Why Desiring God exists.

I thought that this was a really good post on the Desiring God website today.

Desiring God, like all fallen, finite human ministries and people, sees “in a mirror dimly” (1 Corinthians 13:12). We do not claim to be perfect in what we know. And we do not claim to know all that can be known. Nor do we claim to see what we know more clearly than others may see it.

But we do say with Paul, “Since we have the same spirit of faith according to what has been written, ‘I believed, and so I spoke,’ we also believe, and so we also speak” (2 Corinthians 4:13). Though we do not know everything there is to know, and though we do not know anything perfectly, yet we do know many things truly and confidently, because of God’s revelation and his Spirit. To give a few examples:

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Pastor Conrad Mbewe: The African Spurgeon

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Pictures of the Kids

I have not posted any pictures of the kids in a while, so here are some of the good ones.

The Will Of God Part 2

Today as I was reading in Exodus Chapter 4, I came to, what can be, a controversial verse:

Exodus 4:21

And the LORD said to Moses, "When you go back to Egypt, see that you do before Pharaoh all the miracles that I have put in your power. But I will harden his heart, so that he will not let the people go.

It does not say that Pharaoh's heart was hardened, but it says that God would harden his heart so that he would not let the people go. This is important I think, to understand once more, that no one in this world is here for themselves, but we are here for God's purpose alone. I know from my own experience that this is hard water to swallow.

Our sinful nature wants it to be about us, and no one else. But we had no part in our creation; we were created by a being much more significant than ourselves. That creator is God, and He has a purpose for each individual He creates. But God did plan us to be a part of His purpose and His will. He came to earth as a mortal man, died on the cross for sinful people. This in itself is very unique, because Christianity is the ONLY religion in the world that is not about works, or doing things for your own benefit. Christianity is the only religion to where you CAN NOT SAVE YOURSELF. We can only be saved by our Creator, God!

In this saving process, it is still all about God! I am thankful that my life is not up to me, and that I have a creator, an awesome God, that knitted me in my mother's womb, and knew me before the beginning of time; a God to which also, knows what is best for me and has a plan for my life. If only I would live each second of every minute of every day with a firm grip on this promise!

Joseph And God's Will

A lot of times we feel like we have to find out what God's will is for our lives, and then once we think "WE" have figured it out, we start trying to make it happen. Ever been in those shoes? Some of you may be right now. I know I have been there before.

Take Joseph for instance. He did not ask to have the dreams that God gave him about the future rule over his brothers, niether did Joseph ask to be sold into slavery. Joseph never asked to be in such a noble position for the Pharoh of Egypt, but look at how God grew Joseph into the man that He determined for him to be in Genesis 45.

4So Joseph said to his brothers, "Come near to me, please." And they came near. And he said, "I am your brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. 5And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. 6For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are yet five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvest. 7And God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth, and to keep alive for you many survivors. 8So it was not you who sent me here, but God.

Joseph, I am sure, had anger towards his brothers for a long time, but God finally showed him that it was not about Joseph, and what was good for Joseph, but that it was all about God and what God wanted for his life. Joseph said "God sent me" three times in three verses above, and all the time Joseph was right in the center of God's will.

We could search all our lives to try and find out what God's will is for our lives, but the thing is, we are right in the center of it already. God's will for our lives does not mean living a life of eternal bliss on Earth. There are a lot of days, months and maybe, just maybe YEARS of hard pressed trials, pain and suffering, but in the end, we were always right where God put us at. Right where God wanted us to be. Molding and shaping us for His purpose, not ours. And that's OK, because it is not about us, it's all about God!

Watch out for That PLANE!

Could you imagine seeing this ahead of you as you are speeding down the road in your car?

Water Carnival in South America??

A great friend and missionary, Jamie, is in Loja South America working in what is called a Cafe' ministry. Seems that a country wide tradition is to have water fights among people of all ages! How cool is that.

You can read the post here. Also, keep her in your prayers as she does the Lord's work in South America!

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Frozen Grand Central

This is pretty cool.