A special thanks to our speaker Beth Mattocks!! Beth truly "reflected" the truth and spirit of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
I wish to highlight two points from her serman. The first being the word "hope". In the Greek it is "elpis" which means expectation. This is a subtle difference from many peoples use of the word which instead of expectation they substatute the word 'wish". Jesus WILL provide rather than '
"maybe "provide!!
The second point is "behold and reflect". We are to enter the presence of God and fill our souls with his blessings and spirit. We are then called to go forth and reflect. This can be done in a myriad of ways including how we act, how we speak etc. I want to emphasis our "countenance". Countenance is "the look on ones face that shows his/her nature or feelings".
I thought Beth`s countenance reflected how a Christian whom is steeped in faith should look. She showed peace, joy and excitement. Peace from the understanding that what she believed of Jesus Christ was true, joy because living a life of Jesus is a happy life and excitement because she had the opportunity to spread a Gospel that is powerful and wonderful beyond all expectations!!! Countenance is something hard to describe but we know it when we see it.
The power of a happy countenence is awesome!! Put on the Cloak of Jesus and smile for a smile is one of the Lights of the Gospel!!
Provocative question of the week- If hope means "expectations" than how is that different from the word "Faith"?
Y`all have a great week under the "Umbrella" of the Words of Jesus Christ; 8>)
