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Letter From the Editor
December 2005
Dear Friend of Bible Light,
“To do good and to
communicate forget not; for with such sacrifices [It takes an effort!]
God is well pleased” (Hebrews 13:16).
What I like best about
that verse is when I hear from you! It means a great deal to me to learn
more about you. Whether you can send a donation or not is not everything,
but rather to hear of your welfare, and if you are on the same page
concerning something we publish or do. I really appreciate your
“communication” and “good” that comes from it.
To “do good and
communicate” means to broaden our outlook on our own lives and to
interrelate with others. We are seeking to do this in our new project of
planting date palms in Israel’s desert at Biblical Tamar. A big thanks to
you who already are planting trees and have given a jump start on this
project of helping fulfill Isaiah 35:1 & 2, “The wilderness and the
solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and
blossom as the rose. It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice
even with joy and singing… and they shall see the glory of the LORD and the
excellency of our God.”
And look at verse 6 in
that chapter: “…in the wilderness shall waters break out and streams in
the desert.” (There is an old wonderful well at Tamar – more on that
later.) Hey, I can’t stop reading these wonderful verses: “Behold, I will
do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will
even make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert … to give drink
to my people, my chosen” (Isaiah 43:19, 20).
And especially Isaiah
51:3, “For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste
places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the
garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving
and the voice of melody.”
Notice how many times this
project is associated with a happiness-producing life! This ties in
with Ezekiel 47 and many other refreshing “water” prophecies. The
restoration is both physical and spiritual. Have you been brought out
of a desert wilderness lifestyle to drink of the water of life freely?
(Isaiah 55:1 and Rev. 22:17) If so, would you not like to have part in the
physical restoration of the desert places in Israel to bless her people and
all nations? That’s how great it is – the big picture set forth in God’s
Word is worldwide.
At this writing I’m
packing my suitcase to spend three months, mainly at Biblical Tamar Park
where the date palms are beginning to line the entrance. And because we live
in this fast computer age, I can keep you informed from there if you will
send me your e-mail address. Mine is
Chris@Bible-Light.com.
Terry
Distin, Bible Light’s Treasurer and my able assistant, will be taking care
of the office in Ottawa, Kansas. He will keep me informed of your
communication here. You may write PO Box 370, Ottawa, KS 66067 or phone
785-242-4150 and leave a message for him. Terry’s e-mail address is
Jer333@Bible-Light.com. His wife, Toni and two sons are also part of “my
family.” (I have no children of my own.)
I know your
prayers are with me – and mine with you. May the New Year be your best as
Our hearts are fixed [focused] in two thousand and Six. (Psalm 57:7;
108:1; 112:7 – also associated with joy and happiness!)
In the Love of El Shaddai,
Chris
Josephson
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