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God Did these Great Wonders

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  Matthew Maury was a young naval officer in the 1800s. He was injured in an accident and forced to retire from active sea duty. But his mind was far from retired. During his recovery, he spent time reading his Bible, and something in Psalm 8:8 caught his eye: “...whatsoever passes through the paths of the seas.”“Paths of the seas?” he thought. “That sounds poetic, but what if it’s literal”? Maury did not treat the Bible like mere metaphor. He believed it was accurate and true in everything it said, even in its passing references to nature. So he began to search. And sure enough, he discovered consistent ocean currents and wind patterns, what we now call the shipping lanes and oceanic circulation systems. These “paths” in the sea have since saved millions in shipping time and fuel. His charts revolutionized naval travel. His work helped lay the groundwork for modern oceanography and meteorology. And what drove him to begin? -a simple phrase in an ancient book, belie...
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God's Love Endures Forever

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    It was May 7, and Roger Simms was hitchhiking his way home, having been discharged from the Army. He flashed his hitchhiking sign at a car, but almost lost hope for a ride when he noticed it was a black, sleek, new Cadillac. To his amazement the car stopped. As Roger entered the car from the passenger’s side, he noticed that the driver was a handsome, well-dressed man, who appeared to be in his fifties. “Going home for keeps?” asked the driver. “Sure am,” Roger said. As the two conversed, Roger was able to find out that the driver’s name was Hanover. Mr. Hanover owned and operated a business in Chicago—a rather successful business at that. The longer Roger talked to Mr. Hanover, the more impressed he felt to witness to him about Christ. Finally, when they were only thirty minutes away from Roger’s home, he got up the nerve to share Christ with Mr. Hanover, eventually asking him if he would like to receive Christ as his personal Savior. To Roger’s amazement, the gentlem...
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Completion of the Mission

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  David cook shared the following experience. "My brothers and I had traveled to the western edge of Zimbabwe to raft the Zambezi River. We boarded our raft at the base of the Victoria Falls. Our guide said, 'when the raft flips …' There was no 'If the raft flips' or 'on the off chance we get flipped' but 'when the raft flips.' He went on, 'stay in the rough water. You will be tempted to swim toward the stagnate water at the edge of the banks. Don't do it. Because it is in the stagnate water that the crocs wait for you. They are large and hungry. Even when the raft flips, stay in the rough water.' In Acts 1:8 Jesus told his disciples that they would be his witnesses in ever-widening circles, from Jerusalem, to Judea, to Samaria, and finally to the ends of the earth. By Acts 5: 28 the disciples had filled Jerusalem with the gospel. After death of Stephen the disciples were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria, preaching the gospel w...
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