Dear Family

It is always so comforting to me to know that we are not alone in this crazy, mixed up world of ours. Not only are we not alone but, as believers, we are active participators with the God of restoration in the lives of broken humanity. In every way we are commissioned to work with Him to be a part of His plan – the restoration of sonship.

I am so proud of our own Luella Campbell who explores this concept of sonship so in-credibly well in her recently published book, “Learning to be a son” – a must read for everyone. “For God so loved the world…” makes so much more sense when we understand the concept of sonship and begin to relate to God on that basis. Personally I see it all as God’s plan to restore. Eden was perfect. It became what we have due to man’s decision not to relate in submis-sion to the Father. Jesus, the perfect Son of God, enabled us back to the Father, back to Eden. And now through Him, restoration!

The prophet Amos looked forward to the day that David’s “fallen tent” would be restored. It must be noted that he speaks of the “fallen tent”, ex-pressing the low condition to which the family of David and the kingdom had fallen. If you think mankind is bad now, Israel was devastated then. But the prophet Amos speaks of a bet-ter time: Amos 9:11–12 “In that day I will restore David’s fallen tent. I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be, so that they may possess the remnant of Edom and all the nations that bear my name,” declares the LORD, who will do these things.” What a joy to be in that dispensation now! After the cross we have the phenomenal privilege of being a part of that restoration based upon the completed work of Calvary. He has brought “many sons to glory” and continues to do so every second of every day. And He uses us. Wow!

With all of the confusion and chaos around us, from our very parliament filled with Gucci clad, rolex wearing, blue light brigade luxury car driving “servants of the people” to our pot-holed roads and litter strewn pave-ments with street lights that work ac-cording to Eskom’s load shedding schedule known to no-one, we still have hope. Hope because we serve One much greater than the trivials of our day to day experience. Hope be-cause we bear the good news that God is in the process of drawing hearts to Himself. And where He is, there is restoration.

Paul