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Ray is gone
Gina:
Gal 4
14 Even though my illness was a trial to you, you did not treat me with contempt or scorn. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus himself.
15 What has happened to all your joy? I can testify that, if you could have done so, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me.
16 Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
the truth:
I just wanted to say to Rays family.That because of Gods Grace in using Ray Smith in a most powerful way in so many other peoples lives.That the hope that we to could... by the grace of God..... make a life changing difference in others lives....is truly the purpose and plan of God.Ray Smith I love you my brother thanks for everything.Thanks for being a awesome example to us all.And to all bt..ers..Out there that help us so much in understanding Arc,Kat ,Dave in tenn,marques,Gina,Denise,God is Gracious,Samson,Craig,John in Kentucky,and on and on!I love you brothers and sisters and so we carry on preaching and teaching.
The Truth, The Faith!
rsks:
My heart goes out to Manuela. I thank her for sharing our beloved Ray with us. We that never got to meet Ray in person, love him just as much as a brother. I am so very sad. I am so very grateful that God took his pain away. I am so very empty feeling. I thought about Ray every day since coming to BT. I have countless binders and folders of his work printed up and have all his audios and videos on every electronic device I own and go to sleep EVERY night for 5 years now with my Ipod set on a timer with Ray's audios going. When I wake up in the middle of the night, I reset my timer and start listening to Ray again. I read and re read his papers almost every day. Ray has "been in my heart" every day now for over 5 years.
I feel like I know his voice better than anyone close to me. I love his sense of humor. When I read and re read my binders with his papers, I mark up sentences with colored pencils each time and make little comments on the side margins about how funny Ray is and how much I agree with what he is saying and how blessed we all are by God that He raised up Ray to teach us these truths.
I so appreciate how intelligent Ray was. I love to listen to intelligent talk. All the blither blather that goes on with most people is so boring to me. It is rare to have any intelligent input around you anymore. Most people don't even want to mention God or Christ, not alone discuss anything about them.
Ray filled my intellect and my heart every day. He made my life fuller than any one I have ever known.
May I ask everyone, please continue supporting Ray's work. My husband Rick and I have been contributing for a number of years now and encourage everyone to continue or start! I love you all, Kelli
whyisthatso:
I did not know Ray personally, in the flesh I mean. But I know him in spirit, as I think we all do. I also agree and think the best way to honor his memory is to continue this work, and God willing it will continue. I know this is a sad time for all of us, but we must keep in mind that God's work is never about one person. And also, it should comfort us to know that Ray has left to go to where he really wants to be. Is this not what we live ( and die ) for daily ? I could almost envy him in a way. The Lord truley does come as a thief in the night. We know not the day or hour of our death. So, even in death Ray continues to teach us.
" The righteous perish, and no one ponders it in his heart; devout men are taken away and no one understands that the righteous are taken to spare him from the evil to come . Those who walk uprightly enter into peace ; they find rest as they lie in death "
Sleep well brother, it will be morning soon, and time to get up.
joneseva67:
Fortunate for the believers of God, Ray and Bibletruths, "Ray will NEVER BE GONE" from this website, our hearts, our souls, nor our lives.
Ray has been the 'earthly father' I never had. He was and will forever be the inspiration I needed to become the person God intended me to be. Ray's words to my life has given me the strength to grow into the word of God and forget the things I was raised on as a child. By non-believers of Our Lord and Saviour because they are willing to live blind. So willing not to find nor believe that God is th's only way.
Ray, whom we have all grown to know and love through his beliefs and knowledge of Christ the Saviour will be my inspiration for life.
To Ray and his beloved family "weeping may endure for a night, but joy shall cometh in the morning".
Ray will live on through "his supporters, staff and loved ones". Dennis please be strong because you have some very large shoes to fill and I am anxious to hear where God is leading us next.
I love my family and i need you all to keep me grounded because i am a wild one. God is in control. Amen and God's continued blessings to this site.
Eva
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