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1St March 2020 Edition Vol 82 No 13 1 March 2020 Free On Request: [email protected] TELLING THE GREAT WORKS OF CHRIST IN THE WORLD TODAY Service Brings All Sides Of Parl’t Together Photo credit: Australian Christian Lobby. Senator Amanda Stoker, Chair of the Parliamen- Cormack MP, Opposition Leader Anthony Al- tary Christian Fellowship delivered the opening banese and parliamentary colleagues. She says: ‘I remarks for the ecumenical service to commemo- like the way the service reminds all of us to focus rate the opening of Parliament for the year, along- on what really matters! The local community side co-chair, Luke Gosling MP, in the presence of packed St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to sup- the Governor-General and Mrs Hurley, the Prime port and acknowledge those recently touched by Minister Scott Morrison, Deputy PM Michael Mc- bushfires and drought.’ BibleBible 20202020 –– It’sIt’s ForFor Everybody,Everybody, EverywhereEverywhere A major digital campaign was launched on New Year's Day to encourage ‘everyone, everywhere’ to read the Bible. Bible 2020 delivers a daily reading plan via the app, with users being encouraged to share the Bible verses with their social networks. Bible 2020 is an initiative of the Scottish Bible Society with the aim of Christians taking the words of the Bible off the pages and speaking them out loud in their daily lives. Elaine Duncan, CEO of the Scottish Bible Society says that there's something about speaking words out loud that make them more real. The campaign was originally intended only for Scotland but has instead launched as a global campaign with Bible Societies from more than 85 countries now involved. The Bible 2020 app is available from Apple and android app stores, with a read- ing plan also available on the Youversion Bible App. – Christian Today ‘Tell the people the full message of this new life’ – Acts 5.20b www.nlife.com.au VOLUME 82 NUMBER 13 ISSUE DATE: 1 March 2020 TELLING THE GREAT WORKS OF CHRIST IN THE WORLD TODAY FILE NO: NL 2020-03-01 Waiting For God. Oh! ISSN: 1033-7903 ‘But Elihu ... became very angry with Job for justifying himself rather than God.’ (Job 32.2) FOUNDER: Young Elihu was angry with the three older men because they had failed Eric J. Daley (1910-1992) to prove Job wrong with their seasoned wisdom and logic. He was also angry with Job for not vindicating God by just confessing his sin and being EDITOR: done with it. In Elihu’s eyes, Job’s sin was made obvious by the reality of Rev Bob Thomas his suffering. Phone: 0417 592 646 All four counsellors (including young Elihu) were coming from a world- Email: [email protected] view that required that either Job was wrong (ie sinful) or that God was Postal Address: wrong (by punishing an innocent man). Their logic had no place for middle PO Box 457 ground. Mitcham VIC 3132 But right through the narrative, Job refused to draw this inference. Al- though he knew his suffering could not be explained simply in terms of sin OFFICE MANAGER: in his life, and although he was therefore really struggling with the out- Rachael Maskell working of the providence of a righteous and just God in his own miserable Phone: 0415 612 646 circumstances, nevertheless he was willing to let God be God without being Email: [email protected] required to satisfy his own limited human reasoning. Job could hold the two opposing positions in tension (cf 1:22). WEB-SITE: There are times when we need to do the same. I, for one, am very glad www.nlife.com.au that the Sovereign Lord God has chosen to include the story of Job in His inspired, revealed Word – it helps me to trust Him through perplexing, in- SUBSCRIPTION: explicable experiences of His providence. Sometimes our efforts to vindi- Free On Request cate God in the eyes of men do Him more harm than good. ACCEPTANCE OF Sometimes we need to just sit in silence and wait for God to vindicate ADVERTISING Himself, as Job had to do in the end (Chapters 38-42). – Bruce Christian DOES NOT IMPLY † † † † † † † † † ENDORSEMENT. As always, my friend Bruce Christian hits the nail on the head. Some- times I wonder: is it more difficult to persuade people of the sovereignty of NEW LIFE RESERVES God in creation ... or in providence ... or in redemption ...? Perhaps in provi- THE RIGHT TO REJECT dence? Perhaps in all three of His mighty works? ADVERTISING DEEMED There is no doubt that humanly speaking, 2020 hasn’t got off to the best UNSUITABLE. of starts. Bushfires, floods, the