[Ohio-Communities-of-Faith] FW: [CWWC] GOD'S AMAZING GRACE

[Michael Moore]

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GOD'S AMAZING GRACE


And now, my daughter, don't be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All
the people of my town know that you are a woman of noble character.
<https://link.biblegateway.com/click/25236991.4756/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmlibGVnY
XRld2F5LmNvbS9wYXNzYWdlLz9zZWFyY2g9UnV0aC4zLjEx/5ef562bd10222374f46b6174B181
d8717> Ruth 3:11

When I think of God's grace in an individual's life, the story of Ruth comes
to mind. And not just because Ruth was the name of my own dear mother. Ruth
from the Bible was a widowed but faithful daughter-in-law whom God in His
grace blessed with a new country, new husband and family. She is one of the
few women (and a Gentile at that) mentioned in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus.

God's grace is also the key principle in so many people's faith stories. My
co-teacher in Standing Strong Through the Storm (SSTS) seminars, Jim
Cunningham, was teaching in Sri Lanka and learned first-hand of this amazing
example. Names used are not their real names.

Arjuna, a young married man with a family, was part of a team of Christians
running an orphanage in a rural village of Sri Lanka. One of the girls from
the orphanage was sexually abused by a boy in the village. The police
investigated and she identified the boy. The police then arrested the boy.

But the villagers rose-up-in-arms saying Arjuna sexually assaulted the girl
and she just blamed the village boy to protect Arjuna. The villagers found
and forced another girl to say she too was assaulted by Arjuna.

Arjuna was ultimately sentenced to fifteen years in jail where he
subsequently led a number of other prisoners to Christ. One of those men who
accepted Christ was Menika. After his release from prison, Menika went to
seminary and became a church-planting pastor in a small rural town of Sri
Lanka.

Arjuna continued in his prison ministry. He led another criminal to Christ
who had committed a capital offence and was on death row. His name was
Chandra. Before he was put to death, Chandra said to Arjuna, "I'd like to
give the deed to my house to someone in ministry..." It just so happened
Chandra's house was in the same small rural town where Menika was beginning
to plant a church.

o Chandra gave his house to the "church-planting" former prisoner, Menika,
redeemed by God's grace through Arjuna's being falsely accused and sent to
prison. Amazing grace!

After six and a half years Arjuna was released from prison but because of
the false charge against him was unable to work with children. He now has an
ongoing ministry in the prisons of Sri Lanka.

Jim said to me, "This is not how most of us would have written the script,
but-as in the life of Ruth-I rejoice in God's amazing grace and provision
for all involved!"

RESPONSE: I will praise God today for His amazing grace and provision in
these lives mentioned and in my own life.

PRAYER: Thank You Lord that Your amazing grace is so real, so available and
so free.

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