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Prison Promises

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Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character; and character hope. Romans 5:3-4
Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance, perseverance, character; and character hope. Romans 5:3-4

Yesterday, I read the account of Joseph in prison, found in Genesis 41 and 42 and although I’ve read it many times previously, his story really spoke to me. Joseph had done absolutely nothing to wind up in prison. Yet, there he sat. He had been a faithful servant to Potiphar and had remained faithful to God. He actually got thrown into prison for doing the right thing.

I always have a hard time accepting that life sometimes turns out like that.

While he was in prison, the Bible says the “Lord was with him and showed him kindness.” God didn’t spring him, but He was with him.

That must have been hard to take at times. He went from being the favorite son, to being sold into slavery, to prison. I have to wonder if Joseph ever felt like God abandoned him. God did grant him favor in the eyes of the prison warden, which I’m sure was huge. I can’t imagine an Egyptian prison being much of a picnic. But, as great a gift as the favor was, I wonder if Joseph could see it at the time. Sure, he could see it later, but could he see it while he was living it?

How many times have we found ourselves in some dark prison like place? Things like sickness, divorce, job loss, depression, and addiction, are all examples of prisons with invisible bars. Sometimes we wonder if our lives will ever change or if God even cares.

For Joseph, he thought he saw his deliverance, when the Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker joined him in prison. They had displeased Pharaoh in some way. They both had dreams and Joseph interpreted them, being very careful to give the glory to God, even then. He asked them to please remember him when they got out. They promised and promptly forgot.

Joseph waited for two more long years. The Bible doesn’t tell us whether or not he felt desperate or had lost hope. I doubt he felt very loved or content where he was.

But, then Pharaoh had a dream that no one could interpret and the cupbearer finally remembered Joseph and just like that, he was summoned. He shaved and got cleaned up and told Pharaoh that he could not interpret the dreams, but God could. He then told him what they meant. Again, after all he had been through, he gave all of the glory to God.

Pharaoh was so impressed that he put Joseph in charge of all of Egypt, second only to Pharaoh, himself

Now, if you were just tuning into this story, you might think what a lucky duck, that some Hebrew prisoner was, who went from rags to riches overnight. Sometimes life seems like that.

But, we know the entire story. Joseph suffered for a long time, while God was at work.

I’m sure he must have felt abandoned, frustrated and forgotten at times and then he got his hopes up that he would be free and they were dashed. But, God was with him and He was at work, lining up all kinds of future events, like seven years of prosperity and famine for Egypt and the eventual salvation of the fledgling Hebrew nation.

God was with Joseph and He was at work. He is with us too, when we are in our prisons. He hears our prayers. He’s listening. We just have to draw close to Him and know that like Joseph’s story, He’s at work in your story and mine.

Sometimes I need reminding. Perhaps you do too.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

The Pitfalls of Familiarity

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We shouldn't allow familiarity to make us forget that Jesus is miraculous.
We shouldn’t allow familiarity to make us forget that everything about Jesus is miraculous.

Yesterday, our pastor talked about the passage in Luke where Jesus started his ministry. Luke’s Gospel, has Jesus getting baptized and then going straight out to the desert for forty days to be tempted by Satan. Right after that, he began preaching.

He began preaching in Galilee and was well received, but when he went to preach in Nazareth, the place where he grew up, they didn’t believe in him. They ran him out of town.

My pastor pointed out that the people of Nazareth had watched him grow up. Most of them had probably known him his entire life. He was a carpenter’s son and therefore a carpenter. How could he ever be the one to save them and set them all free? He was too familiar to be great.

Then he asked if Christians suffer from the same problem today. Do we?

Are we content with our felt board stories from Sunday school class, years ago? We know he fed the multitudes. Do we believe that he can feed us? We know he healed the sick? Do we believe that he can heal us? We know that he sought out Zacchaeus, who was seeking him. Do we believe that he seeks to know us? We know that he forgave the adulterous woman. Do we believe that he can forgive us?

Familiarity can be good and bad. Whenever we start something new, a new job, a new relationship, a new church, a new plan, it’s exciting. We can’t get enough or say enough great things about it. But, time goes by and we get comfortable and all of the newness wears off. We can begin to take people for granted. We can stop spending time in close relationship with the ones we hold dear.

We can forget about all of the qualities that had us so excited in the beginning. And where our faith walk is concerned, it’s easy to find ourselves attending Sunday worship service and checking it off of our to-do list. Jesus becomes familiar and not miraculously Divine.

