It's Friday

It is several days since I 'posted' though I intended to do so. My interest is in people and how God is at work in their lives building His Kingdom - you may have observed that! For it really is - and must be - God who is at work, since Jesus said, "I will build my Kingdom." His command to us was to make disciples - help people learn how to follow Jesus in and out of the doorways of life, up and down the streets of life, and just do what Jesus did.

I was interested to observe in 1 John 2:6 that the apostle wrote: "Whoever claims to live in him must walk as Jesus did." (NIV). Or, "those who say that they remain in union with God should live as Jesus Christ did." (Good News). I've been considering how Jesus lived his life. Surely it was in union with his Father? How can I do that - better?

People - back to the topic. Three appointments on Wednesday. We took a grand-daughter to lunch. She is studying at Canterbury University and doing well. But growing in her appreciation of how life is lived following Jesus. Study with two men (separately) later in the day. It's so encouraging to observe and learn how men cope with life - both good times and tough. Some things I may never experience. Other things I can maybe give a perspective on. Thursday an old friend visited to discuss some material destined for the archives. Stuff we have used in our ministries for years. Then the topic turned to the present. How, as we grow older, can we cope with the changes life brings? We both have a 'strong' faith in Christ, but there are the changes, the pressures. C'est la vie. Today I had a great (Indian) lunch with a new friend and mainly listened. God, how can I help him? Rather, how can you use me to help him? Sometimes we get into deep water and we don't know where the bottom is. If only we could get our feet on it, we might survive.

Keep looking for evidences of God building his Kingdom, Allan.