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Page 4B, The Lee County Ledger, Wednesday, September 4,2019
Stuck between a Virus and a Varmint
From The Bible
By Jerry Kingery
Special to the Ledger
Dr. James L Snyder
Normally, I’m not a
superstitious sort of a
person. But then again
there is a good case to
be made that I am really
not normal. If you stop
to think about it, (and I
have), the average person
is a composite of
everybody and
the description
ends up to be that
of nobody. That
is exactly what I
think about being
normal.
I must confess,
I do have a sliver
of superstition
running through
me somewhere.
Often I have
the feeling that
someone is looking over
my shoulder and smil
ing rather sarcastically.
I cannot prove it, of
course, but I know it is
there.
Several things hap
pened this past week
emphasizing this feeling
of mine, and I am not
at all convinced that it
is simply coincidental.
After all, is anything
coincidental?
It all started when the
computer at the church
was viciously attacked
by a computer virus.
Who do you call when
your computer has a
virus? And, what in the
world is a virus doing
inside my computer?
Doesn’t it have some
thing better to do?
I do not know all that
is associated with this
computer business but I
do know the outcome of
a computer virus. I was
merrily working along
on my keyboard when
suddenly, out of nowhere
(what is cyberspace
anyway) my computer
screen began to disinte
grate before my eyes. By
the time I had closed my
mouth the whole busi
ness was over.
Now my problems
were
just
begin
ning.
The
com
puter
had
been
at
tacked
from
some
where,
and
there was not anything
I could do to prevent
it. There I sat with a
ton of work to do and
my computer had come
down with a virus. I did
not know what to do but
I did know what I was
tempted to do.
Nothing on my com
puter worked anymore.
The best I could hope
for was to take it to
some computer repair
shop and let them work
on at for a week or two;
meanwhile I’m not able
to finish my work.
Then I had a brilliant
idea. Actually, I am not
sure it was a brilliant
idea because I get so
few ideas they all seem
brilliant. I remembered
something on the com
puter called the “restore
point.” If I could find
this I could restore the
computer to before the
virus hit it. It was a long
shot, but it was the only
shot I had at the time.
After some finagling
with the thingamajig
(pardon the technical
terms) I managed to find
the Restore Point and
in a few minutes, voila
(pardon my French),
the computer was back
to where it was before
the virus hit it. I do not
know how it works, all I
know is it worked and I
was elated.
I was so proud of my
self, which as everybody
knows is the first step
down. And I was about
to go down.
I was back to my work
schedule and quite
pleased with myself and
was riding pretty high
when suddenly the lights
flickered and then went
out completely. There
was no electricity in the
church building.
The first thing to do
when something goes
wrong is to PANIC.
Through the years, I
have become an expert
in this area of panic.
I have had plenty of
practice.
Once I have thoroughly
worked my way through
the panic stage, I thought
perhaps the church did
not pay the electric
bill. Upon checking, I
discovered the bill had
been paid. But still no
electricity.
It was my privilege to
call our friendly energy
company and request
a service call. Usually,
there is a seven-year
wait for all service calls
in our area. That is just
how thorough our elec
tric company really is.
They will go on no call
before their time. In the
meantime, I am sitting
in the dark hearing some
spooky noises, if I say so
myself.
To my delight within
an hour, the service
truck from the electric
company arrived on the
scene. After a thor
ough investigation, the
repairman discovered
the trouble. I was rather
worried that there was
a major problem inside
the church building that
would cost thousands of
dollars to repair.
But I was to be delight
ed for the second time
that day when the repair
man informed me of the
nature of the trouble. It
seems the trouble was on
the outside of the build
ing. As everyone knows,
that is the responsibility
of the electric company.
The problem turned
out to be of the varmint
kind. A nut-challenged
squirrel had eaten
through one of the major
electric lines on the out
side of the building thus
cutting off all electricity
from going inside the
building.
“Here’s your problem,
Rev,” the repairman said
with a big grin smeared
on his face. With that,
he held up a nicely fried
squirrel.
With the electric back
on and at my computer
purring like a kitten,
I thought of a verse of
Scripture. "And we
know that all things
work together for good
to them that love God,
to them who are the
called according to his
See Virus,
page 5B
Three hundred
chosen
Then Jerubbaal, who
is Gideon, and all the
people that were with
him, rose up early, and
pitched beside the well
of Harod: so that the
host of the Midianites
were on the north side
of them, by the hill of
Moreh, in the valley.
And the LORD said
unto Gideon, The
people that are with
thee are too many
for me to give the
Midianites into their
hands, lest Israel vaunt
themselves against
me, saying, Mine own
hand hath saved me.
Now therefore go to,
proclaim in the ears
of the people, saying,
Whosoever is fearful
and afraid, let him
return and depart early
from mount Gilead.
And there returned
of the people twenty
and two thousand;
and there remained
ten thousand. And the
LORD said unto Gide
on, The people are yet
too many; bring them
down unto the water,
and I will try them for
thee there: and it shall
be, that of whom I say
unto thee, This shall
go with thee, the same
shall go with thee; and
of whomsoever I say
unto thee, This shall
not go with thee, the
same shall not go. So
he brought down the
people unto the water:
and the LORD said
unto Gideon, Every
one that lappeth of the
water with his tongue,
as a dog lappeth,
him shalt thou set
by himself; likewise
every one that boweth
down upon his knees
to drink. And the
number of them that
lapped, putting their
hand to their mouth,
were three hundred
men: but all the rest
of the people bowed
down upon their knees
to drink water. And
the LORD said unto
Gideon, By the three
hundred men that
lapped will I save you,
and deliver the Midi
anites into thine hand:
and let all the other
people go every man
unto his place. So the
people took victuals in
their hand, and their
trumpets: and he sent
all the rest of Israel ev
ery man unto his tent,
and retained those
three hundred men:
and the host of Midian
was beneath him in the
valley.
