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To: Barnabus who wrote (19294)	7/20/1998 12:39:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 39621

><>...Barney, thanks my good friend...><> Nobody's shoes were more worn than the sandals of our most precious Lord Jesus. And He never used what He had been through as justification for unkindness to anyone. And not a soul on this planet can even dare to begin to complain of worn shoes in the light of what Jesus suffered for the world.!.... He is supposed to be the Christians example. There comes a time Barney when the shoes of some just need to be thrown away. It matters not where those shoes have walked, it matters only that they begin to walk in the will of God. And it is never God's will that any of us, no matter how worn our shoes are, should bring shame to his precious name for the sake of our stinking pride, or worn shoes. We all have battle scars of some sort,from some sort injustices done to us, my shoes are very worn too,( You might fel sorry for me too if I wore my shoes on my sleeves, but sympathy will not get the message of Jesus's love to anyone), (neither will pride), and it doesn't bring glory to God to wear those shoes as a license to inflict harm on others by being so immature and always finding fault with people. Or to cause anyone to stumble in any way. If Through Christ we are saved... then we put on a new man.....a new man in Christ does not wear old shoes.....or moccasins.! :) I respect you too Barney and I am glad that you are my brother, you are a loving witness for our Lord. May God continue to use you for His glory. How is your wife doing. I pray that she is doing real well and basking in the joy of the Lord. Have a blessed evening my good friend Shalom...><>

To: Barnabus who wrote (19294)	7/20/1998 1:00:00 AM
From: O'Hara	Respond to of 39621

><>...Morning July 20...><> The earnest of our inheritance. Ephesians 1:14 Oh! what enlightenment, what joys, what consolation, what delight of heart is experienced by that man who has learned to feed on Jesus, and on Jesus alone. Yet the realization which we have of Christ's preciousness is, in this life, imperfect at the best. As an old writer says, "'Tis but a taste!" We have tasted "that the Lord is gracious," but we do not yet know how good and gracious he is, although what we know of his sweetness makes us long for more. We have enjoyed the firstfruits of the Spirit, and they have set us hungering and thirsting for the fulness of the heavenly vintage. We groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption. Here we are like Israel in the wilderness, who had but one cluster from Eshcol, there we shall be in the vineyard. Here we see the manna falling small, like coriander seed, but there shall we eat the bread of heaven and the old corn of the kingdom. We are but beginners now in spiritual education; for although we have learned the first letters of the alphabet, we cannot read words yet, much less can we put sentences together; but as one says, "He that has been in heaven but five minutes, knows more than the general assembly of divines on earth." We have many ungratified desires at present, but soon every wish shall be satisfied; and all our powers shall find the sweetest employment in that eternal world of joy. O Christian, antedate heaven for a few years. Within a very little time thou shalt be rid of all thy trials and thy troubles. Thine eyes now suffused with tears shall weep no longer. Thou shalt gaze in ineffable rapture upon the splendour of him who sits upon the throne. Nay, more, upon his throne shalt thou sit. The triumph of his glory shall be shared by thee; his crown, his joy, his paradise, these shall be thine, and thou shalt be co-heir with him who is the heir of all things. Charles Spurgeon Good night Barney Shalom...><>