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The Lord works in mysterious ways
You have probably heard someone say, the Lord works in mysterious ways, when something strange happens for their good, or something is more than a coincidence. And many of us think that it is a verse from the Bible, but no. Just a good saying.
Pastor’s Ponderings
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Toni Schwabe
About five years ago we started praying for an expanded use of our church space. We investigated a few prospects, but none really worked out or we didn’t feel they were the right thing. Then Covid hit, and all sharing was put on hold. In 2020, the prayers for a partnership started up again. And in January 2023 that partnership seed was planted. ‘ The story is much longer than I have space for here so let’s suffice it to say, “the Lord works in mysterious ways.”
A chaplain from Ghana at a senior living center met a man who attends our church and lives in that facility. The man’s sister-in-law plays piano for their chapel services and when the chaplain met her he asked if she could play for the church that he pastors on Sundays. She also plays once a month at our church. Soon we found out that the Ghana church might be interested in moving to a new location... maybe ours.
Fast forward to April, when the leadership team from Gloryhouse Church came to check out Rice Creek Covenant. There were so many good conversations, little hints that this was going to work. And then, at the end of the tour time we showed them what has been hidden in our front storage closet for 15 years, a full set of African drums. When this group saw them, tears began to fall and one of their quieter leaders loudly announced, “Its’ a sign.” The drums were from Ghana!!
They will hold their first service in Lino Lakes on July 2. The Lord works in mysterious ways. A verse that says this well:
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord.
“And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine.
9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9
How is God working in your life in a way that is higher than any way you could imagine?
