If your tooth offends you, pull it out!

So, missionary work isn't always preaching, Bible studies, and message prep. I currently find myself at the dentist with a lady from our church. She will get the majority of her teeth pulled today so that her smile isn't so holey. This lady has had the worst pumpkin smile for years and today is the grande extraction day.

However, we not only got to be here for that event, but we also got to use someone else's investment in our ministry to pay for the repairs. Dental surgery is something that our friend would never have had the money to do. Yet God let us be here to help. At times It is a special blessing being a missionary.

Isn't this how God's grace works? He rescues lifeless people; he then gives them life. With that life comes new responsibilities to other rescued dead people. All of his work is for one, and only one purpose, to bring Himself glory. That is what Paul explains in his letter to the church at Ephesus.

When Jesus raised Lazarus, he did it to demonstrate who he was. He also did it to show what he was about to do for humanity on the cross. He died to give us life and that in our new life, we would help others. I am sure that our friend's new smile will attest to God's good grace. I'll

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