Open Their Eyes, Lord

²⁴“The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. ²⁵And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else... ²⁷God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us.” (Acts 17, NIV)

Whether it is here in America or in a distant country, there is one thing that we can depend upon: “[God] gives all men life and breath and everything else.” Though some may attempt to ignore or deny this fact, God’s love and grace permeates the very fabric of our existence. It is not his desire that any should perish, so he is doing everything he can to bring each person to a place where they put their trust in Christ alone as their Savior.

It was this truth that gave Paul confidence as he preached in Athens, and it should give us confidence today. We live in a culture that wants to make “god” in his or her own image. We live in a society that questions the authority and integrity of the Bible. It can seem like an impossible task to change the very foundational beliefs of those we encounter as we seek to make disciples of all people groups. The reality is we do not need to win an argument. We just need to, through the power of the Holy Spirit, open the eyes of those who have been blinded by sin and Satan to the God who is already there.

Over the next two weeks, we have two teams whose goal is to tell people in Kenya and the Czech Republic that God exists and that he wants to have a relationship with each and every one of them. Please remember to pray for the Watershed team to Kenya, June 11-26 (Steve & Heather Adolphs ,Linda Anderson, Kelly Erickson, Zac Harlan, Aaron Menken, Eric & Kim Prevo, Pam Stavlund, Christina Stephenson, and Brad Tucker), as they work with Homeless Children International. Pray, too, for the Business / English Camp in the Czech Republic, June 15-27 (Sean & Lisa Barkley, Doug & Amy Forret, Sara Hungerford, George & Beth Justice, Paul & Cathryn Rustebakke, and James Wartian).