Summary: One of the men who has influenced my life almost more than any other was a pastor named Ray Stedman from California. He came to Argentina. We became instant friends. God used him to bring me to the U.S.A., and from then on he opened many doors. He had many statements that have influenced my life. Here’s one that I want to tell you about today. He said, “Woe to the person who has to learn principles at a time of crisis. And you know what a profound statement that is? You learn principles about God’s will for your life by meditating, rejoicing in, memorizing, and thinking through what the Bible says, which is the holy word of God. And you know, the principles that God reveals in the Bible explain why many things happen in the world today. Why wars. Why pestilence. Why enmity. Why broken homes. Why people stay away from each other, and why do some people respond to the message of the Gospel and others don’t. When you learn God’s principles you’ll be able to understand the world around you. The sooner we learn those principles the better, because then we will know God’s way for us in the world today. This is Luis Palau.
