What if God posted His holy status... ?

What if God were on Facebook or Google+, what would be His Holy Status?

"Almighty God enjoying daily indescribable eternal joy of Father, Son, & Holy Ghost with so many believers and the saints in heaven." 

Maybe His post would read like this:

We were so happy that several thousands more came thru the gate today.  What an incredible journey for some!  We had that big party again today as thousands more confessed the name of Jesus today, some in Mali, some in Bali, and even some in Philly!

There's trouble in so many lands and families as Satan tries again and again to thwart my plan.  Why doesn't he just give up?  Can't he realize the final victory was won at the cross n tomb?  Seems some believers are smarter than this pompous dangerous rebel!

My friends Billy, Modibo, John, Bev, and so many more are sick again.  But they keep on running the race n trusting me.  As their bodies give pain and weakness some still struggle to realize I’m in control; I am!

Quite a few of My young believers were put to test again today, some to the point of spilling their blood.  Ugh!  Their faith is a strong testimony of the choice they've made and many more see their character n believe; it is all working out.

So many churches argued again today, even on Sunday, so self-defeating.  Satan deceives so many into pride lust n greed.  I just love those that humbly get along and bear witness of My grace.

That big volcano, that terrible bombing, that devastating storm showed again the continuing powerful effects of sin, so many are deceived and miss this truth.  Yet so many show their great divinely-born-love in the midst of these crises and continue to trust me to intervene for their help and well-being.

I like that, and help comes abundantly when they just ask like so many did just today.  It was so nice just to talk n fellowship with so many simple yet wise folk today.  I never change; how could I?

I'm so glad My Holy Word is being read n broadcast more n more.  They have so many means now in spite of all the confused languages and complex rules of the daily game [culture].  It is hard indeed to get most to simply read n listen to My message, the whole thing is not too much and designed just to bring them along in My ways in all situations n tests.  Why do those who have so many copies rarely sit down with their family and friends to look it over so to teach the new ones, while those who have little means or ability devour it?  Oh Satan loves to lie about even My good book.   He did it with Jesus, we can expect he'll do it again!

Fulani shepherd and his donkey cart in the Sahel of Africa.

Jesus showed himself to so many today with the help of the Spirit.  Many were convinced, many convicted, and many were even persuaded.  How He is so tireless and so loving and inviting after His time on earth - His servant brotherhood shines through.  Alleluia!

His one great sacrifice was just what they needed.  But Satan loves to twist that too & make people believe they can work their way to My Kingdom.  This Kingdom of Heaven is so different from false ones, but Jesus' work n grace will continue to show how My plan is best & triumphant.

Tomorrow's post will be similar.  I could go into details, I know all about everyone, but I think that would overwhelm all the servers of the world combined. Just read My Good Book again.

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I am not trying to presume God's thots, here's just a simple imagination I wrote out while riding a bus across Mali and Burkina Faso recently!  Any misspellings or grammar mistakes are obviously mine.

Jimbo 

Anatomy of a Disease

Sat nite: I couldn’t sleep but for ten or fifteen minutes at a time having climbing fever, headaches, and upset stomach.  Jerome and Adriana Fisher has arrived on Friday afternoon and left by early bus for BKO on Monday.  We had dinner at a Kayes Ndi restaurant Sat eve and then enjoyed desert back at the Reach Across guest house catching up with Michelsons and Bridos.  No one else got sick, so we don’t accuse the restaurant.

Sun morn: I skipped church being exhausted still.  Today was to be a special day of prayer after combined service at Djiabougou.  Jenn actually only stayed part of the prayer time which was followed by The Lord’s Supper.  There was also a mis’ry BD swim/meal party for Marion Hagg at the Kamonkolé Palace which I had to skip.   Some pain started in my upper right chest; at first I thot it was muscle pain and put on some back rub, which had no effect.  I didn’t eat anything all day.  Some diarrhea and vomiting.   I started taking extra strength paracetemol, 650mg, every eight hours, all week.  Jenn bought the Chinese 3 day malaria treatment which I started on Sunday afternoon.

Terrible suffering on Sunday night: the chest pain, from bronchitis, was terrible, like a knife stab, and every breath was laborious to find a position of the head and throat that would not take in too much air that pained me.  I sat partially upright on the sofa over half the night.  I prayed much for release of the pain.  I was encouraged by Hezekiah’s payer in Is 38 later on Mon morning.

Finally Monday morning Jenn drove me over to the Clinique, the only 400 m from my door would have been too exhausting to walk, and Dr Soumaré himself saw me and soon wrote a prescription.  We bought it quickly at the new pharmacy across the street, I took it, and threw it all up, along with day two of the malaria treatment, within an hour!   Later I was able to hold down some tomato soup.   On Sun and Mon I couldn’t even read!  I barely read two chapters of devotions each day, that’s it.  No movies, either!  By Monday afternoon the pain had abated, PTL.  A number of friends came to offer prayers: Pierre, Oumar, Issa, Founeké, Kodjos, Djikiné. etc.   Oumar left Early Monday for Nouakchott for a month of learning form the Fulani church leaders over there. 

Tuesday:  oatmeal in the morning was not tolerated, nor anything else until some scrambled eggs and tomato soup in the evening.  Extremely weak and still some fever which lasts until Sat.  Weighing I discovered I had lost 4-5 kilos dropping to 80!  Just walking around the house was exhausting.

Wed: stronger, but not by much, ate a bit and kept it!   I developed a deep chest cough and was wracked by it for days, especially at night.  The cough syrup didn’t seem to do much.  On Thursday we had the Brazilians over for lunch as Vera Lucia was in town, and I surprised myself and ate well, but had a long rest afterwards.

Friday, too!  Rodney arrived Fri afternoon for his Area Director visit and I tolerated desert at the Harris’.  I was able to stay up for the entire morning for the team discussions and then the meal.  Rod moved here Sat and I was fine for evening desert social time.  I drove for the first time all week!   I was fine for the long church / prayer time on Sunday, dinner at Harris’ before Rod left, rest time, then a visit to Sandy J’s (Peter is away in BKO for two weeks).   My cough lingers, strength is up, and I seem to be back in the land of the living, alleluia!