Good morning, world! Good morning, Galveston! Wake up your sleepy head! See the love of Jesus flowing to you as He brings out this beautiful morning star!
It has been 5 days now since we arrived in Galveston to move this life sojourner into the apartment by the beach. It feels like a year has passed already! God is so wonderful! I cannot even express the joy and blessings He decided to send down to me. Just in the past couple of days, doors have been opened, hearts have been changed and strengthened, and most importantly, my Lord Jesus has been beautifully glorified! Even through my fear, my anxiety, my uncertainty, His Holy Spirit has given me confidence. He gave me resolution. He gave me peace. He gave me love. Totally undeserved. Completely indescribable. Absolute grace. Thank you, Lord.
I'm sitting in a coffee shop by the beach, just watching the sun come up. The waves are softly petting the sandy shore. It is a love pat from creation to creation, sweetly whispering, "Peace. Let's obey our Creator this day...and forever. Wait upon our Maker. Let's show the world His majesty."
That is my heart's desire this morning: to show this earth His majesty. I'm reading from my anatomy book right now...well, trying to as I find God's beauty so distracting. :-) But I also read in Galatians this morning. 1:11-12 "But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ."
How glorious that we, man, cannot save ourselves. We cannot make our own Gospel that is true and transforming. The works of our hands are dead. Any life-giving power is provided only through the Holy Spirit of Christ. Wow! I am so grateful! I am so glad that Jesus is the one who reveals Himself to us! And I don't want to make up my own rules of righteousness! It will lead to death! I do not want to lead any one down the path away from the purity of Christ's love.
So, this morning, as I seek to bring the Good News to my fellow medical students, to the people in this coffee shop, to the travellers of the globe, I pray that my thoughts be in submission to the authority of Jesus. That His honest and compassionate love flow through the vessel He has created and called in service. I pray this for all of you, my Brethren. May the Lord open our hearts to His absolute truth. And anything that we learn from man, may it be filtered and corrected and edified by God's Spirit and Word.
I love you with all of the love of Christ. Let's be like the waves today and obey...like a sweet melody to our King.
Esther! I hope you’ve had a wonderful week! And thank you for sharing! So happy for you and God has been showing me so many amazing things too as well recently! Oh how God’s wonderful creation can teach us so much about Him, the waves, the ocean, the sunrise, the birds and trees! And even through our emotions and experiences, all lessons that scream out through the smooth and difficult- visually and verbally, physically and spiritually that God loves us and desires we love Him back with all we have and all we are! Hope you have many chances to share the Gospel with others all around you, through your life and words and experiences I know the Holy Spirit will use you in so many wondrous ways! And this sounds like a wonderful coffee shop! Enjoy learning there when you can and wherever you’re at! And i agree! Let's join in all creation and obey our loving King Jesus!
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