Greetings,

A team from Way of Life returned this week from Mexico and the trip was amazing. There were so many confirmations that we are doing what the Lord wants us to do with the neighborhood of Villa Bonita in Rosarito, Baja California near the neighborhood of San Miguel where Casa Jazmin is. We painted a city park and we were allowed by the government official to put a Bible verse from Matthew 22:37 & 39 on the wall where everyone driving by can see it. It says, "Love the Lord your God with all of your heart, with all of your soul, and with all of your strength." (Check out the attached picture!) On the adjacent wall it says, "Love your neighbor as yourself." 

It may not seem like a big deal to write scripture on a public wall to many people, but I think it is a significant deal. The word of God does not return void. The fact that we were able to write these specific verses, which according to Jesus sum up the law and the prophets, on a public wall, is a declaration to the community that the Lord has not and will not forget them.

The word of God is powerful and transforms our thinking. It helps us to take comfort in the fact that God is far bigger than us and even though we can’t fully comprehend Him and His ways, we can trust the He has our best interests in mind. When we are faithful, the Lord goes before us and paves a way for us to do a lot of good in His name and glorify Him above anything else.

How are you getting your fill of the word of God? Some people listen to the Bible, others read the word in small chunks, or in huge swaths. Some people focus on devotional verses while others like to dive into the more difficult passages. Whatever you choose to do, ask the Lord to stretch and challenge you. No matter if you read the Bible through every year or if you read one book of the Bible a year, commit to read scripture and you will grow.

Prayerfully, the Lord will provide us with more opportunity to replace graffiti with scripture all over Rosarito!

Love ya,
Chris