How fickle we humans are, how quick to doubt when it seems that the Lord is slow to act or has delayed in fulfilling his promises. I was reminded of this as I was reading in Exodus recently. When Moses was sent back from Midian to Egypt and he and Aaron first told the Israelites…
Category: Scripture
As Is Your Way
My daily Bible reading rotation has had me in Psalm 119 for the last few days. The whole chapter, every single one of the 176 verses, is good sustaining food for thought, and I’ve returned to it often over the last 8 years in particular. There’s always deeper depths to plumb in all of God’s…
White as Snow
I’m not much of a fan of snow, ice, cold, or really any part of winter in northeast Ohio. I don’t like driving in snow (an increased commute to work has increased that distaste), I don’t like being cold, I don’t like heating bills, and I don’t like freezing air that hurts my face every…
Invited
We’ve been house hunting recently, and with that of course comes the repeated evaluation of every feature of house after house, and a ranking (and shuffling, and reshuffling) of priorities: Is it an acceptable distance from work or church, is it in good repair, does a larger lot offset less living space, how far is…
Approve What Is Excellent
Philippians 1:8-11: “For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of…
Miriam
One of the individuals from the Bible to which I’ve mentally returned repeatedly over the course of the last several months is Miriam. Compared with her brothers – Moses the renowned prophet and servant of the Lord who led the Israelites out of Egypt, and Aaron the original high priest who served as Moses’ spokesman…
Constancy
I originally titled this post “2020: A Year in Review”, but quickly thought better of it. It’s been quite a year, to be sure, but I’m pretty sure I would just delete anything that came my way with such a title; it’s a year that I’d rather not relive in its entirety, and even all…
Give Thanks
Thanksgiving. However far from “normal” your Thanksgiving celebration looks and feels this year, the constant is the extra emphasis on gratitude. It’s a social convention I personally find overblown, but it serves the purpose of reminding us to be thankful at least once a year, and that’s worth mentioning anyway. As we anticipate and prepare…
The Lord is Good
“For the Lord is good; His steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.” (Ps 100:5) This verse has come to mind countless times over the last few weeks, especially the first part. “The Lord is good.” We can always use that reminder, but it seems to be especially timely for a prolonged…
When God is Silent
What do you do when it seems as though the Lord is silent? When you’ve prayed and prayed, pouring your heart out to God, and there is no answer? Do you question whether He is really there, and truly hears? I know I have before. Our mid-week Bible study has been studying the life of…