REDEEMED PIONEER

  He knew, ahead of time, that He would pay with His Life for ALL the unspeakable evil in this world….AND HE DID IT ANYWAY. Two weeks ago I posted  ONVOORWAARDELIKE LIEFDE DEUR ONBESKRYFLIKE LYDING (UNCONDITIONAL LOVE THROUGH INDESCRIBABLE SUFFERING), a reflection of a journey I undertook last year to discover the details of Jesus’ crucifixion on my Afrikaans blog,  VrygekoopteBaanbreker.     I translated portions of that for use in this reflection.    Truth be told, I was left dumbstruck last year.    The diabolical level of sadism with which Jesus was slaughtered, silenced me into mute heartbreak.    After Easter weekend, I wrote the following words on a blank page, How on earth did this, what appears to be, oxymoronic schizophrenic-like turn of events take place?    How did these people go from selfless acts of righteous worship on Palm Sunday to becoming a reckless mob of bloodthirsty murderous savages on Good Friday, ...

  ”In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.“ ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭16‬:‭9‬ ‭NIV‬‬ Dearest little Stitch Today you are a tiny six-week-one-day-old embryo hidden deep within your mommy’s womb, but you have already overcome almost insurmountable odds.    For at least a week now, your mommy has been experiencing cramps and bleeding, and when the pregnancy hormone hCG in her blood took a nosedive yesterday, your chances of surviving until today were determined to be, at best, 10% (1 out of 10).    However, this morning the unthinkable happened, your mommy’s hCG increased by 3,000 units, her bleeding ceased and the ultrasound showed that you are still unharmed.    Your mommy’s doctor revealed that, from today’s evidence, you have indeed defied a 99% chance of miscarriage and not 90% as originally estimated.  I am so incredibly overwhelmed with joyful gratitude to the Lord for your life.    I write this letter to y...