The last week of so I have been really challenged and stretched. The gospel message really is hard to believe. Jesus didn't promise wealth and health but an abundant life in serving and abiding in Him. The Bible is not some self-help book but a song of His faithfulness and gracious invitation. The gospel is not built on hyper-grace and limitless forgiveness and bliss. It's built on the bedrock of death to self.
Here in Beijing it is Good Friday. Today we remember our sin, the very sin that put our Redeemer on the cross. Today we find hope in our sufferings and pain because we have a great high priest who sympathizes with us. We know the ending or rather the climatic moment. We know or rather ought to know that sin has truly lost its grip on us. While we once lived in shame we now live under grace.
To many who read this, the gospel message seems simple. But the reality is that the gospel message is totally hard to believe. In fact without the transforming power of the Holy Spirit it is impossible to believe.
I pray that this Easter holiday God will touch, convict and minister to you in new and marvelous ways.
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