Jeremiah 29:11 “For I
know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of
peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.”
Michael continues: We share the gospel because
of the sure hope of the resurrection and the return of Christ. Jesus said
before His ascension, "Go therefore
and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to observe all things I have
commanded you … and lo I am with you always, even unto the end of the age." Our
mission and our co-mission is to preach the gospel and when necessary, use
words.
A Marriage Counselor asked
the prospective bride, "Will you hurt him?" She replied,
"yes." He then asked, "Will you intend to hurt him?"
She answered, "no, because I love him." Sometimes because
God loves us, uses the "gift" of suffering for the furtherance of the
gospel. The Apostle Paul said, after God told him that he would not remove
Paul's thorn in the flesh, "Thy
strength is made perfect in my weakness, thy grace is sufficient for me."
In America every July Fourth, we
celebrate the birth of our nation, but let us remember that our Founding
Fathers understood that pain and suffering is the price paid for our
liberty. Freedom isn't free. The Declaration of Independence was the
result of the revolutionary war to "dissolve the political bands"
that chained our United States to Great Britain. However, the Declaration of
Independence was also our Founding Fathers' "declaration of Dependence" on
Almighty God. The last line of the Declaration reads, "In firm reliance
(dependence) on divine Providence (Almighty God) to these ends, we pledge our
Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor." As dual citizens of
America and of Heaven, may we declare our independence from the powers of
darkness and our dependence upon the power of Almighty God ... for thy strength is made perfect in my
weakness, thy grace is sufficient for me.
May we ever live to the
praise of the glory of His grace!
Your brother in Christ, Michael
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