Isa. 43:19 Behold, I Am Doing a New Thing!!!

Well, recently I sent out a few “test emails” because our Lord has led us to embrace the above verse for GHEA, Inc. and that a change needed to take place for our ministry on His behalf. As I said in those emails for many, many years now I have been adding contact information in my Outlook Software that includes our family, our friends, our prayer partners, and our ministry partners. And obviously, you are on our list, thank the Lord! For over 25 years (and counting) each Heir-Lines newsletter was written up, printed up, sent to the printer, and then mailed out. However, because of inflation and the constant increase financially with the cost/expense for the printing of the newsletter, and for our Annual Bulk Mailing permit, and also for the postal expense for the 4 mailings (which continues to be constantly increased as you well know) we feel our stewardship on our Lord’s behalf that a change must be made at this time. As we processed all of this, we realized that we will be saving about a $1000,00 a year. Now that may not seem to be a lot for some ministries today, but it is for us. Also, my wife Marti has done a great job dealing with our dealing with all the changes at the USPS but, again, we realize now that a change really has to be made. So, we’re embracing God’s Promise noted above for this time in our ministry. And, He’s given us a real sense of peace that we’re doing the right thing, at the right time. Thank the Lord

One of my favorite professors when I was a student at Nazarene Bible College back in the day, was Rev. Milo Arnold. He was one of the most kind, loving Christians that I have ever known. One day in class he said, “Boys, (there were no girls in the class) as you get older don’t die from the head up!” Well, I have always tried to keep this in mind especially now in my senior years. However, with this said, I need to confess that I had no idea all that this change would entail. To say that it’s been a real “learning experience” for me would be a real understatement! First of all, I had to compile all of the email addresses in our Contact List that will be used in a mass mailing that will be 100 % safe, secure, and protected for each recipient, and how I was going to send out all these emails at the same time.  As I endeavored to do this, I made one mistake after another with each the different approaches that I was trying. There were days when I was so very frustrated, and just felt like quitting and saying to myself, “I just can’t do this!” When I was feeling this way one day, the Lord gave me some much-needed encouragement, and it came to me while reading our local paper that had this quote that said, “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” Thomas Edison. Wow! Then, a few days later the Lord reminded me about a definition given for “perseverance” given Dr. David Jeremiah who said it all comes down to two words “relentless determination.” I was then reminded when God told Joshua not fear or be dismayed because He would not fail or forsake him (Deut. 31:8). Listen, this truth of Scripture is for us today, ok? Our Lord says “I will not in any way fail you nor give you up nor leave you without support” Heb. 13:5, Amplified.  PTL! Well, I kept moving forward and then the Lord, as promised, did send me at just at the right time the support that I needed to make this “New Thing” for GHEA, Inc. happen! He provided some dear friends of mine who are experts in IT and the advice and counsel that they offered to me truly was invaluable, and their suggestions and encouragement, again, was just what I needed at just the right time! As Dr. Don Gibson used to always say, “Isn’t God good!” We have prevailed! Glory to God!

So, my question to all of you today is this: Is God calling you to some tasks that seems too great for you? We see in God’s Word (Judges 6) that Gideon was being called of God to deliver the Israelites but he made one excuse after another. However, not only did the Lord say “Go” to Gideon, but He also asked, “Have I not sent thee? (14). Lesson here? Not only does He send us, but He goes with us!

Listen, today he may be calling you to do a “New Thing” to a new particular task. You may be fearful and having feelings of insufficiency. However, as Mrs. Millie Stamm reminds us in her wonderful Devotional Meditation Moments we need to always look to Him and see Him as being our all-sufficiency! God said to Gideon (and to yours truly) I am sending you, and I will be with you! So let us all be reminded that even today He promises to give us His strength for a divinely appointed task (A New Thing!) and He assures us of His unfailing Presence! Amen? Amen!

Love each and every one of you!!!

Gary

Matt.6:33