More Than We Can See

Another Wednesday night and another amazing time in the presence of the Lord. Last night as we gathered to worship corporately, we continued in a series James began last week called Cropped. Basically the series has been dealing with the imagery of cropping a photograph and only getting a small part of the image. When we crop a picture we lose all of the context of the picture as we focus in on a smaller part of the bigger picture. Just as we often do this with our own photographs, especially now through the ease of digital pictures and photo editing software, we can see the application of this concept to our lives.

James has been focusing on the moments in our lives when we may not be able to understand our situation, thinking about them liked a cropped photo. Last week we looked at the life of Joseph, with all of hte trials that he underwent, each particular situation a snapshot of a larger picture that the Lord revealed to him through the saving of his family from starvation. Last night as we worshipped together, James shared yet another moment in scripture that illustrates the same characteristic of a life given over to God. We learned about Paul and Silas in the 16th chapter of Acts and how a situation that seemed to be getting increasingly perilous ended up bringing glory to God and freedom for both Paul and Silas. It is encouraging to see men like Paul and Silas who suffered and entered situations filled with the unknown and yet be filled with confidence that the Lord is at work in some way that is beyond all of our comprehension.

As we continue in this series, I pray that students who come worship with us are challenged to go deeper in their pursuit of God, particularly in those places in their lives where they are just not sure what may happen. I pray that they don't get stuck in the small cropped images that they may see, but that they trust that the Lord is painting a much larger picture that is filled with His glory.

Thanks again for your support and for your prayers. It is hard to believe that we just finished Fall Break and are entering the second half of this fall semester. The Lord continues to do great things, and we feel blessed to be able to be a part of it as long as He desires.

for His glory,
Seth