God Is at work

I just arrived back home last night around nine oclock tired and ready for a good nights rest.
I look back to the week Barb and I spent in Phoenix at our General Council and share a few thoughts with you.
I marvel at the way God orchestrates His Church around the world. In America there are around 3 million persons who attend or are members of a Assemblies of God Church. Due to the commitment that our forefathers made in 1914 (to be a group of men and women who would take the gospel to the ends of the earth) there are 60 million believers around the globe. Around the globe there is 1 person every 7 seconds accepting Jesus Christ as their personal savior. This is being accomplished by over 2,000 men and women who have given their lives to share the wonderful news that Jesus died for all mankind. What a legacy we have. We must not only carry on this commitment but intensify its effect as the days draw near to the return of Jesus Christ.
Committment: Dr. John Bueno just retired (age 74) from the World Missions Directorship. He gave a great illustration of the committment of those who went into El Salvador and surrounding areas: He said, "Many of those going into that difficult land took their own caskets with them" because they would most likely die there.
Jesus said: "Unless a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die it abides along, but if that corn of wheat falls into the ground and dies it brings forth much fruit." I think the question before us is this, "Have we fallen into the ground of God's work and died?" If so then we can expect much fruit. If we haven't died then we "abide alone without fruit." Take time to pray and ask God what will it take for you to "die" and fall into the spiritual ground of Christ and produce fruit.

God bless each of you.

Walter L. Rose
Pastor