Brothers and Sisters, please don’t miss the joy of knowing that our Heavenly Father has chosen us to shine for him, losing our selves, and becoming a vessel for His love.

It is His lovingkindness that draws us to repentance, that turning of the heart, away from this world and towards heaven. It is His love, expressed through us, that shows forth Jesus Christ, lifting Him above the mad tumult of this age, above all of the selfish chasing after meaningless trophies and titles.

I praise God for the countless souls who have stumbled into our midst, full of hopeless despair, and have come to know Jesus by His love that flows through us. No fancy clothes, awesome titles, impressive choir, fiery oration, rituals, prosperity promises, or any of the other trappings that man has added to God will truly move the heart. Only the raw love of God and the raw power of His Holy Ghost, which testifies continually of Christ Jesus, can bring a man to his knees, fully conscious of his own worthless and sorry state, willing to surrender to the will of God.

Let us not take for granted what is happening here. Thanks be to God, He is the loving potter, we are the clay.

He is not through with any of us yet.