Psalm 52:1 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man? The goodness of God endures continually.
2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 You love evil more than good,
Lying rather than speaking righteousness. Selah
4 You love all devouring words,
You deceitful tongue.
5 God shall likewise destroy you forever; He shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place,
And uproot you from the land of the living. Selah
6 The righteous also shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
7 “Here is the man who did not make God his strength, but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.”
8 But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
9 I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
We are preparing to attend a memorial service for Madam Doris Hokett, a missionary who died while still serving at the age of 86. Doris and her husband Arthur served together from 1966-2011. They preached in Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Mozambique, India, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Haiti, El Salvador, Holland, England, Switzerland, plus the United States. (This might not even be a complete list, for Doris was forever evangelizing.) Together, Arthur and Doris prayed for the sick, and saw many people healed by the power of Jesus. Together, they raised funds for building 48 churches. Once Arthur died, Doris continued the ministry alone, speaking in all those countries and raising funds to build another 104 churches for the Assemblies of God, Ghana and another 3 churches for Fountaingate Chapel.
Doris traveled throughout all these countries carrying a portable Christian bookstore with her. Pastors in remote areas without access to Christian books and videos were thrilled to patronize Doris, and those funds helped build all those churches. We knew Doris did not feel well when earlier this year, she canceled three weeks of speaking engagements, something she had never done before.
Doris always told us that retirement wasn’t in the Bible and that she wanted to burn out rather than to rust out. God granted that wish and Doris continued to minister until the very day she died. Truly, Doris remained “a green olive tree in the house of God.”
Now all of us can praise God for His faithfulness, His goodness, and His mercy in preserving Doris Hokett and all those who have helped her.
I trust in the mercy of God forever and ever.
9 I will praise You forever, because You have done it; and in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.
The example of Doris Hokett graphically demonstrates that God can preserve those actively working for Him. We can all take encouragement from that sterling example. May God help all of us so that we will all be “green olive trees in the house of God!”
PRAYER: Father God, thank You for loving us and caring for us. Lord, help us to continue to trust You and to serve You our entire lives. In the mighty and precious Name of King Jesus. Amen.
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