What Hath God Wrought?

“What hath God wrought?” How many of you are familiar with this famous historical quotation? On May 24, 1844 history was made! It was a demonstration witnessed by members of the U.S. Congress. American inventor Samuel F.B. Morse dispatched this telegraph message “What hath God wrought?” to a railroad station in Baltimore, Maryland. The same message was telegraphed back to Samuel F.B. Morse a moment later. The telegraph was among quite a number of amazing inventions. Yet, Almighty God’s festival – and holy day -- Pentecost – reveals a much more amazing spiritual corollary --the handiwork of God! In Ephesians 2:10, we read –“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works…” The spiritual firstfruits in Almighty God’s great Plan represent the handiwork of God. Do we really understand the importance of this spiritual creation? This sermon was given on the Feast of Pentecost.

John Cafourek (1945-2017) served in the ministry of Jesus Christ with his wife, Sandy, for 46 years.

John was born in South Dakota. He attended Ambassador College in Pasadena, California, from 1965 to 1969, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He received a Master’s Degree in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, in 1978. John pastored churches in Nebraska, North Dakota, Missouri, Mississippi, Washington, and Oregon.

He directed speech clubs for men, gave seminars on abuse and addictions, and traveled as an international speaker in Canada, England, New Zealand, Jamaica, Australia, and other areas. He also directed a United Church of God preteen camp for children ages 6 to 12 and served at the church’s teen camp.