corona virus, the stock market crash, the failing supply lines ... PUBLISHED BY: So where is God in all this? The god of the deists, who is no god, being New Life Australia Ltd made in the image of Man, would be sitting idly by and letting happen what will happen, like Nero when Rome was burning. ABN: 15 005 035 138 The God of the Bible, the One, True and Living God, by contrast, ‘neither slumbers nor sleeps’. He is ‘working all things together for good for those NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS: who love Him and are called according to His purpose’. He is giving us New Life is archived by the pause to ‘humble (our)selves and pray, and seek (His) face, and turn from National Library of Australia. (our) wicked ways; then (He) will hear from Heaven, and will forgive (our) It is assumed that contributors sin, and will heal (our) land’. ‘When (we) go through deep waters, (He) will agree with this arrangement and so be with (us)’ – ‘even in the Valley of the Shadow of Death.’ are willing to be published on this At such a time as this, it is wonderful for Christians to put their faith into basis. compassionate action, and to display that faith in affirming the sovereignty of God in providence, for it is ‘the love of Christ which constrains us’. – Bob Thomas NEW LIFE – 1 March 2020 – Page Two NEW LIFE ADVERTISING Now available at: Koorong Books (Australia) and Reformers Bookshop (Australia) NEW LIFE – 1 March 2020 – Page Three TO THE HEIGHTS ‘Yes’ Or ‘No’ – God Answers Prayer At the Christmas/New Year Belgrave Heights Convention, Robert Martin, a member of Bel- grave Heights Convention Council and Melbourne Director of City Bible Forum who hosts a regular podcast and radio show Bigger Questions took the opportunity to ask one of the BHC speakers, David Robertson, the big question: ‘Is Prayer Ef- fective?’ These are David’s comments and testi- mony to the effectiveness of prayer in today’s age: Prayer is not mechanical. It cannot be measured by scientific data. Science can tell you why the kettle boiled, but science cannot explain why you Robert Martin (left) interviews David. put the kettle on! churches to pray for David at mid-day on a certain Prayer is not a magical way of getting things. day. From that day he began to recover. Hundreds However David himself is living proof of the effec- of people sent messages and cards which David fi- tiveness of prayer. In 2011, after conducting a nally read months later. One card said, ‘You know wedding, he collapsed in a pool of blood. Two ul- we are atheists, but we are praying for you to get cers had burst over a major artery. He was in a better!’ coma for seven weeks with 50% chance of sur- David said that doctors, medicine and prayers vival until the end of the week and then there was saved him. God uses professional medical help. little hope for recovery. Prayer is not automatic. God is merciful and com- His daughter returned from Australia to be passionate; always teaching us lessons. David with him. His son said, ‘If my dad is healed it is an stated, ‘I believe in a good and sovereign God.’ answer to prayer. If my dad is not healed it is an He started reciting Scripture while he was still answer to prayer!’ The family were trusting God very weak and he began to feel very strongly that to bring good out of a disastrous situation. he would get out of hospital and start preaching Before leaving the hospital at the end of visiting again. hours each night, one of the family read a Psalm The elders of his church anointed David with to David. God’s Word was the only way to calm oil (James 5.14), but that is not a guarantee of him and ensure a reasonable night without night- healing. Sometimes God allows sickness to con- mares and horrors of the dark haunting his sleep. tinue, which is to the glory of God! His church sent an urgent message for all the That time of serious illness taught David to re- ally trust the Lord and be ready to die. He knows all the days of his life are written in God’s book ‘If my dad is healed (Psalm 139.16). David’s view of prayer has not changed, but what changed was the attitude in it is an answer which he wakes up each morning. He awakes with thankfulness in his heart for the new day, know- to prayer. ing he is dependent on God for everything. God is love. God is just. God is good. Jesus is God! ‘He heard my cry for mercy and I am a testimony to If my dad is that. Trust and see that the Lord is good,’ were his challenging words.
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