Opportunity for God's Glory

As you know, last week PRBC had Peter Whitebird here to minister in song and testimony. They were running low in their CD's, so they called to have more shipped to them. They needed a local home address for delivery, so Pete asked me if the shipment could come to our home. "Sure." I said. They came back through Paso on Friday, the 4th, to pick up their CD's and have dinner with Donna and I. That day Pete and I were talking about what we mostly talk about...TRUTH. We were talking about the God we both serve, especially His complete control of all things, which ultimately end for His own glory. And wouldn't you know it...about 9:30 last night, as we were sitting in our living room drinking coffee, enjoying our fellowship...it happened. "Crash!" The squeal of tires and the sound of metal crunching just outside my living room window. We rushed out through the front door. There it was...a young man did not make the turn correctly, and crashed into the Whitebird's van. Glass everywhere. Yes, the young man was OK. The police got him on a DUI and off he went. Pete and Judy have to be in King City by 3:30 today (Saturday). All their equipment is in that van, now with dents, the rear window missing, and broken glass all through their tightly packed van. "LORD, is this You." Does He cause all things to work together for good, for those He has called, for those He loves (Romans 8:28)? Yes. It's interesting, we were just talking about this verse in Romans. By faith we were giving thanks to God. "In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus" (Ephesians 5:20). I know this, that if a sparrow cannot fall from the sky apart from the Father's will (Matthew 10:29), this accident could not have happened apart from the Father's will. Job certainly understood that. Let me give you just one result of this accident. Our neighborhood, who were on the scene, knows who Pete Whitebird is, and that Donna and I are believers in Jesus. We were also able to treat this young man and his parents, who live down the street, with kindness and understanding. This story will continue.

Pastor Dave