20,005 children will be reached with the Gospel and with things like school supplies, hygiene products, and love. Photos included, boxes lovingly packed. Volunteers assembled, a small army of bright spirits giving time, strength, knowledge, and passion to this ministry.
Beautiful.
After an intense day of politics, and an intense several months of nonstop commercials and telephone calls from 800 numbers, the election is over. The current President will serve another four years. This election has been called pivotal. The most crucial election in history. So it is. And yet…
What does this change for us in the long run? In the most crucial, pivotal parts of my life, what has changed? My address, name, family, and home remain the same. Even more, my Jesus is the same.
The governments are appointed by the One in charge. The One who made the earth, and knit me together in my mother’s womb, remains unchanged.
We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers…
We wrestle not against presidents and senators, but against principalities and powers.
God is still here.
God hasn’t forgotten anyone. He may even have some plans for this little nation of ours. And who am I to question the authority of the One who has known me since before I was born?
Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? Matt. 6:27
It is so easy to fall into the trap of worry. What if? What if? What if?
Well, what IF we let God be God? This isn’t too big for him to handle, and in fact it has been in His hand the entire time. This is not a surprise to him, and he isn’t worried about it.
He is still Sovereign. We are not.
“God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:8-10 NLT
There are no balancing scales to weigh your good and your bad. There is no credit to be given for your deeds nor demerits for your sins. There is only Christ, his sacrifice, and your acceptance of the gift. We will never receive what we deserve, praise God! Because not one of us deserves what he has done for us. You are God’s masterpiece.
“So now there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus. And because you belong to him, the power of the life-giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death. The law of Moses was unable to save us because of the weakness of our sinful nature. So God did what the law could not do. He sent his own Son in a body like the bodies we sinners have. And in that body God declared an end to sin’s control over us by giving his Son as a sacrifice for our sins.” Romans 8:1-3 NLT
