Go into all the world and preach the gospel.
For years I had been
a Radio Gospel announcer in Pascagoula MS at 1580 AM. On Sunday mornings the D&D Gospel Hour
came on at 5:30 a.m., different groups had thirty minute sessions until 12 noon
when First Baptist church of Pascagoula was turned on which turned my session
off. I truly enjoyed the years that I
served as an announcer. I received many
engagements to serve as Master of Ceremony, speaker at anniversaries, plays and
programs.
While enjoying the
golden opportunities, life was gracefully moving forward with living life,
rearing my five sons, participating in school activities, church youth group, morning
devotion before the school bus arrived, and Bible study around the dining room
table after school.
The time arrived
that my duties had to change due to my financial status. I found myself working in Security on Sunday
mornings at a gate called D-Dock for Friede Goldman Inc. My question was, “Lord, I thought You called
me to the pulpit?” The response was,
“This is the pulpit, over five hundred men will come through this gate every
Sunday morning, who will not go to a building that is called the church. Your life will preach my word, you stand and
shine and I will do the rest. Sunday
after Sunday for eight months I watched so many lives change without even
quoting verses as I usually did, telling stories from the Bible and sharing His
promises.
Heavenly Father,
Please order my footsteps in Your
way, demonstrate through me the nine fruits of the spirit, love, joy, peace,
patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control.
