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Does 2 x 2 Include You?

Posted on April 26, 2024April 26, 2024 by Pam

As Jesus sent out His disciples, 2 X 2, not everyone was sent. We know there were more than 12 disciples based on the crowds described in the four gospel books. On that day Jesus selected 12 and equipped 12. Luke 9:1-2 reads, “And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons, and to heal diseases. And He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God, and to perform healing”. The next few verses gives them specific terms of this engagement with the lost and, “They began going about among the villages, preaching the gospel, and healing everywhere.” If you are sitting in a comfy chair in your living room on a Friday night wondering what to plan for next, you can have confidence. Are you a good guy or a bad guy? If you are a follower of Jesus, who is only good, then you are following good. If you are your own God, you are more capable of choosing a wrong direction than anyone on earth. “To this end also we pray for you always that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power; in order that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” – 2 Thes 1:11-12.

There is no doubt that you are called as a witness but that may not be as a missionary or evangelist or like the 12 Jesus called out for those villages. We can be a witness from our living room chair. What are your strengths? You are a witness to your family/friends everyday. Back to God’s word in I Cor 12:4-7, ~paraphrased: “There are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit, ministries and the same Lord, effects but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.” How is this possible? “But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually just as He wills” – vs 11. If you are called to evangelize, as Jesus called the 12, then go. Support those who are called if you can. Make peace with your assignment and see what can be done from that comfy chair. Write an encouraging book? Call and encourage that friend with cancer. Make a meal plan for your family plus someone in need. Send a card. Email everyone! Keep moving forward to see what God has planned for you next. I love Fridays!

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Pam writes so that must make her a writer. Recently retired, she can now fill days with family, friends, missions, writing, creating, and showing up for whomever needs her. Pam loves the Lord and people. The Bible is God’s love letter to us (and who does not need more love) so she studies and writes some more.

Pam lives in the Pacific Northwest but was home-grown in Southern California. She attended San Jose Bible College and finished a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry at UCLA. She became a teacher, then a Research and Development Chemist, then she built two successful real estate businesses in two states. Pam also pursued study at Fuller Theological Seminary and just completed six months serving in missions abroad.

Pam has two amazing children, married to two precious in-laws, and five sweet grandchildren. Pam is a gifted connector and communicator and the Northwest has the perfect climate for staying inside and writing – or baking! She has been writing since a wee one and is currently converting many years of blogging, by topic, into ten books. The first is a collection from 2011 titled, Beautiful Enough. The second is a yearly day-timer titled, Weekly Planner - Lessons in Life, Glory, and Grace. Number three is in progress with the working title, Christmas Today.

Ten facts about Pam in no particular order:

  1. On the team that developed an insulation for the Alaskan oil pipeline.
  2. Loves looking at homes, decorating, and has flipped five homes.
  3. Likes being tall.
  4. Films have helped define her vocabulary.
  5. Comes from Colorado tenement farmers with history traced to Wales.
  6. Was lost but now is found.
  7. Baking makes her happy – as does eating sweets with coffee, of course.
  8. She thinks mission work is the most important work in the world.
  9. The church started in Rome so she is learning Italian.
  10. Pam is a work in progress!

“I will be your God throughout your lifetime - until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.” Isaiah 46:4

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