My Grace and Truth Family,
My dear brothers and sisters, have we counted it joy, yes, given HIM praise and thanksgiving in the very midst of our situation? While we are blessing HIM with our praise, HE is blessing us. So what is HE doing? HE is conforming us to the image of His dear Son--the Lord Jesus, our Father's first-born among many.
So we've been crying out, "Draw me closer, Lord!...make me like Jesus...I want to please You." (Light bulb!!) "For whom HE did foreknow, HE also did predestinate to be conformed..." HE gives us HIS WORD to wash and transform our mind as we walk through our temptations and situations to the end that we might say, '...nevertheless not my will, Lord, but Yours'. We are in the 'conformation process'. And Lord Jesus knew that His FATHER always heard Him; whatever HE asked of FATHER was provided and done. What an image; the Holy Ghost is at work! Take comfort! We are being conformed!
Rejoice and count it all joy! Hallelujah!
Love in Christ Jesus,
Sis Howell, Pastor's wife
