Sometimes, I wish I were an invincible super hero. But then I know I would spend all my time looking for trouble, so I would forget to live a normal life. I wouldn't have time to raise children or teach children, because I'd be too busy finding and defeating bad guys. Even if I could rescue some children in the process, someone else would have to look after them while I continued using my super powers to rid the world of evil.
Even worse, if I thought I could solve the world's problems all by myself, I would forget about God, and I certainly wouldn't seek a supportive community of friends and neighbors.
So, as much as I'd like to rescue all the children and defeat all the bad guys myself, I can't. I can only pray that God will use His people to carry out His good plans...not that He needs people to accomplish His works. He doesn't need us. We need Him. But wouldn't it be a privilege to be called to participate in God's plan of continually rescuing and redeeming the broken world?
Wouldn't it be lovely to watch the sad things come untrue?
"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
Even worse, if I thought I could solve the world's problems all by myself, I would forget about God, and I certainly wouldn't seek a supportive community of friends and neighbors.
So, as much as I'd like to rescue all the children and defeat all the bad guys myself, I can't. I can only pray that God will use His people to carry out His good plans...not that He needs people to accomplish His works. He doesn't need us. We need Him. But wouldn't it be a privilege to be called to participate in God's plan of continually rescuing and redeeming the broken world?
Wouldn't it be lovely to watch the sad things come untrue?
"These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world." John 16:33
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