The Glory of His Grace
I will not yield my glory to another. (Isaiah 42:8)
God said that. God doesn't share glory with you. He doesn't share glory with me. God created the Heavens and the earth, along with your neighborhood, and the mountains, and your little gym, and billions of galaxies, each grain of sand on every seashore, the hummingbird’s wings and the brittle bones of the hands typing this poorly constructed sentence for one purpose: for the glory of God's grace. That's it.
Why does He allow for both fitness and suffering? Why does He approve health and illness? To display the glory of His grace.
John Piper says that, "God created man in his own image. What was the point? The point of an image is to image. Images are erected in public to display the original. Point to the original. Glorify the original. God made humans in his image so that the world would be filled with reflectors of God. Images of God. Billions of statues of God. So that nobody would miss the point of creation. Nobody could miss the point of humanity...namely...God! Knowing, loving and showing God."
As we march toward PrayFit U in our efforts to use our fitness to serve the disability community, God wants every single thing we think, speak, and train for to reveal just that. Your best health will come when your body points others to Christ. That may not be your idea of an "ideal" weight. That may not mean after your best lift, run or set. It may even come on your weakest, toughest, sickest day. But the best moment your body will ever experience is when the glory of His grace is on display.
- Jimmy Peña
GRACE BUILDING
You may not recognize the Grace building, but it’s in NY. We took pictures in front of it the last time we were there. The best is when you get under grace and look up. We’re all grace buildings, I suppose.
PrayFit U: PrayFit was born in the fertile landscape of ability but uprooted by the blessing of adversity. The motto of PrayFit Ministries has always been, "We Are The Body." This education center will soon open and it’s the natural extension of that mission. Dedicated to excellence in 'higher' education with the mandate to serve those with disabilities, PrayFit U is the field's most accomplished and seasoned coalition, building the most complete array of grace-based curriculum anywhere. The store for The Student Body is being filled. Check it out.
