Well-known for how he gives attention to some of the best articles on the internet, Tim Challies also does quite a bit of writing on his own. This recent article, centered around the theme of God’s purposes for every part of our lives, is helpful, encouraging, and challenging. What would it look like for us to believe that all things – even sickness, even trouble and trial – are a part of the Lord’s plan for us and those around us? I believe that Tim’s article reflects the truths which the Bible champions. Have a read and let your picture of our God grow all the larger.
“What the Father gives, it falls to us to receive, and to receive with faith—faith that God means for us to receive it and faith that God has a purpose in it, even if that purpose is not now clearly visible to our eye. It falls to us to receive willingly and steward faithfully in honor of the one who has so consistently and so extravagantly proven his love for us.” Read the rest here…
