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Him must worship in spirit and truth" (John
4:23,24).
And so the blessed man having his delight in God?s law by meditating in it day and night was taking in his life spiritual food. There are several righteous men in the Bible who had valued the word of God. Job was one of them: "I haven?t gone back from the
commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food" (23:12). Again, Jeremiah
had this to say: "Your words were found,
and I ate them, and your words were unto me the joy and delight of my heart: for I am called by your name Yahweh, God of armies" (15:16).
Therefore is there any one among us who does not require God?s blessings? I am sure there is none. Our desire, therefore, is to be like the man blessed in the Psalmist?s message. Our friend?s delight was in God?s law day and night. Why not us?
New Wine
(Mark 2:22)
Bro. David Yelulani
(Banket, Zimbabwe)
When something that we use begins to wear out, we start to look for a new one. If a car is old, one component after another begins to wear out. The hassle of having to get it repaired every few weeks becomes too much. The costs rise. The inconvenience increases. Then, when the personal treasury is sorted out, the owner goes off and buys a new one. The seats are more comfortable. The paint isn?t scratched. The brakes work well. The car goes like a bomb. And the smell inside is wonderful. Even the driver feels like a new person.
Jesus didn?t fit into the old moulds. He was altogether new. In many ways the old religion had become a dull observance of many petty rules and regulations. There was no joy, no peace, no personal power, and no escape from the burdensome guilt that
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breaking the many laws imposed on people. Jesus was not just a repair of the old model. He brought a new faith, a new under- standing of God, a new way of living. He was a breath of fresh air. There were no glass bottles. Wine was stored in goats? skins. As the wine fermented, so the skin stretched. Once used it could not be re- used. The skin would not stretch again. The new wine would cause it to break.
Have you tasted the new wine of Christ?s empowering love ?
Youth Camp at Lake Kariba Zimbabwe
Bro. Collen Banda Yelulani
(Banket, Zimbabwe)
My name is Collen Banda Yelulani, aged 26, the fourth son of David B. Yelulani and my young brother; Norman, aged 23, is the fifth son in the family. We were privileged to have a wonderful opportunity to appear at the young camp for the first time which was held at Lake Kariba on 24-28 April 2013.
For four days we immensely enjoyed partici- pating in every activity. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Brethren and Sisters who organised the event, not excluding Christadelphian elders who were present with us, namely: Farai Phiri, Moses Dhlakama, Danmore Kaocha, Richard Katongomara and Archbody Muhle. They monitored every situation in a splendid manner.
We learned the Truth from different speakers at the camp. We were spiritually and physically uplifted and stimulated. It was a great honour for us to be among other youths from different areas of Zimbabwe. We were taken to different places within the lakeside where we were shown boats, hotels, animals, crocks, fish and the immigration office at the border of Zimbabwe and Zambia. Then we went to see the dam wall, which was wonderfully constructed. While at the dam wall, we