Passover stories: Knowing and going with God
From its start, Passover has met God’s people at the intersection of pain and gain, and urged, “Go with God. He is so worth it.” See how that has looked.
From its start, Passover has met God’s people at the intersection of pain and gain, and urged, “Go with God. He is so worth it.” See how that has looked.
Life’s like riding a roller coaster: You’re up, then down, then jerked around. If you lose hope – wait for hope. That way lies new strength and joy in God.
Where sin abounded, nothing could overcome it? Hope was lost? No! And no! Grace abounded much more! So how does that look? How can it happen here?
God saw my stifled spirit. He saw my confused soul. He’s teaching me to act on my spirit's YES even when my soul is screaming NO. For then his life can flow.
Always, God answers the heartcry, “Teach me your ways, so I may know you!” Sometimes, he uses the “God who …” phrases in his Word as he guides us to himself.
How “many-splendored” rest can be! Especially the rest the Good Shepherd gives. As our lives sing yes to his rest, he lifts our spirit, lightens our load.
You begin to see something distressing in the church. Can it, might it, be an obsession with power, eerily like the Baal worship of old? Whatever do you do?
“I am weak, but he is strong.” When we know that, ahh, then we can learn to speak and write the powerful words given to us by the Spirit of Christ within us.
Oh Lord, our Lord, you commanded this blessing to be spoken, because you want to give it. How we need it! Breathe your blessing into us in a new, deeper way.
The only way to walk free from the roles and expectations that abusive systems force upon you is to keep following Jesus as he gets the system out of you.