The Beginning and the End

Fellow Labourers-

I read the following today, "A man really believes not what he recites in his creed, but only the things he is ready to die for."-Richard Wurmbrand.

I also read "Remember that you are men, that God created you lords of this creation. Lift up yourselves, take yourselves out of the mire and hitch your hope to the stars, yes, rise as high as the very stars themselves. Let no man pull you down; let no man destroy your ambition; because man is but your companion, your equal; man is your brother, he is not your lord; he is not your sovereign master." - Marcus Garvey.

I further read, "Languages goes beyond syntax and grammar. Language frames a reality and structures the context out of which one relates." - Ravi Zacharias.

As you read this last quote do so with the attached in mind. We indeed have an unhindered gospel. "The book of Acts is largely concerned with documenting the history of the early church within the context of the unhindered work of God from the beginning to the ends of time and earth Jesus foretold. "Indeed," says Peter, "all the prophets from Samuel on, as many as have spoken, have foretold these days. And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers" (Acts 3:24-25). We are a part of a story that will not fade away because it is told by the alpha and the omega, the beginning and the end. Despite all appearances, the gospel was and is and always will be a testimony that exists without hindrance. No man can thwart the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ, for it is sealed by a Spirit who presses it ever-onward and invitingly unto the unexpected places of the world. Nothing can hinder the presence of God's kingdom among us, for God himself brought it near.

Pax Vobiscum

Robert A. Stewart J.P.
Pastor