What is the purpose of the Gospel? Mostly it is thought of and presented as the means that enables us to be saved from our sins, so we will go to heaven instead of hell. It is good news being saved from pain, suffering, and torment for eternity, but I feel the chief of the Gospel is to allow us to have our eyes opened and be able to savor the eternal glory of God in Christ. Isn't this really what makes the good news good? It is good that we can be saved spiritually from our deadness and depravity to be who we were intended to be in Christ. But these things, do not to the root of why the Gospel is good news. There is only one thing that can satisfy our souls and give us freedom and it is not heaven. Heaven alone is still just a place, yes a wonderful place, but a place nonetheless. It would not be heaven without God's presence and glory there fully revealed in the face of Jesus Christ. The forgiveness of our sins brings us spiritual freedom, but what is the heart of the Gospel that makes it so beautiful? If our confidence and faith are in God's gifts, rather than in God, then it is fair to assume we will never see God. As precious as these gifts are, they in themselves do not hold the power to redeem or rescue us. Only the redeeming work of Jesus Christ can rescue us. Don't forget that God's redemptive gifts are not worth having in their own right. The intrinsic worth is God's glory in the face of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Seeing and savoring God's glory is the chief and ultimate end of the Gospel. In 2 Corinthians 3&4, we find what the end of the Gospel means to all who believe. We find our clearest explanation of what makes it good news. The good news teaches us that seeing and savoring the glory of God in Christ is the ultimate purpose of the Gospel. Only the Gospel displays the beautiful spectrum of God's grace and mercy alongside His holiness and justice. Paul refers to the Gospel as, " the ministry of the Spirit, the ministry of (imputed) righteousness, the ministry of the mercy of God and a treasure." Apart from God's intervention, we are left blind in the perception of our hearts and minds not being able to taste and see that the Lord is good. God's glory is what He miraculously enables us to see as being ultimately desirable. If you never get beyond desiring the gifts and not seeing and savoring God's glory, then you have missed the Gospel for what it is intended to do....delighting in God. What I don't want to miss or you to miss is DELIGHTING in Christ's glory!
“There is a difference between having an opinion that God is holy and gracious, and having a sense of the loveliness and beauty of that holiness and grace. There is a difference between having a rational judgment that honey is sweet, and having a sense of its sweetness.”(”Divine and Supernatural Light”), Jonathan Edwards
The Gospel is good news because it provides a way of grace for God to forgive our hostility and rebellion toward Him and change our hostile hearts and nature by pouring out His wrath on Jesus Christ in our place. By eliminating both our hostile condition and His own just wrath, He is able to bring us into the condition of seeing and savoring His glory in the face of Christ.
This is the treasure of the Gospel! Make God's glory in Christ your ultimate satisfaction.
The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Psalm 37:23
Great are the works of the LORD; They are studied by all who delight in them. Psalm 111:2
Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4
Our family's adoption journey. This is about God, His faithfulness and His Sovereignty in our lives. We are praying it is His will to bring home two children from Ethiopia. ...having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He has made us accepted in the Beloved. Ephesians 1:5-6
Current Time in Ethiopia
Current Temp
Me and My Baby!
Kylie, Madison and Parker
My girls!!
My Boy!!
WHY ETHIOPIA? WHY NOT ETHIOPIA?
Our first reason is God called us to go
There are approx. 4.6 million orphans due to AIDS and poverty
One in six children die before they turn 5
One in ten children die before they turn 1
Millions still die of starvation each year
Half the children in Ethiopia will never have an opportunity to attend school
Some parts still practice female circumcision
82% of the population survives on less than 1 dollar a day
Only 1/4 of the entire population has access to safe drinking water
Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
Children and family are honored above all else threre
1 in 3 people are HIV+ , the average life expectency is between 37-42.
If I lived in Ethiopia, I may have died this year!
There are approx. 4.6 million orphans due to AIDS and poverty
One in six children die before they turn 5
One in ten children die before they turn 1
Millions still die of starvation each year
Half the children in Ethiopia will never have an opportunity to attend school
Some parts still practice female circumcision
82% of the population survives on less than 1 dollar a day
Only 1/4 of the entire population has access to safe drinking water
Ethiopia’s doctor to children ratio is 1 to 24,000
Children and family are honored above all else threre
1 in 3 people are HIV+ , the average life expectency is between 37-42.
If I lived in Ethiopia, I may have died this year!
Kingdom Kids Adoption
About Me
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- Chosen and beloved daughter of the Lord, blessed wife of Michael, Stepmom to Amanda, Mom to Kylie, Madison, Parker and officially Mom to Dawit and Berket as of April 30, 2008 from Ethiopia, and last but not least Grandma to Will and Jayden.
WORSHIP OUR GREAT GOD!!!
