...But God

Psalms 139: 13-18

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Psalms 139: 13-18

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Host
Chad McBeam
Business Leader, Foster Advocate and Fighter of Human Trafficking, Chad enjoys hosting this podcast channel as a way to spread and highlight the great examples of those who live out their faith daily. He can also be seen on occasion on your TV or Film Screen or be heard narrating one of your books as his love of acting has stuck with him since his childhood.
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Aaron Marcarelli
After getting his under-graduate degree from Cal State University San Bernardino where he played college baseball and received all American honors. he was a graduate assistant baseball coach at both Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tennessee, and at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington.  He received his master’s degree in Teaching from Whitworth, with plans to someday be a head baseball coach at a university.  However, God had other plans.  Aaron started teaching English and History and coaching baseball and other sports at the high school level and found out how much he loves high school kids, and he has been doing that for the past 27 years.     Personally, heI has been married to his wife Sharon for 32 years, they have one daughter, Amanda Parrish, who has been married to Austin Parrish for 2 years. Aaron also has two grandsons Travis age 2 ½ and Aden who is 13 months and are blessed to have another on the way due in May. Aaron loves reading, golfing, and spending time with his wife and grandkids.
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Linda Cowen
Linda Cowen of San Antonio Christian School is our gracious and talented art designer for the But God, weekday morning devotional series.

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“¶For You created my innermost parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, because I am awesomely and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, And my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You When I was made in secret, And skillfully formed in the depths of the earth; Your eyes have seen my formless substance; And in Your book were written All the days that were ordained for me, When as yet there was not one of them. ¶How precious also are Your thoughts for me, God! How vast is the sum of them! Were I to count them, they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.”
Psalms 139:13-18 NASB2020
In our community group Bible study last night we read these verses. We are going through a study that is connected to the TV series called “The Chosen”. I am sure most of you have heard about or seen the series. It is a historically based TV series about the ministry of Jesus. I was reluctant to watch the series for various reasons (of which we do not need delve into) suffice to say I was a skeptical watcher of the show.
However, I prayed that the Lord would use the show to help me grow in my walk with Christ.
Well, God has already used the show to help me grow and we are only one episode in.
It’s always been difficult for me to accept that God chose me. I am so unworthy, so sinful so broken. Yet the creator of the universe chose me, even though He knows my innermost thoughts.
It is so incredibly humbling that think that I went from being an orphan destined for an eternal life of misery, to being a prince of the greatest kingdom ever, that is everlasting.
God has chosen me, God the creator of the universe has chosen you. He made you, He knows you, He has a plan for you, He wants a relationship with you. Therefore, rest in His promises, rest in His perfect, awesome, merciful saving grace.
Take comfort, that He has chosen you, that His plans are perfect for you, and that He loves you and He will never leave you or forsake you.
Lord thank you for choosing us! Thank you for your son, his death on the cross, resurrection and gift of eternal life as in your kingdom as princes and princesses. Help us to rest in your promise of being part of your chosen purpose. Open our hearts to you and allow to be vessels of your perfect pleasing love. In Jesus Name We pray Amen…
Shalom blessings and Press In and Press On.