On Craving the Eternal and the Fire to Satisfy

There is no craving in the human heart more persistent or more passionate than the craving to lay a firm hand upon something eternal. And only the preacher whose eyes are lit by the inner fires of profound conviction can hope to lead those groping pilgrims to their shining goal. – F. W. Boreham in The Ivory Spires.

Boreham was a pastor who studied at the famed Spurgeon's preachers college. In fact, reportedly, the last fellow the Prince of Preachers recruited before his death three days later. Boreham was a brilliant young fellow devouring books as a child and developed a passion for learning. He answered the Gospel call to go to far away Australia to become a minister, despite discouragement from some storied missionaries; Borham had suffered a severe debilitating injury, and some thought it too much for the work. Rather, he labored for thirty years in three different works down under. From my brief reading of his story, he never fully appreciated the impact of his pastoral work. What he gave the world was brilliant literature; his writing is profound.

Can you imagine having such a passion for your work that it fires your soul? I love my work, some might say it is a vocation, but I was born to teach and preach and I am training to put that to the test. While I am pretty good at my job, it pays the bills and puts food on the table. What are you passionate about? Over the next few posts I will share some more Boreham quotes and will try to share some encouragement with it. I am Sherrell God's blessing

My Father's late Faith

Life with my father as a young man was not a pleasure filled experience. The fact was that my father was a drunk; there were many times that he took his drunkeness out on our small family in physical and mental ways. I do not want to dwell on these things as the Scripture exhorts us to dwell on things true, honest, pure...Phil Chapter 4.

The fact is my daddy was an abusive and cursing, angry man; but that all changed. Just a few brief months before he passed away with heart failure, my father was miraculously saved. Our Pastor shared Christ with him as I had heard our previous pastor do. I watched as this cursing, angry drunk would pray with tears and cries of great grief in pentitence over his sinfulness. I witnessed him give up cigarettes and alcohol instanteously. I saw the power of the Holy Spirit change him.

If you have lost hope for a loved one, dont give up praying! God can break through the toughest people's hearts and bring abundant life! Now, that is the Dunomos (power) of the Gospel! With Blessings. Sherrell

Fellowship with His Sufferings

We were created fearfully and wonderfully to glorify our Heavenly Father. When I consider the depths of my soul it is unfathomable to have self-awareness and a thirst for the divine. It is the fleeting satisfaction that searches for God, that creates a desire to satisfy the hunger, yet such is unfilled outside of fellowship with the Divine. As C.S. Lewis declared "God whispers to us in our bliss but screams at us in our pain." Yet, we must always try God until he brings us to our knees seeking for reasons in trying circumstances.

Is that you now? Is God screaming at you? Press into Christ. Spend hours in Scripture, search these, for they testify of Him. Only when we drink in the Divine through His precious Word, we are closer to Him. As Paul says, "That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death" Phil 3:10. Only when we are enjoined with him in his sufferings are we made more comformable to him; dying to ourselves. With affection. Sherrell