Encouragement in the storm

John Benton  |  Comment
Date posted:  1 May 2012
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Encouragement in the storm

A delightful incident occurred in April when a friend was flying to Heathrow from Nairobi.

He got on the crowded Kenya Airways flight and, as the passengers settled into their seats, a little girl of around three years old, on her mother’s lap, turned and began to sing, ‘Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so…’ The whole plane seemed to look at her. Then her mother and a number of Christians on the flight gently joined in. My friend said it was a great witness. If an adult had piped up like that, no doubt people would have frowned and the singer would have been asked to stop. But a child’s voice no one could stop. Sometimes what is weak and small is mighty for God. Psalm 8.2 says: ‘From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies’.

Storm continues

Meanwhile the storm against Christ and Christian values has not abated. As news comes in from different quarters, it appears that many Bible churches in the UK are making headway. But with this gradual numerical growth, the opposition seems more determined and furious.

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