The Nightmare Comes True!

For years, I have occasionally dreamed that it was time for me to preach and I had no notes and couldn't find them. This past Sunday night, I spoke for the Cedar Grove church in Andalusia, and when I arrived, I frantically looked for my Bible and notes in the back seat of my car, only to realize I left them behind at home. I called my daughter back home and she sent my notes from my computer to my e-mail address, but the folks at the church couldn't get their office computer to connect properly to the Internet. Time ran out, and it was time to start. I was on my own.

Thankfully, I had studied my notes before I left that afternoon, and remembered MOST of what I was planning to say. Several prayers were said for me by my wife, my mother (who went with us) and me. Not all aspects of my nightmare came true, since I was able to think of something to say, and there were some familiar things in the Bible. In my dreams I am a total blank and I can't find anything in the Bible.

The reason I was in Andalusia was to basically do an encouragement lesson a week prior to my coming for a gospel meeting there. I will leave tomorrow (Saturday) and will be speaking Sunday through Thursday. My theme is "Revival." My main text is from 2 Chronicles 7:14. "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and forgive their sins and heal their land." My prayer is for open hearts and that God's word will truly bring revival and change some lives for good.