John 3:17 (ESV) For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but in order that the world might be saved through him.
My brothers and sisters in covenant with the God who is real, blessings be upon you, blessings upon blessings as we serve out our remaining time on the planet earth. Our God is love and he is power and he is mighty in strength! He stands in power over all things, who can explain him? Who can see his boundaries, or stand in judgment over his decisions? 
Yet the Earth is a spinning ball of trouble. What sin has yet to be committed? What sorrow have we spared ourselves? Sometimes I'm so discouraged by the incredible problems facing our generation, but I take heart, for our savior has overcome the world.
Corruption and social unrest. Conspiracy theories linger in the backdrop, trust in institutions plummeting, criminal activity, human trafficking, satanic imagery in the media, Marxist atheism prevailing on college campuses, and the endless abortions, just to name a few of these issues, and the task seems quite daunting at times. I look puzzlingly at Christians who seem to mesh into the culture and embrace it, but it's not for me to judge their actions.
Day in and day out I find myself faced with new situations where I may represent a bit of God's grace and mercy. Mercy is the forgiveness we have of our sins at the cross of Jesus Christ. Grace is the redemptive work the Holy Spirit does in our lives on a daily basis. I want to model those two blessings to those around me.
We are richly blessed to know and be in communion with the Author of Life.
1 John 3:2 (ESV) Beloved, we are God's children now, and what we will be has not yet appeared; but we know that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he is.
Is your heart directed by God? Draw near to him not in word only, but also in your emotions, your feelings. Surrender yourself to him on a daily basis, give yourself over obediently to his direction and loving guidance.
Give yourself a nudge to the homeless and the helpless. When you consider walking away, or driving off, instead, fight through the fear and awkwardness, and serve those who have nowhere to stay, and suffer all manner of affliction. This is pleasing to God. Yet always follow His leading, not your own instincts, for His will is always right. If it's not His will, then don't do it, if it is, then we ought to move forward in faith.
Isaiah 58:10-11 (ESV) If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday. And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.
I'm honored and humbled to be here to encourage you: Don't give up the race. Don't grow weary in doing good. Keep the faith, day in and day out. When your start getting tired of loving and helping others, go to God and confess your confusion and sadness to him. He is not offended at words spoke in emotion, in fact he prefers our genuine tears to any false ceremonialism. Though we ought always honor Him as holy. Express your heart, but like Job, don't accuse the Lord of wrongdoing, because he is Holy and trustworthy! He loves you!
Our God laid the foundations of the Earth. He wove galaxies and nebula between his fingers, with no effort at all. His thoughts planted the burning centers of stars in the far corners of space-time. His purposes sent rocks hurtling between solar systems. His righteousness and creativity set humanity on the Earth. His justice saw the results of sin in the human heart and cursed the creation to be fallen, and humanity to live once and then face judgment, but his mercy and grace sent the savior Jesus Christ into the world, and as such, all things will one day be made new.