Good News from India and Pakistan

Good News from Pakistan and India

Bible for Children is now providing Bible stories for children who speak Punjabi Shahmukhi.  Earlier stories that were defective have been replaced.  The Punjab includes areas in both India and Pakistan.  There are 86 million people that speak this language.  This picture from The Start of Man’s Sadness shows the Punjabi Shahmukhi text.  Please pray for the Punjab.

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.  Psalm 2:11

When I was a little girl, right up until I was about eleven or twelve, I thought we should be afraid of God because it says, ‘serve the Lord with fear’.

In church one Sunday, my minister preached a sermon about ‘fearing God’. He explained that the word ‘fear’ actually means great respect or awe.  “Don’t be afraid of God as if He was a cruel tyrant,” the minister said. “But respect God and be in wonder at the fact that He loves you so much and cares about every part of your life.”

Wow! That is a wonder! God loves me!

The minister quoted the angel Gabriel who appeared to the shepherds the night Jesus was born. The very first words Gabriel said were “Fear not! Don’t be afraid!”

Prayer: Dear Lord, I marvel and wonder at Your great love for me. Help me to love You and serve You with great awe. Amen.

(Valerie Cox. Winnipeg, Canada.)