A nobody... speaking up.

[Mc_Can]

I have been quietly reading and listening to these wonderful truths Ray has been pointing us to for a little over a year now.  One of Ray's latest emails made me sad.  Here it is:

Emailer:  "do you have anyone that will speak up on your behalf, that is a known person?"

Ray:  "NO, in fact, I don't have too many people willing to speak up for me that are totally unknown persons."

The internet is a wonderful and dreadful tool.  Its pretty clear that God intends its use to multiply knowledge in end times as spoken in Daniel.  It allows so many of us to read and listen and learn the truth from men like Ray.  However, when someone like Paul went into a city and taught he could look out over the crowd and see the faces of those who heard his message.  Paul could observe the light in a persons eye and the tears on their face as they were set free by the wonderful truths of God's love.  Ray sits at his computer and labors every bit as hard as Paul or Peter.  We hear the teaching of a wonderful servant of God and we smile and we cry and our lives are changed forever as God reaches into our hearts through the words of a loyal servant.  But Ray doesnt see the millions of smiling faces or hear the voices speaking thanks and praise to God for newfound love and freedom in Christ that has come through his words.  It must be very lonely most of the time.

I am an unknown person.  I speak up now for Ray Smith because is a wonderful and faithful servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus. 

Mike

[iris]

I have been quietly reading and listening to these wonderful truths Ray has been pointing us to for a little over a year now.  One of Ray's latest emails made me sad.  Here it is:

Emailer:  "do you have anyone that will speak up on your behalf, that is a known person?"

Ray:  "NO, in fact, I don't have too many people willing to speak up for me that are totally unknown persons."

The internet is a wonderful and dreadful tool.  Its pretty clear that God intends its use to multiply knowledge in end times as spoken in Daniel.  It allows so many of us to read and listen and learn the truth from men like Ray.  However, when someone like Paul went into a city and taught he could look out over the crowd and see the faces of those who heard his message.  Paul could observe the light in a persons eye and the tears on their face as they were set free by the wonderful truths of God's love.  Ray sits at his computer and labors every bit as hard as Paul or Peter.  We hear the teaching of a wonderful servant of God and we smile and we cry and our lives are changed forever as God reaches into our hearts through the words of a loyal servant.  But Ray doesnt see the millions of smiling faces or hear the voices speaking thanks and praise to God for newfound love and freedom in Christ that has come through his words.  It must be very lonely most of the time.

I am an unknown person.  I speak up now for Ray Smith because is a wonderful and faithful servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus. 

Mike

Amen to that.


Iris

[Beloved]

Yes it is only the "unknowns" that God is seeking,

Ray does not need the praises of men and neither should any believer



Beloved

[gmik]

Mike and Iris, I share that Amen.  Hopefully at Nashville we can convey a little of that love to Ray.

Beloved, and a big Amen to that too!

[rsks]

A second "nobody" speaking up.... Amen to your post!  My husband and I love Ray for his obedience to God more than Ray
will ever be aware of.  God is so good to all of us honoring us with His truths!  I bet Ray knows it's all worth it when he gets
just one email of sincere thanks for changing someone's heart.

My heart has been forever changed and my understanding of God's truth as revealed in the Bible will continue to soar to
the heavens until the day I die because of Ray's obedience.  Thank you all for your warm welcomes to my first post of
introduction!  Kelli

[OBrenda]

Amen & Amen

[cherokee]

A big Amen from another nobody and and one who mostly just lurks in the shadows.

Peace to all,
Suzie

[Roy Coates]

Amen!

[Douglas Wayne Thomas]

 

[Samarnon]

Another Amen from a nobody!

Joy

[Longhorn]

My Dad always said I would be a nobody.....mabey I should call and thank him.

Love in Christ

Longhorn

[Robin]

I laughed and I cried. I'm sure it saved my life. I could have never endured if I hadn't found Ray and all of you here.

Thank you Ray and thank you to all who are here.

...and a huge thank you to God who is the author of it all.

[hillsbororiver]

Beautiful.

Great topic and responses!

Peace,

Joe

[tinknocker]

Hi Mike

I have been quietly reading and listening to these wonderful truths Ray has been pointing us to for a little over a year now.  One of Ray's latest emails made me sad.  Here it is:

Emailer:  "do you have anyone that will speak up on your behalf, that is a known person?"

Ray:  "NO, in fact, I don't have too many people willing to speak up for me that are totally unknown persons."

The internet is a wonderful and dreadful tool.  Its pretty clear that God intends its use to multiply knowledge in end times as spoken in Daniel.  It allows so many of us to read and listen and learn the truth from men like Ray.  However, when someone like Paul went into a city and taught he could look out over the crowd and see the faces of those who heard his message.  Paul could observe the light in a persons eye and the tears on their face as they were set free by the wonderful truths of God's love.  Ray sits at his computer and labors every bit as hard as Paul or Peter.  We hear the teaching of a wonderful servant of God and we smile and we cry and our lives are changed forever as God reaches into our hearts through the words of a loyal servant.  But Ray doesnt see the millions of smiling faces or hear the voices speaking thanks and praise to God for newfound love and freedom in Christ that has come through his words.  It must be very lonely most of the time.

I am an unknown person.  I speak up now for Ray Smith because is a wonderful and faithful servant of our Lord and Savior Jesus. 

Mike

I'm a little late on this post but I don't think Ray would see a lot of smiling faces if he was speaking to large religious crowds - I think they would probably stone him

tinknocker

[Martinez]

Amen brother!

And it won't be to long before it's some of us who are being sent out among the wolves with only the truth to keep us going too!

[Akira329]

Hi everybody! waving frantically!!
Hi, Hi, Hi, can you see me, hellooooooo???

oh..........I guess am just another nobody
all praise to God not men

Love this forum
Antaiwan

[winner08]

Thank you Ray from the top and bottom of a sinner's heart.

Darren