Paul has to
justify his faith and conversion and ministry. Paul is telling the Galatians that the gospel
he is preaching is not from the teachings of man or something made up by man. The Gospel of God's pure grace was by
revelation of Jesus Christ. Paul knows
of God’s pure grace because in his former manner of life in Judaism, he used to
persecute the church and try to destroy it. In today's world, people preach the gospel of
God's pure grace in different ways. This week our daughter and family are
leaving for Uganda, Africa to preach the gospel through a medical mission. Doors will be opened to them through medicine
that might not be opened to someone else trying to minister. Their ministry can be followed through www.dueunto.blogspot.com
We were reminded this past week of how doing
what you can may make a difference in another person's life. The Jim Gash family will be in Uganda during
the same six months Jill, Jay and children will be there. They have a web site www.throwingstarfish.com.
I asked Jim how he came up with the name. And he reminded me of the story of Loren
Eiseley. While writing his book, The Unexpected Universe,
was walking along the ocean in early one morning. It was shortly after a storm had subsided when
he noticed that thousands of starfish had been washed up on the beach. Ahead of him was a gigantic rainbow of
incredible perfection shimmering into existence. At the base of the rainbow stooped a little
boy, gazing fixedly at an object in the sand. Eventually, he flung the object far beyond the
breaking surf. Eiseley went up to him
and asked, "Son, what are you doing?" The little boy answered, "I'm throwing
starfish back into the sea because if I don't they're going to die." "But there are thousands of starfish. In the larger scheme of things you're not
going to make much of a difference to all these starfish." The little boy looked up at him, stooped down
again to pick up another starfish and, gently but quickly, flung it back into
the ocean. "It's going to make a
big difference to that one" he replied. Many testimonies in life are lived out loud
and exposed. Take a look and you'll see
the transformation of a life by grace and you won't be able to help yourself
but praise God. Support ministry with
prayers.
Paul's grace
prayer:
May
the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of
the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Corinthians 13:14 NIV )
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