The Church at Its Best

Most nights I go to bed listening to either CNN or FoxNews. Ann says that's not good for me to listen to arguing before bed. I had a dream that I argued with a pediatrician about anti-depressant drugs and Ann said it was because I had been listening to Larry King and Hanity's America....hmmm. Last night I had to wake up our dog Rudy, because he was crying in his sleep, obviously to much "Dog Whisperer".

My excuse for watching the shows is to get a pulse on what's going on in the world. This morning I read a more comforting perspective on the pulse of my world when I read II Peter 1:3,4 that says, "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness. Through these He has given us His very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."
Here are some key phrases for me:

"EVERYTHING WE NEED FOR LIFE AND GODLINESS"
"PARTICIPATE IN THE DIVINE NATURE"
"ESCAPE CORRUPTION"

If I read this backwards it says "escape to participate and have everything I need for life and godliness." Everything, participate, escape....

This past week in Guatemala 37 adults joined Mission Discovery in Guatemala for a week of "participating" with God in his divine nature. They played games with children, delivered food to the needy, put roofs on houses, and honed their Spanish language skills each morning before heading out for the work day. It was the church at-its-best, with multiple denominations, styles of worship, and regions of the U.S. all in one place serving, laughing, and allowing God to touch the deep places of their hearts by going where He would go. Serving among the poorest of the poor.

God is doing a great work in the world and He invites us to participate with Him in that work. While the world's leaders struggle to find a government that works, we know that, "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness."

Maury Buchanan