obedience

Dear Oaks,

In 1940 the Nazi’s put out an order that all were deemed insane or incurable should be gassed. Three Nazi officers went to an institution called Bethel where epileptics and the mentally ill were put together and cared for.  The pastor of the institution was a man by the name of Von Bodelschwingh and the officers approached him and ordered the patients should be handed over to them.

The reply of the pastor to this request was “You can put me in to a concentration camp, if you want; that is your affair. But as long as I am free, you do not touch one of my patients.  I cannot change to fit the times or the wishes of the Fuehrer. I stand under orders from our Lord Jesus Christ.”

I do not know what happened to either pastor or patients although I suspect they met a horrible death. But I do know that the pastor had great confidence in God and an obedience to match.

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death – even death on a cross (Philippians 2:8).

Christ was confident in his Father and Bodelschwigh was confident in his Lord.

ON WEDNESDASY EVENING AT ACTON GREEN CHURCH AT 8PM COME ALONG FOR CHURCH CENTRAL.

-WORSHIP

-MUNCHIES

-TEACHING (OUR GUEST SPEAKER IS MICK DRAKE FROM THE BAPTIST CHURCH.  HIS THEME CONFIDENCE IN GOD)

-MINISTRY

Every single one of you is welcome. I hope to see you there.

Blessings,

Mark