I am writing to let you all know I will be in Houston next few days and hope to write something when I am there. Going to be visiting our son that is attending Rice University. I will be having a tea at the Stagecoach in Magnolia, Texas. Please pray that the women will enjoy some tea together during this time. Pray that we will feel the Lord's presence. It will be fun to share some tea with other women in Texas. Pray for our son as he travels to Oklahoma State for a CC meet Saturday morning. Pray that the Lord will be with him during his run and that he will feel the Lord's presence.
From the book Going Places with God
All point to Him
Many people reognize the association between Elijah and John the Baptist. After all, Jesus made it plain: John himself is Elijah who was to come."but just as the Bible parallels Elijah and John, so it also compares those they preceded: Elisha and Jesus.
"Elisha" means " God is salvation," and "Jesus" means " the Lord is salvation." Both men performed a slew of similar miracles. They miltiplied bread, healed the leprous and defied gravity on water. Each raised a dead boy to life in the Jezreel Valley beside the Hill of Moreh.
Even more remarkable, Elijah passed his prophetic ministry to Elisha after parting the Jordan River near Jericho. Tradition holds that John baptized Jesus at this same site, transferring the prophetic mantle once again. But this time, instead of the Jordan parting and the spirit of Elijah coming upon Elisha, the heavens parted and the Spirit of God rested on Jesus. God used names, prophecies, miracles and even geography to underscore what John cired out. "Behold, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! This is the Son of God. Think about your own journey to Jesus. Did not the Father use more than one friend, conversation, Scripture, preacher or happenstance to intruduce you to His Son? Does he not continue to use a variety of means to encourage our daily walks?
Eventually , we begin to recognize the Lord uses all things, with nothing wasted, to draw us closer to Him. Indeed, all things point to Him... and to our need to walk closely with Him.
The way in which God heals our wound is a deeply personal process. He is a person and He insists on working personally. John Eldredge
Thank you for joining me here. Love you all and hope to write in next day or so about our time in Texas.
Traveling TEA with Jesus.
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