Here is to that Day!

     One thing I have enjoyed doing lately is listening to Campus Minister's podcast. RUF is such a wonderful thing and I really enjoy all the different ministers. One of my favorites of course, is Les Newsom. I know that he no longer is a campus minister, but all his sermons are available on podcast on iTunes! He is so gifted and I want to share with y'all something awesome I learned from one of his sermons recently.

"At that very moment of deepest despair they (the disciples) suddenly find out that, low and behold, God was doing something more wonderful than the world would ever know."

     I had never really thought about the crucifixion in this way. While Jesus was being crucified I know the disciples were completely devasted. Can you imagine how they felt without fully knowing what Jesus was doing? Knowing what we know now so many years later. I'm sure they were absolutely distraught at the thought of their friend, shepherd, and mentor facing His gruesome death on the Cross. But what they didn't know is at that very moment God was doing something SO much bigger- Christ was accomplishing the one thing that had to be done for their souls (and ours) to be redeemed. Wow. So at their moment of deepest despair and grief, was the same moment of their souls being redeemed. Crazy to think about isn't it? I cannot but help see how this parallels to our present day lives. Often times when bad things occur we live in the moment and face the grief, sorrow, and struggle the situation brings. But what we need to realize is that God is always at work orchestrating something so much bigger. So huge and so wonderful our human hearts and minds will never fully be able to understand. That is, until we get to heaven. I don't know about y'all, but this blows my mind and excites me all at the same time. We serve a sovereign God who cares for us deeply. God is always at work in the lives of those who love him. 

     My challenge to you and myself is are you going to submit to His will and be obedient to where He leads you? In moments of grief and sorrow, confusion and misunderstanding, struggle and stumbling, are you going to have faith in the work your Father is doing? Are you going to trust in the one who holds your life? Are you going to know things will work out for the best in the end?

One of my all time favorite quotes is actually from another sermon by Les:

"God is in control and the path of humans is NOT random, one day it will be revealed to you why all the things of your life were sewed together. You will see SO much wonder, eternity will never be long enough to praise."

Here is to that day!

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to His purpose." Romans 8:28

-Mary Claire