Great is His Faithfulness
Lamentations 3:22-24 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.”
Sometimes life dumps us in places where we feel powerless, completely abandoned. Other times, we step out into things that we feel called to … but no sooner have we left our place of comfort and safety than the dark storm clouds begin to roll in. Such was the life and ministry of one Jackie Pullinger.
After graduating from the Royal College of Music in London, she felt called to go to Hong Kong. Though she had no contacts there or any plan whatsoever, she arrived in 1966, a young, inexperienced, naive woman, age 22.
As though that wasn’t bad enough, she felt deeply called into the Kowloon Walled City, a densely populated and lawless area of Hong Kong, notorious for its crime, drug addiction and poverty – controlled as it was by the triad gangs, without any rule of law.
But Jackie persisted, believing that God had called her to love these people and to share the hope of Christ with them. God showed up through many powerful miracles. Countless lives were transformed through her ministry.
Hardened gang members, violent criminals, hopeless addicts encountered the love of Christ and experienced radical change in their lives. Many become church leaders. Jackie went on to establish rehabilitation homes, and the impact of her work continues to this day.
There were, without doubt, many dark and scary days. But this truth remained throughout:
Lamentations 3:22-24 The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him.” (ESV)
That’s God’s Word. Fresh … for you … today.
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