In the last post, I talked about how we should come to God with our prayers. And how He is a good Father! What do we do when it seems to take very, very long for the answer to come?It can depend on the situation. I think grief is only natural and necessary. But I am also thinking lately, what shall I do with my … Continue reading Hopes unmet and prayers unanswered
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give … Continue reading Ask
In Genesis 34, we have a bit of a family crisis, and that’s an understatement. Jacob’s daughter Dinah is raped. Her brothers exact brutal, disproportionate revenge for this and kill many men in the process. What must Jacob have felt about this? I don’t know exactly what, but it is likely he was grieving the pain of his daughter as well as the disappointing way … Continue reading Go back to the beginning again
Ruth 4:1-12 (NIV) Meanwhile Boaz went up to the town gate and sat down there just as the guardian-redeemer he had mentioned came along. Boaz said, “Come over here, my friend, and sit down.” So he went over and sat down. Boaz took ten of the elders of the town and said, “Sit here,” and they did so. Then he said to the guardian-redeemer, “Naomi, … Continue reading Ruth #8: Redemption
Do you feel busy and overcome by all the different demands screaming at you in different directions? Do you feel you have no time to pray or be with the Lord? Martha could relate: As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, … Continue reading Too busy to sit still?
