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Andrew serves aboard the Mercy Ship, but his role as Purser means his ministry is far from the operating rooms. 

The Grace to You radio broadcast for July 30, 2026.

We can calmly take our concerns to God because he is as near as our next breath. This was the reassuring message from the miracle of the bread and fish. In an event crafted to speak to the anxious heart, Jesus told his disciples to do the impossible: feed five thousand people.

You aren’t facing five thousand hungry bellies, but you are facing a deadline in two days, a loved one in need of a cure. On one hand you have a problem. On the other you have a limited quantity of wisdom, patience, or time.

Typically, you’d get anxious. You’d tell God, “You’ve given me too much to handle.” This time, instead of focusing on what you don’t have, start with Jesus. Start with his wealth, his resources, and his strength. Before you lash out in fear, look up in faith. Turn to your Heavenly Father for help.

Read more Anxious for Nothing: Finding Calm in a Chaotic World

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Just when you think little kids are pretty much all about their toys, TV, and what’s to eat, they amaze you again. Our daughter had one of those times when our grandson was puttering around the house in his jammies one early morning, and he wandered over to an East window. He stared out at the brightening early morning sky for a few moments and then he suddenly launched a question Mommy’s way, “Mommy, who painted the sky?” Before his mother could answer, our grandson answered his own question, “Jesus did.”

I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A Word With You today about “Beyond Creation to the Source.”

That little guy saw something in the beauty of creation that morning that many grownup people tragically miss: that there’s someone behind the beauty, and He is the point of it all! I mean, a two-year-old seemed to understand, in his own way, what many of us miss if we just admire the painting. The point is to know the Painter! If you consider yourself a spiritual seeker, it’s important to realize that God has, throughout your life and even now, been putting life experiences and life scenery in front of you for one reason. To get your attention, so you would give yourself to the One who does such awesome things. But so far, maybe you’ve missed Him.

In our word for today from the Word of God in Romans 1, beginning with verse 19, God says of us: “What may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities - His eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” God says here, “After all the ways I’ve displayed My greatness and My power to you, you have no excuse for not having a personal relationship with Me.” He then spells out the tragic mistake that so many of us have made without ever realizing it: “They exchanged the glory of the immortal God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator.” We’ve gotten hung up on what He made for us and missed Him.

You’ve had a number of God-sightings in your life, even if you don’t realize it or acknowledge it. You got a glimpse of His power and love in the birth of a baby, in a time your life was spared, in encountering the amazing engineering of the human body, in the majesty of the ocean that you felt, the mountains, the skies, or some scenic rush you felt. You brushed close to your Creator when you were thinking about death and that it's inevitable; when you looked at the way a follower of Jesus lived or died, or in the question or insight of a little child.

Over and over, your Creator has been trying to get your attention, trying to direct you to the one way you can have a love relationship with Him that you were made for. The Bible says, “Christ died for sins…to bring you to God” (1 Peter 3:18).

The ultimate reach of God for you was the sending of His one and only Son to love you enough to die for the sin that has been the wall between you and Him. You may say, “Well, I believe in God.” The Bible says, “Even the demons believe (in God) and shudder” (James 2:19). No, the issue isn’t believing in God - it’s belonging to God. He’s the belonging you’ve been looking for your whole life.

Here’s how it begins according to the Bible: “To all who received (Jesus)…He gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). Imagine, born into God’s family, loved and protected by Him forever. That’s the possibility God’s putting in front of you today.

Your personal love relationship with Him begins when you tell Jesus that you're putting your total trust in Him to forgive your sin and to get you to Heaven when you die. He’s the only one with the power to walk out of His grave and He can deliver eternal life to your soul.

Tell Him today, "Jesus, I’m

Many people believe that in order to make a lasting change, they must run for federal office or appeal to the president.  

The truth is, we can have the biggest impact when we start small. Every one of us has a sphere of influence. We all have a role to play in guiding our neighborhoods and communities. While federal and state legislative efforts continue to push against abortion, local county officials are banning abortion.  

Take for example Scurry County, Texas which just became the 24th county in America to ban abortion! The unanimous measure declared the county a sanctuary for the unborn and will be enforced by citizen lawsuits.  

These local measures create an environment where Planned Parenthood and others are often unwilling, or unable, to do business.