"High beyond imagination
Is the love of God to man.
Far too deep for human reason
Fathom that it never can
Love eternal
Richly dwells in Christ the lamb."
This is one of those posts that seems very daunting to me. I know what I want to convey to you, the reader, however, I am not really sure how to.
My life looks drastically different than it did three months ago. As much as I learned at and loved about Auburn, I am very ready for change, for new experiences... and well, that is certainly what is happening as we speak.
First of all, I want to express a bit of urgency. As usual, I am quite overwhelmed by God's faithfulness. Currently, my supporters have pledged around $22,500... meaning I have about $4,500 left to raise in order to move to campus. The ball will start rolling very quickly at Wake starting Aug. 16, therefore, if I could move to campus by Aug. 12, well that would be pretty wonderful. So, I am imploring you to consider supporting my ministry financially, if you have not done so already. I can guarantee you this is a ministry centered on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, it is a ministry wholly dependent on the provision and the sovereignty of Christ, a ministry that serves the college campus for the sake of the Kingdom of God.
Please give by clicking HERE.
I returned home from training in Atlanta on Friday afternoon, then headed to Chattanooga with my new friend, Katie, to check out her new home where she will be serving at UTC, then headed home only to drive back to Birmingham to pick something up that I had left in the massive transition of the last week or so. I decided to take a break in Birmingham and check out Red Mountain Church, which I've always wanted to do, anyway. It was a blessing. These words give me so much peace about the Lord's faithfulness to His Church...
"Jesus loved, and loves for ever;
Zion on His heart does dwell;
He will never, never, never
Leave His church a prey to hell.
All is settled
And my soul approves it well."
It is finished. Jesus Christ has accomplished salvation. But, it doesn't end there for us... I want others to know of that hope. I am not God, I do not know the way in which He is working and the way in which He is making His hope of salvation known. Therefore, I am called to obey Him... and for right now that is through the ministry of RUF at Wake Forest's campus. Because, He does not "leave his church prey to hell." Praise Him for that.
He has not left me alone. He has pursued my broken, fragile heart and has not left it to rest. Though there have been times where I wanted Him to.
The second night of training, the campus minister from MTSU spoke to us from Psalm 23. It says, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble... there is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved... Be still and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." - v. 1, 4-5, 10 The Lord is in control of His City. He is preparing His people and He is using RUF to do that, by sending interns and ministers out to college students to love them with love that comes simply from Christ. So many of the interns and ministers are much newer believers than myself, coming from broken homes, and what look like very messy backgrounds. I use the word "look" meaning they might look messier than someone such as myself who has grown up in the church in a "Christian" home, but God has saved me out of just as much junk and my background is just as messy. However, it is neat to see how He has worked in so many different situations, different backgrounds, different sin patterns, different tragedies, and different triumphs. It's proof that yes, He is God. We must be still and recognize that. We must be still and know that He is doing the reconciling, not us.
And, today, I must be still and recognize He will bring in the last $4,500 just like He brought in the first $22,000. Even with that knowledge, I am nervous, I am prone to not believe Him. Pray that I would.
"Love like Jesus' none can measure,
Nor can its dimensions know;
'Tis a boundless, endless river,
And its waters freely flow,
O ye thirsty,
Come and taste its streams below."
- High Beyond Imagination, Gadsby
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