It's been a year today since we moved. That was a rainy, messy day... After I finish this I'm off to get ice cream for a Celebration. Now for the reason for this post:
I recently started Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison. Very good so far. This is from his "Reckoning made at New Year 1943" (before he was actually imprisoned). Remember that this was written by a man living in Nazi Germany and working with the Resistance--he knew by personal experience the power of evil.
A few articles of faith on the sovereignty of God in history.
I believe that God can and will bring good out of evil, even out of the greatest evil. For that purpose He needs men who make the best use of everything.
I believe that God will give us all the strength we need to help us to resist in all time of distress. But He never gives it in advance, lest we should rely on ourselves and not on Him alone. A faith such as this should allay all our fears for the future.
I believe that even our mistakes and shortcoming are turned to good account, and that it is not harder to God to deal with them than with our supposedly good deeds. I believe that God is no timeless fate, but that He waits for and answers sincere prayers and responsible actions.
1 comment:
Hmm, very good and what I needed this morning! Thanks for sharing that, Rachel.
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