WEBVTT NOTE This file was generated by Descript 00:00:04.137 --> 00:00:04.737 Oh, no. 00:00:05.007 --> 00:00:06.417 He comes, Joe again. 00:00:06.812 --> 00:00:08.462 Read by Jared stack or off. 00:00:12.652 --> 00:00:15.592 So let's not tire of doing what is good. 00:00:16.072 --> 00:00:20.347 At just the right time, we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. 00:00:20.677 --> 00:00:22.657 Galatians six verse nine. 00:00:23.885 --> 00:00:28.445 Literature evangelist, Joe payola first met Roma 12 years ago. 00:00:29.135 --> 00:00:33.455 She'd been raised in a Christian home, but now that she had young children, God 00:00:33.755 --> 00:00:36.275 and church were no longer a priority. 00:00:37.415 --> 00:00:39.725 A friend of Roma's referred Joe to her. 00:00:40.355 --> 00:00:45.185 Over several years, Rome eventually purchased many books and DVDs from Joe. 00:00:46.277 --> 00:00:46.687 Now. 00:00:47.077 --> 00:00:49.747 Years later, God reconnected us again. 00:00:49.747 --> 00:00:50.587 Reports Joe. 00:00:51.187 --> 00:00:52.687 Roma was happy to see me. 00:00:53.167 --> 00:00:57.157 She said that it was only a few days ago that she had been thinking about me. 00:00:57.607 --> 00:01:00.547 Then she heard me whistling outside of the front of her 00:01:00.547 --> 00:01:02.497 door and knew that I was there. 00:01:03.577 --> 00:01:08.377 Roma invited Joe in and soon shared her good news with him. 00:01:08.737 --> 00:01:13.117 She had been baptized at the SAMO in seventh day Adventist church in 00:01:13.117 --> 00:01:15.217 Carrum downs, Melbourne Victoria. 00:01:15.809 --> 00:01:20.609 After her baptism, she had thought about the many visits Joe had made to her home. 00:01:20.906 --> 00:01:22.016 I wanted to thank you. 00:01:22.016 --> 00:01:24.686 And I wondered if I was ever going to see you again. 00:01:24.716 --> 00:01:25.286 She said. 00:01:25.976 --> 00:01:30.506 Did you know, That many times when you came to see me, my attitude 00:01:30.506 --> 00:01:33.746 was, oh, no, he comes Joe again. 00:01:34.286 --> 00:01:37.496 But now looking back, I can see the reason behind it or. 00:01:38.590 --> 00:01:43.330 Taking the book, the great controversy from her bookshelf Roma said it 00:01:43.330 --> 00:01:45.280 had sat on her shelf for awhile. 00:01:46.008 --> 00:01:48.948 I often tried to read it, but just couldn't get into it. 00:01:48.948 --> 00:01:49.488 She said. 00:01:49.938 --> 00:01:51.498 Then suddenly it happened. 00:01:51.828 --> 00:01:52.998 I couldn't put it down. 00:01:53.568 --> 00:01:56.598 I read it every day and it all made sense. 00:01:57.678 --> 00:02:01.008 The great controversy opened Roma's eyes to church history. 00:02:01.458 --> 00:02:05.238 To how many people had died for their faith and to future events 00:02:05.238 --> 00:02:06.978 and the second coming of Jesus. 00:02:07.609 --> 00:02:12.269 As Roma flicked through the book, the words from page 50 of coal port and 00:02:12.269 --> 00:02:14.219 ministry came to my mind, says, Joe. 00:02:14.589 --> 00:02:18.369 It is true that some who buy the books, we'll lay them on the 00:02:18.369 --> 00:02:20.259 shelf and seldom look at them. 00:02:20.829 --> 00:02:25.119 Still God has a care for his truth and the time will come when these 00:02:25.119 --> 00:02:27.549 books will be sought for and read. 00:02:35.919 --> 00:02:36.549 Jarrod Stackelroth: This year. 00:02:36.909 --> 00:02:40.479 Literature ministry celebrates 175 years. 00:02:40.779 --> 00:02:44.469 This month's devotional readings come from the stories of faith. 00:02:44.810 --> 00:02:45.860 Edited by a fire near. 00:02:46.040 --> 00:02:46.400 Chu. 00:02:46.820 --> 00:02:48.367 And produced by the literature. 00:02:48.367 --> 00:02:51.757 ministries department of the seventh day Adventist church 00:02:51.817 --> 00:02:53.347 in the south Pacific division. 00:02:53.652 --> 00:02:57.972 To find out more about this month's heritage celebrations, visit 00:02:58.002 --> 00:03:00.132 heritage dot Adventist church. 00:03:00.522 --> 00:03:01.242 Dot com.