The twists, bends and uncertainties of life, constantly keep us reaching out for Christ, and clinging to Him more then ever. They keep us dependant upon Him. He disturbs our soft worldly smooth pattern of life, moves us out of ruts that we get in. Because of His great mercy and grace, He is constantly molding, breaking and when necessary, crushing our hearts of stone, to save us from ourselves. But He does not do this just to keep us in line, or under His authority like a taskmaster, but because He has loved us with a love that is undeniably and unfathomably so great and pure and strong, we will spend a lifetime trying to understand it, and never come close to fully understanding it. But the one and most important purpose for making and conforming us to the image of Christ, is for the ultimate glory of God, who alone is worthy of all the praise a worship we can give, from our hearts, and with our very lives.

Mike