Judge Dave Woodmancy
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| Dave Woodmancy |
This happened a few months ago...
Steve’s friend, Dave Woodmancy, an older man and an ex-judge, lived in Aniak, Alaska, but because his cancer had reappeared, he left for Anchorage to have it checked. He was an atheist, but Steve, Thad and Thane, all Christians, were his best friends and he had a lot of respect for them. They did the tests and saw that it was no use to operate, because the cancer was too advanced.
He had little time left to live. He went to Colorado to be with his brother, but kept in contact with Steve by telephone. When he told Steve about his condition, they both went to pieces emotionally.
He really liked kids. Thad’s 14-year-old son gave him a Bible. Steve told him that Troy also had been praying constantly for him. Then we got this e-message from Steve: “Dave gave his life to Jesus yesterday. He got Thad and me on a conference call and Thane and Chastity were with him at the time. He thanked us for the part we played in his life to make this decision. It was quite an experience!”
October 5 - 11 Daily Meditations in the Psalms
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October 5
Psalms 99:1-5
1. The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth between the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
2. The LORD is great in Zion; and he is high above all the people.
3. Let them praise thy great and terrible name; for it is holy.
4. The king's strength also loveth judgment; thou dost establish equity, thou executest judgment and righteousness in Jacob.
5. Exalt ye the LORD our God, and worship at his footstool; for he is holy.
In Psalm 97, revelation concerning the Lord’s reign was inspiration for rejoicing. In chapter 98, it brings fear and trembling. (For those, who want to take time to study godly fear, here are some NT verses - Mt. 10:28; 28:8; Lk. 1:65; 5;26; 7:16; 8:37, Ac. 2:43; 5:5, 11; 19:17; Ph. 2:12.)
Rejoicing and fear are not contradictory reactions, but in fact, are compatible. In the New Testament, people rejoiced and trembled at once, when they saw awesome majesty displayed through the miracles of Christ. They rejoiced at the works of mercy, but wondered at the glory of the Person walking among them.
Do we understand today the implications of revival? It is, first and foremost, a consciousness of the absolute sovereignty of almighty God. It is an inner conviction of a need to bow in surrender to an unbending Lord and Master. The prayer on the lips of all participants is, “Hallowed be Thy name” and the adjectives of praise are those used by the Psalmist. He is exalted, great, high and terrible. The Spirit-inspired writer declares Him thrice holy in verses three, five and nine. In revival, there is no place for lightness or jesting. There is an awestruck hush, when finally a meeting breaks up, people file out and make their way to their homes. There is a fear, lest an unwise word or action will pollute the holy atmosphere and grieve the pure Spirit. Men are conscious of being at His feet, not by His side or His head. True worship kisses Jesus’ feet, tears flow to bathe them, and all the actions of service are done there (remember, Judas kissed His face). It is holiness that rends the heart and I am afraid we know too little of its beauty. It is the atmosphere of heaven - the breath of God. It is surrounded by glory, scented with purity, bathed in reverence, and permeated with righteousness.
What Our Hands Have Handled, chapter five
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CHAPTER 5
THE POLLNOW STORY
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| Uncle Lester and Aunt Edna |
Aunt Edna and Uncle Lester had been married for eight years and did not have children. It was not because they did not want them. Lester was oldest in a family of eight and he and Edna both loved children. Edna had a physical problem and sought all the remedies offered in the 1930s. She hemorrhaged constantly and the doctor had advised her that the only way it would stop was to remove her ovaries.
Lester was my mother’s brother and when both he and my mother married, the couples maintained close contact. More than relatives, they were best of friends and did everything together. It was quite a shock when one couple had a strange religious experience and would no longer participate in some of the fun they had enjoyed in the past. They had always treated each other as equals, but now one of the couples thought they were better than the other was – at least it seemed so.
What Our Hands Have Handled, chapter four
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CHAPTER 4
KNIVES, ARSENIC AND EXCREMENT
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| Grandpa Doxtator, Bill, Ethel, and children |
Bill and Ethel Doxtator’s house, in a village 80 miles north of Milwaukee, was a demon’s paradise. Alcohol played a huge role in the fear and unhappiness, which reigned supreme day after miserable day. One can only imagine the terror that must have gripped the two children, Marvin and Marcella, as they watched their mother and father chasing each other with knives.
As can be surmised easily, the children did not escape the violence. They suffered severe beatings at the hands of their drunken dad. Often, there was not enough in the house to eat. For Ethel, it became more than she could bear. Her professed religion was powerless against the forces that governed their conduct and laid claim to their souls. The present was intolerable and – what promise was there of any change or hope for the future? It only offered more darkness and despair.
September 28 - October 4 Daily Meditations in the Psalms
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September 28
Psalms 95:9-11
9. When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.
10. Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, and said, It is a people that do err in their heart, and they have not known my ways:
11. Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should not enter into my rest.
Many see His works, but do not know His ways. Israel spied the land, but did not enter. The knowledge they gained, only served to tempt, prove, and finally grieve God. The big step over the flooded Jordan was never taken. We face the same danger with our knowledge of holiness and revival. We need to open the door of our hearts unreservedly, in order that we might truly believe and enter in through faith.
The Psalm is open-ended and leads us to Hebrews 4. There remains a rest for the people of God. He that enters His rest has ceased from his own works and the power of the word of God has become the ruling principle of his life. Prayer (see Hebrews 4:16) is the proof that we no longer look to our possibilities or ourselves, but to the throne of grace for mercy and help in time of need.
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