Texas. This life has taken me on a great journey and to many places. I have met many wonderful people and have made friends with folks of various nations.  God has paired me up with two powerful wives: Norma (1970-2003) and Ruth (2008-present). My natural children, Heather and Aaron are awesome! With Ruth came three daughters, Amy, Angielyn and Ashley whom I have learned to love as my own. Then together Ruth and I have 12 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Aaron's wife, Stephanie, is just amazingly perfect. I truly enjoy Bobby, Amy's husband. Then there is my wonderful church family.  I am truly a blessed man! 

My greatest thrill is knowing my Lord Jesus Christ! It has been my honor to co-labor with Him in ministry all of my adult life.  To represent Him in proclaiming His Gospel is how I get the greatest satisfaction. I aim to do that as long as I have breath.

Some men my age are already retired and doing who knows what, but for me, there remains work to do. The greatest move of God in the history of mankind is upon us and I intend to be in the midst of what God is now doing in the earth.  Whatever He is up to...count me in! When my time comes to leave this world, I will go gladly with His name on my lips and a heart filled with His love. 

 

CONSIDER THIS!

The Holy Spirit dwells within every Believer who is truly born again. Think about the potential in this one truth.  Literally millions of people scattered over the whole earth carrying the Divine Presence in their persons. Consider this along with Who He is and what powers He possesses.  Truly, we are a mighty slumbering army!  It causes me to wonder when and in what way, God is going to call up His troops. It is like He has Holy Spirit filled "sleeper cells" hidden away in reserve for some special moment in the Grand Design.  Is He pulling the trigger that unleashes us on the world? 

If we believe that God is all He says He is (and we do) and if He actually dwells in the midst of us (and He does) then the world has never witnessed us at our full potential.  I am remembering how Smith Wigglesworth once stepped onto a busy factory floor and just stood there looking around. Suddenly all the workers fell to the floor under the convicting power of the Spirit and began to call out to God in repentance. Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would be in us and would convict the world of sin, righteousness and judgment. If all believers who carry the Spirit of God would release His convicting power on those around us at the same time, there would be wholesale revival of historical proportions!

I know there is much more to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit than we, His Church, has ever experienced. All of creation is groaning for the full revealing of the Sons of God.  When that comes to pass, we will witness a glorious harvest of souls and pass to the next generations a great legacy!

Scripture references:

John 14:15-18

John 16:7-15

1 John 5:4-8