Orchestrated Redemption
If Only We Understood His Heart More Clearly
11/21/2007
We feel that God is not only unconcerned with our plight, but that he is actually working against us. And sometimes, we are right… Indeed, in the seventeenth chapter of Acts, Paul gives the Athenians the stunning news that every single thing in the lives of both nations and individuals is orchestrated with this sole objective that they might seek God (vv. 26–28). This revelation requires some reflection. We are used to thinking of the great movements of history, even the movements in our immediate relationships, as being impersonal, if not arbitrary. But with God, who notes the fall of every sparrow, the events of our lives are thoughtfully and thoroughly orchestrated to bring about our redemption. The days of our lives were ordered and numbered before there was one of them, says the psalmist (139:16). And yet, the ways of his redemption often leave us trembling and fearful.
“Do you really care for me, God?”
Can we trust this stranger who leaps out upon us? Could it be that his glory and our well-
being really are part of the same script?
If only we understood his heart more clearly. . . .
(The Sacred Romance, 58, 59)
From The Ransomed Heart, by John Eldredge, reading 325
Ransomed Heart Ministries www.ransomedheart.com
1 Comments:
God's timing is amazing for me to get your email and then click on your blog. My mom was in ICU this weekend, suffering from complications of psorosis of the liver. I so connected with what you wrote about your dad. My mom was on a ventilater also. I have been saying that it has been an emotional roller coaster. She has gotten somewhat better and when the hospital found out she didn't have insurance she was released today. She is stable but still very sick. She is at the end stage so her feeling better is relative. The emotional tole is something that I don't have to describe to you, I know that you know. I am so sorry for what you are going through. I am right there with you. I am exhausted, but have seen many blessings in the midst of all the sadness. God is soooo good! I don't know why but it is comforting to read about your similar experience. Thank you for being vulnerable. In some strange way it does help me to not feel crazy. I know all these emotions are normal but sometimes I feel like my head is going to explode. I'm a homeschool mom of 2 girls ages 4 and 7. I've heard you speak at CHEA and have been so blessed and moved to tears. We love the lamplighter books. Right now we are reading Little threads. Thanks for listening to my story.
In His care,
Helen Waters
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