And it came to pass
the same night, that
the LORD said unto
him, Arise, get thee
down unto the host;
for I have delivered it
into thine hand. But if
thou fear to go down,
go thou with Phurah
thy servant down to
the host: And thou
shalt hear what they
say; and afterward
shall thine hands be
strengthened to go
down unto the host.
Then went he down
with Phurah his ser
vant unto the outside
See Bible,
page 5B
James L. Snyder
Attend The House of Worship of Your Choice This Sunday
Lee County
Church Of Christ
Eddie Garcia, Minister
Bible Study 9:30 AM
Worship..10:30 AM & 6:00 PM
Smithville Baptist
Lance Fendley, Pastor
Sunday School... 10:00 AM
Worship...11 AM & 7 PM
Philema Road Baptist
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Evening Worship ..6:00 PM
Alpha Baptist
Tom Howard, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
1st Sunday of the Month
Evening Worship ..6:00 PM
Antioch Baptist Church
Rev. Lem Wright
1st and 3rd Sunday
Sunday School 9:00 AM
4th Sunday
Worship Service. 10:00 AM
Friendship Baptist
Church of Lee County
Mark Spraggins, Pastor
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Morning Service.. 11:00 AM
Phillip Grove Baptist
Pastor Jenkins
Sunday School... 10:00 AM
1st & 3rd Sunday 11:00 AM
Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Pastor E B Washington
Sunday School 8:00 AM
Worship Service ...,9:15AM
Albany Bible Church
Pastor Pete Daughtry,
Sun. Bible Class...9:30 & 11:00
Christ’s Sanctified
Holy Church
Rev. Gary Collier
Sunday School... 10:00 AM
Worship Service.. 11:00AM
Life Church
Pastor Matthew
Schluckebier
Sr. Adult SS 9:30AM
Sunday Service....10:45AM
Westview Baptist Church
Rev. Grady Morey
Sunday School....9:45 AM
Worship Service... 11:00 AM
Evening Worship...5:00 PM
Kinchafoonee Baptist
Rev. Melvin Slappy
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Evening Worship .7:00 PM
Smithville United
Methodist
Rev. Duane Whittaker
Worship 9:30 AM
Sunday School... 10:45 AM
Palmyra Baptist
J. D. Bolden
Sunday School... 10:00 AM
Morning Worship 12:00 PM
Bible Study (1st Sun) .5:00 PM
Eve. Wor. (1st Sun)7:00 PM
McAfee Grove
Missionary Baptist
Minister Robert Lewis
Morgan
First & Third Sundays
Sunday School... 10:00 AM
Worship 11:00 AM
Second & Fourth Sundays
Sunday School 8:00 AM
Worship 9:00 AM
Macadonia Baptist Church
Sunday School... 10:30 AM
First Sunday
Morning Worship 11:45 AM
Third Sunday
Evening Worship .6:00 PM
Jordan Grove Baptist
Rev. Rod Hubbard
Sunday School 9:45 AM
Worship Service. 11:00 AM
The Pointe
Carl Barnhardt
Sunday Worship...9:00 am
Children’s Ministry
(Infants - 3 yr old)
Sunday Worship...10:30 am
Children’s Ministry
(Infants - 5th grade)
Leesburg Church
Of Christ
Bro. Howard Bouldin
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Morning Worship 10:45 PM
Evening Worship .5:00 PM
Greater Zion Hope
Apostle Henry L Hosley
Every 1st, 4th, 5th Sunday
Sunday School...8:00 a.m.
Sunday Worship..9:00 a.m.
Albany Community
Seventh-day
Adventist Church
Pastor Steve Rose
Saturdays
Bible Study 9:30 AM
Worship 10:40 AM
Unity Church of Christianity
Rev. Joanna Gabriel
Morning Worship ...,11:00 AM
New HopeAME
Rev. E.X. King
Every 1st and third Sunday
Sunday School 10:00 AM
Sunday Worship 11:00 AM
House Of God
Saints In Christ
Elder A.F. Caldwell, Pastor
Sunday School 10:30 AM
1st, 2nd, & 4th Sundays
Morning Worship ...,11:45 AM
2nd & 4th Sunday
Evening Service 6:30 PM
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Worship 11:00 AM
Wooden Grove Baptist
Joe Jones, Pastor
1st, 3rd, & 5th Sunday
Sunday School ...,9:45 AM
Worship 11:00 AM
2nd & 4th Sunday
Sunday School 7:45 AM
Worship 9:00 AM
Lifegate Church
Sunday Service...10:00 AM
Thundering Springs
Baptist Church
Sunday School 9.45 AM
Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Evening Worship .6:00 PM
Leesburg United
Methodist Church
Pastor Lee Smith
Worship 8:30 AM
Sunday School ...,9:30 AM
Worship 10:30 AM
Green Grove Baptist
Smithville, GA
Rev. H. Waters
Sunday School ..11:00 AM
Every First Sunday
Morning Worship 11:45 AM
Kingdom Vision
Christian Center
Rev. Earl S. Harrison,
Pastor
Sunday School ...10:00 AM
Sunday Worship. 11:15 AM
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Hickory Grove Road
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