By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise. There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! (Romans 5:1-5) Our friend John Pottenger, who shot our wedding in 2003 is an amazing filmmaker as well. Here is a video he did called Lament. It is powerful and these verses that I read earlier today connect so well with this. My hope is that you are encouraged and troubled by this video and these verses. Grace + Peace!
Posted on: Thu, 26 Jun 2014 07:54:15 +0000
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