Who are you?
April 5th
BETA
Chapter 2 – A New Identity In Christ. A circuit preacher was making rounds from one settlement to another on the western frontier of America in the late nineteenth century. A raiding party had left a young Greek immigrant boy orphaned with nobody to care for him. The preacher had no choice but to take him along. Peter turned out to be an incorrigible kid, and it became obvious that the preacher couldn’t do his work and provide for him.
The preacher heard about a Christian family named Smith that had recently settled near one of his routes. He asked them if the would prayerfully assume responsibility for the boy and they agreed. The Smith family had a son named Sammy who was about Peter’s age, and they became the best of friends, even though Peter continued to be difficult.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith warned the boys not to go near the swamp that was believed to be contaminated. Peter wouldn’t listen, and he managed to work his way through the barbed wire fence and go swimming. He must have scratched himself on the rusty fence because he fell deathly ill with an infection and had to be quarantined. Peter’s life hung in the balance, and Sammy could only watch and pray as he peered at Peter through an open door. Then one afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Smith had to make a trip to town to get some supplies. They warned Sammy not to go neat Peter; but the they came home, they found the two boys fast asleep in each other’s arms. Nobody understands the providence of God, but in this case Peter got well and Sammy got sick. So sick, in fact, that he died.
The circuit preacher had all but forgotten about Peter when several years later he was making his rounds near the Smith home. Recalling the forgotten incident, he decided to make a visit to see what happened to the little orphaned Greek Boy. As he approached the farm, he recognized Mr. Smith, but he didn’t recognize the young man by his side. “By the way, whatever happened to that incorrigible kid I dropped off a few years back?” he asked Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith reached up and put his arms around the shoulders of the young man and said, “I want you to meet Peter Smith. We adopted him/”
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
Principle 2 – Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.Step 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Scripture: Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”
BETA
Chapter 2 – A New Identity In Christ. A circuit preacher was making rounds from one settlement to another on the western frontier of America in the late nineteenth century. A raiding party had left a young Greek immigrant boy orphaned with nobody to care for him. The preacher had no choice but to take him along. Peter turned out to be an incorrigible kid, and it became obvious that the preacher couldn’t do his work and provide for him.
The preacher heard about a Christian family named Smith that had recently settled near one of his routes. He asked them if the would prayerfully assume responsibility for the boy and they agreed. The Smith family had a son named Sammy who was about Peter’s age, and they became the best of friends, even though Peter continued to be difficult.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith warned the boys not to go near the swamp that was believed to be contaminated. Peter wouldn’t listen, and he managed to work his way through the barbed wire fence and go swimming. He must have scratched himself on the rusty fence because he fell deathly ill with an infection and had to be quarantined. Peter’s life hung in the balance, and Sammy could only watch and pray as he peered at Peter through an open door. Then one afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Smith had to make a trip to town to get some supplies. They warned Sammy not to go neat Peter; but the they came home, they found the two boys fast asleep in each other’s arms. Nobody understands the providence of God, but in this case Peter got well and Sammy got sick. So sick, in fact, that he died.
The circuit preacher had all but forgotten about Peter when several years later he was making his rounds near the Smith home. Recalling the forgotten incident, he decided to make a visit to see what happened to the little orphaned Greek Boy. As he approached the farm, he recognized Mr. Smith, but he didn’t recognize the young man by his side. “By the way, whatever happened to that incorrigible kid I dropped off a few years back?” he asked Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith reached up and put his arms around the shoulders of the young man and said, “I want you to meet Peter Smith. We adopted him/”
CELEBRATE RECOVERY
Principle 2 – Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.Step 2: We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity. Scripture: Philippians 2:13 “For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.”
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