The Creator who cast Cain’s parents from the garden before they ate again and sealed their fate also sent this son into a future long enough for reflection and repentance.
Tag: patience
Under His sovereign supervision, whatever we are waiting through readies us for the rest.
The Israelites wound up at the Red Sea on purpose. They hadn’t missed God. They weren’t stranded outside of His will.
In seasons of crisis, we can choose to listen to proven voices. Scripture is the most proven voice of all. We go with the Word instead of our feelings. We follow God instead of our gut. And God promises, the very best is still around the bend.
Ordination season is upon us. Every year at District Council, pastors gather and pray over new candidates as their call is publicly affirmed. For me personally, it’s an annual opportunity to re-up, to affirm my commitment to answer the call in every way possible.
We are reminded in the long shadows of this strange advent that God’s timing is markedly different than our timing.
The blind man had to stick around for a second touch. We might also.
“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you: therefore He will rise up to show you compassion.” (Isiah 30:19 NIV) One of my all-time favorite movies is Father of the Bride. If I’ve seen it once, I’ve probably seen it thirty times. The movie…