October 2020

SEE THE CREATION OF A BEAUTIFUL ANTHEM OF PRAISE

Imagine strolling through a city park and meeting a crowd of people swarming an artist who is working on an intriguing drawing. The artist takes out a white sheet of paper and haphazardly peppers black dots here and there on the page. You press your eyes tightly together and try to make sense of this mess of dark dots. The creation is no more than an irregular splattering of inky marks.

Then he adds a series of straight, parallel lines across the page from top to bottom, puts in a few rests, a clef in the beginning, and musical notes miraculously materialize on the sheet. Grabbing a musical instrument, he plays the composition from the page. The sweet sounds stir the spectators and touch a chord within your own soul as you listen to the harmonized music of the doxology: “Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below.”

Sometimes dark dots and spots spray themselves across the pages of your life, and you may feel perplexed by their presence. Why are they there?
Then, when you let your Creator—the Master Artist—come into your heart to clear aside the confusion by adding His finishing touches across the page from top to bottom, when you wait for Him to put in a few rests at the proper places, musical notes miraculously materialize, and out of the inky, distressing dots and upsetting spots, He makes a glorious melody.

When we first moved to work for the ministry of It Is Written Canada, it felt like our life was filled with black dots and spots. The adjustment was so difficult, and we couldn’t understand what God was doing. However, we are now in awe when we see what He has done with our besmirched spots and dreary dots. The Master Designer has rearranged them, putting lines through some, though this was very painful at first because the learning curve felt so steep. Now, we see and hear how He is creating such a beautiful, harmonious anthem of praise—a masterpiece in song. Zephaniah 3:17 assures us with these lovely words of promise: “The Lord your God in your midst, the Mighty One will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing!”

Every day at It Is Written Canada we reach into the homes of Canadians, and people throughout the world, through internet and television transmissions with the life-giving messages from God’s holy Word. We are so grateful, and we thank you for your ongoing encouragement, prayers, and financial support of this life-changing ministry. Through keeping It Is Written Canada on the air, countless Canadians have the opportunity of experiencing the abundant life that is found in Jesus Christ.

Especially at this time when people are so anxious, afraid, and uncertain about the future, they need hope to know that Jesus came to save the lost and the lonely who are locked behind closed doors—dark doors of discouragement. Thank you for partnering with us in spreading the wonderful and encouraging words of life.

It has been said that when the musician presses the black keys on the great organ, the music is as sweet as when he touches the white ones, but to get the capacity of the instrument, he must touch them all. So, we wish to encourage you with these final words: “When you open your eyes in the morning, thank God that He has kept you through the night. Thank Him for His peace in your heart. Morning, noon and night let gratitude as a sweet perfume ascend to heaven…The angels of God, thousands upon thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, are commissioned to minister to those who shall be heirs of salvation. They guard us against evil and press back the powers of darkness that are seeking our destruction. Have we not reason to be thankful every moment, thankful even when there are apparent difficulties in our pathway?” (The Ministry of Healing, pg. 254).

~ Mike and René Lemon