God created us. He has made a final home for us. But the path our lives take is not one that is going to be smooth all the way there. There are ups and downs, twists and turns, and certainly a great deal of disappointment and trouble. Here in our text we see a picture of the Christian live. We are born into the family of God but then things start going wrong. The soul is in a mess. Our best efforts seem to come up short and satan is constantly on the attack trying to void out everything we do. Darkness seems to abound. But at the same time all of this is going on the Spirit is moving. He is looking, as it were, for the knots that need to be undone; those things that are troubling us. Sometimes the heat must be brought not to make it worse on us but to help make us more pliable so that He can do His work on us. The pain can be so bad but in the end the Holy Spirit's effort is worth it and soon the pain is forgotten. And then the Son's message for us can be seen. The direction that He is wanting us to go has been made clear by the Spirit. It may be for just the next step but it is not like we really want to be able to see all the things that are coming down the road anyway. What's going on is that there is a battle, satan is wanting to beat us badly. Jesus understands it is for our good.
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Dennis Sampson was saved at the age of 8. And at age 15 answered the call to preach. Currently Bro. Dennis is involved in a small nursing home ministry bringing God's word to those souls, the good news God hasn't forgotten them and wants to save them even at this stage of life!...
