“Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise,
exalt and honor the King of heaven, for all His works are true and His ways just,
and He is able to humble those who walk in pride.” Daniel
4:37
Happy New Year Friends!
I recently read a story about a man who learned
humility the hard way. King Nebuchadnezzar was an arrogant man who believed that
all his power and wealth were of his own doing. God loved him, so He humbled
the king by taking the kingdom from him and sending him out in the field to eat
grass for seven years. Nebuchadnezzar came to his senses and repented. God
graciously restored his kingdom, and then he made the profound statement above.
Read it again. After reading this story, I was challenged to pursue humility. May
we learn from the king’s example and live humbly before God and honor Him this
year! Receive God’s grace! “God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the
humble.” (1 Peter 5:5)
Faithwalkers The conference
in Asheville (Dec 28-20) is always like a sweet family reunion for us. Thank
you for praying for Danelle, myself, and the students. It was delightful to have
our daughters, Grace and Merry, and their husbands join us this year too. Our
seminar was well attended, and most importantly, they were humble and eager to
learn how to better engage unbelievers in spiritual conversations.
The Messers - friends from Florida
Clemson Danelle
& I will visit our Alma mater to speak at a retreat for Clemson students February 3-4. Brian Bridgeman invited
us to teach about our identity in Christ, including being the body of Christ (the
church), and how to live that out daily. Pray for the Spirit to lead us and
transform lives! Pray for God to mature more students as campus missionaries in
2018.
Prayer Requests
1. Clemson Retreat (Feb 3-4) Pray for us to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. Pray
for each student to hear from God and humbly act on what He shows them. Pray
for their love and unity to grow in 2018.
2. Atlanta Church Pray for our growing devotion to Christ that results
in more love for unbelievers.
3. Our Support Thank you to each of you who gave special gifts in
December! Thank you to all of you who give each month for our work in the
gospel! We were able to receive all of our back pay from 2017. Praise God! You can
give any time by following this link: https://reliant.org/steve.nelson?newGift
Yours
in Christ’s love,
Steve & Danelle
www.reliant.org 11002 Lake Hart Dr, Suite 100, Orlando, FL 32832 www.gcmnelson.com
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