thoughts from the prez.

well i made it to dallas and i'm about a week and a half into my 10 week internship. so far, so good. needless to say, i need to write a new post soon because i have a ton of thoughts i'd love to put into words for the 2 of you that read this. meanwhile, i thought i'd let you in on someone else's thoughts...

i've been working a lot with the trustee information at buckner--like their files, minutes, future meetings, etc. i loved reading the president's report, of course. here are some of his wise words from 10 years ago that i found incredibly encouraging...

"Jeremiah 32:27 is a passage that could have been used to apply to a lot of different circumstances, but the truth is, God is in the business of redeeming broken lives. That is what He does. He performs His work in the lives of people who need Him. That is the whole plan of creation since the fall of man, that God would redeem lost mankind unto Himself. That is what it is all about.

Sometimes in the issues that we deal with, I think we feel like it is too big of an issue or too big of a problem, too big of a need that is out there that we need to address and it has no solution. The question that God asked Jeremiah in Jeremiah's whining about his problems was, 'Jeremiah, is anything too hard for me?'

That is the answer Buckner is trying to give to a world--that there is nothing you can do that will ever separate you from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, that there is never a time a victim of circumstance should ever feel like God does not love them or have a plan for their life; whether it be that child...that family...an elderly...

For all of those people, the message of the gospel is that God loves you and God has a plan for your life, and that God wants you to feel His presence and His touch and His care. It is Buckner's job, one of God's instruments, to be expressing that love to this world."

--KLH, April 1998

here's another thought:

"...we have a Savior, we have a King, a Master, and Leader who IS the change agent of the world but yet is changeless. Change is part of what goes on, but yet, the Scripture does tell us that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever." 

--KLH, July 1998

great reminders about who He is in tough circumstances, changing circumstances...all circumstances, really. hope you're encouraged!