Genesis 6:5-9
5 The LORD saw how great man's wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil all the time. 6 The LORD was grieved that he had made man on the earth, and his heart was filled with pain. 7 So the LORD said, "I will wipe mankind, whom I have created, from the face of the earth—men and animals, and creatures that move along the ground, and birds of the air—for I am grieved that I have made them." 8 But Noah found favor in the eyes of the LORD. 9 This is the account of Noah.
Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time, and he walked with God.
I just sat next to a guy on the plane from Sydney to Brisbane who is a heart surgeon.
It was such a weird moment.
He was going to Brisbane to give 3 talks to a room full of doctors on how they should decide who and who doesn't get a heart transplant and for what reasons. A huge moral dilemma.
He said it is a minefield, "the basic premise is a 20 year old non-smoker is going to get the heart over a 60 year-old ex-smoker...but you can't really say that."
I was going to Brisbane to give 3 talks to a room full of young adults on how we all need a new heart. A huge moral dilemma.
So God ordained this moment.
I was reading a Calvin commentary on Romans
He was reading about a crooked wallstreet broker who made billions and went to jail
He lived in New York, I lived in New York
I asked what are you reading and he asked what are you reading...and the journey began.
He knew something about the physical heart and I knew something about the spiritual heart.
Our worlds collided in a moment of relativism versus truth
Heaven and Earth
Life and Death
I had nothing to prove...God is my witness. I am justified/righteous by faith and faith alone.
We connected. We smiled. We Laughed. We got serious.
I shared from my new heart that God has given me through Jesus
A seed was sown in his heart
We exchanged names.
We walked off the plane to do our jobs of talking about the heart.
Now I pray.
Thank you Jesus.
+jk
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I'll be lookin for my opp. to connect today.
i'm loving your blog.
thanks for keeping yours secure and healthy on your sleeve.
agreeing with you for his salvation. yew!
Yet they were lives going in two complete opposite directions...
Yet God still intertwined them in his own twisted, humourous way...
Great and Awesome is our God.