Today I went to another church, where we heard a sermon on God's guidance. The preacher talked about how God took the Israelites out of Egypt, but then took them the opposite way to what would be logical to get to the promised land. In that time, God taught the Israelites many lessons they needed later on. The preacher also talked about how the Israelites went out 'in fives', and that in Biblical number systems, five represents the concept of Grace, which tied in nicely to this week's lectures. When I got back, I found I'd lost the stylus to my phone again! This got me thinking about God's view of us. He made us for a purpose, just as the stylus was made for a purpose. Just because the stylus is lost, doesn't mean thr purpose has changed. In the same way, God loves each one of us, and wants us to find our purpose in him. No matter how far away we are from God, he still loves us. In the afternoon I wrote an update on my time here on the YWAM DTS course for my Portsmouth church news letter, and just rested a bit. It has been a fantastic week of teaching this week, and I have enjoyed the rest of my time here too. Next week's lectures will be on The Bible, so I think I'll have lots to talk about again. Have a great week.
