"De-Warted" by the "Un-thwarted"

When Mr. Johnson highlights the incredible breadth of God’s call on Abraham and Sarah he says, 

“As God said in the initial call, go forth from your country and I will bless you and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.  All? All the families? Why?  Because God’s call on Abraham and Sarah set in motion an unthwartable work of grace which culminates in the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.”  

-- I am inspired & encouraged by his use of the word “unthwartable.”  

His light invading darkness -- unthwartable.  His truth dismantling lies – unthwartable.  His strength displacing weakness – unthwartable.  His life invigorating death – unthwartable.  His wisdom redeeming foolishness – unthwartable. His security incinerating insecurity – unthwartable.  

I rejoice this morning that my crusty, cursed fallen life  can be “De-WARTED” by the “Un-TH-WART-ED” gracious sovereign activity of the creator. 

Mr. Johnson challenges me to immerse my warty heart & mind in the living Word of God.  

He exhorts me to lift scarred hands to the creator and to trust God to smooth and heal the callouses and wounds caused by the countless pot holes these wounded hands have dug.  

Mr. Johnson  pushes me to scrub houseboats this summer while quoting Psalm 23:6 – “Surely goodness and mercy will MOP UP after me all the days of my life.”