10.18- The author of life has a plan that so so amazing that it is difficult to believe.

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The author of life has a plan that so so amazing that it is difficult to believe. For seventy years it was not possible for people to bring open minded free speech into Russia. Then they opened their doors to the world of better thinking. 10.14.93 I was with a group who flew 14 time zones in Siberia, Russia.

There I met Earnst. He was a psychiarist, medical doctor, whose job it was to treat people in mental institutions simply because they believe in God.

He had heard of the love of God through radio out of Alaska. He studied about God's love and mental health based on grace mercy and peace. He became a Christian.

I went back to the same town two years later. He met with me again. "How has your work changed?" "Instead of teaching that trust in God is mental illness I now teach belief in a God of love is mentally healthy. My town newspaper has asked me to write a weekly news column on mental health."

Electronic media can pass love. grace and peace. Or it can spread hate, violence and depression. As I hear sad news of war and death in Israel, I will pray that people get to know the author of life. He said, "My kingdom is not of this world" as he healed the ear cut of by one his followers. Pray for peace.

Acts 3.

11 While the man held on to Peter and John, all the people were astonished and came running to them in the place called Solomon’s Colonnade. 12 When Peter saw this, he said to them: “Fellow Israelites, why does this surprise you? Why do you stare at us as if by our own power or godliness we had made this man walk? 13 The God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God of our fathers, has glorified his servant Jesus. You handed him over to be killed, and you disowned him before Pilate, though he had decided to let him go. 14 You disowned the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you. 15 You killed the author of life, but God raised him from the dead. We are witnesses of this. 16 By faith in the name of Jesus, this man whom you see and know was made strong. It is Jesus’ name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.

17 “Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. 18 But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets. 22 For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything he tells you. 23 Anyone who does not listen to him will be completely cut off from their people.’[a]

24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’[b] 26 When God raised up his servant, he sent him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”