We know that when we die, we will go to Heaven to be with him, but we don’t involve him in our everyday walk. We know those felt board Bible stories, but we don’t dive into the Bible and read them for ourselves. We don’t fully appreciate the miraculous that was, is and will be, Jesus.

Thankfully, we have the power to change. If we want to know him, we have to spend time with him. In John, where we find two of the first disciples, they asked Jesus where he was staying. He told them to come and see. They spent the day with him and they went from calling him a teacher to the Messiah. True belief, requires true relationship.

Secondly, we have to read the Bible. If we want to be amazed all over again, like when we were kids, we need to read the Gospels. They have something new to teach us every time we read them.

Familiarity doesn’t have to be a bad thing. It can describe a relationship that is not only comfortable, but faithful and strong, and full of wonder.

The choice is ours. What will you choose?

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

 

Seeking and Finding

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God showed me His face in three straight lines.
God showed me His face in three straight lines.

It’s been a long, short week this week. While the kids have only had to go to school four days because of the holiday on Monday, it has seemed particularly long. Both of my teens have been fighting off the crud and have been super reluctant to get up in the mornings.

I have had several routine doctor and dentist visits and my very favorite doctor on the planet is retiring. One of our dogs had surgery this week and the other one decided she wanted to start barking at midnight for no apparent reason, which had me getting out of bed and wrangling her before she woke the entire house.

These are not serious problems. But, they were my problems at the moment, and I was exhausted.

When I got up at 5:00 yesterday morning, I was dragging, to say the least. I found my tired and weary self praying the prayer I often pray when I’m worn out.

“Dear God, please show me your face today and let me have enough sense to see it.”

You see, I find that when I’m the weariest is when I’m the most vulnerable to enemy attack. I miss the blessings and focus on the negative. My patience tends to be less and I’m more prone to say things that I don’t mean. Maybe you have that weakness too?

After breakfast and two cups of coffee, I headed out the door and prayed the prayer again.

I was subbing for a teacher who teaches the gifted, which is usually a treat because they often do cool and interesting stuff. Yesterday was no different. The first two classes were given ten minutes to make their own picture out of three straight lines. I couldn’t wait to see what they came up with

There were a lot of abstracts, which is probably the best I could have done. There were some stick figures. There again, right up my alley. But, there were also some cool pictures of babies and birds. But, in the second group, at the last table, there was a boy who took those three lines and drew Jesus carrying his cross up the hill and then Jesus on the cross.

It took my breath away as I fought to keep my composure. He took three lines and he saw Jesus. He saw grace and my desperate morning prayer was answered. I saw the face of God.

I find that whenever I sincerely ask God for reassurance, that He’s there and listening, He always comes through. It may not be in the form I would choose, like a winning lottery ticket, but when I honestly seek Him with an open heart, He always shows Himself in a significant way that I can’t miss.

The Bible tells us, “So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ” Luke 11:9

That was Jesus talking.

Wherever I am and whatever I am facing, asking God to show me His face, is my go to prayer. He never disappoints. Maybe you should try it.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

 

The Choice to Forgive

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Forgiving others, frees us.
Forgiving others, frees us.

Yesterday, I was reading the part in Genesis, where Jacob was going back home to his father’s land. He had run away twenty years before after stealing his father’s blessing from his brother Esau. He had also swindled his brother out of his birthright. Esau was planning on killing him when their mother intervened and sent Jacob back to her family to stay while Esau cooled off.

Twenty long years went by and Jacob married two sisters, had a slew of kids and had become quite wealthy. He had decided to return home because he was tired of being mistreated by his father-in-law, who he also swindled on a regular basis.

Now, Jacob was prepared for Esau to still be angry with him. He had goats, camels, bulls and donkeys, all ready to hand over as a peace offering and he was ready to grovel if necessary.

But, Esau was no longer angry with his brother. God had been at work and He had blessed Esau. In the twenty years of Jacob’s absence, Esau had somehow found forgiveness for him. Esau hugged Jacob and kissed him and wept, when he saw him.

When Jacob realized Esau had forgiven him, he said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.” Genesis 33:10b

That statement really struck me. Showing forgiveness to others who have hurt us in some way, is like being the face of God to them. There’s a lot of truth there. Forgiveness can be excruciatingly difficult at times, but when we forgive, we are showing the face of the God, who forgives us for our wrongdoings.

Perhaps the most difficult aspect of forgiving others, comes when they didn’t ask for forgiveness, are not sorry for their transgressions, and in our human minds, don’t deserve it.

Yet, we are called to forgive anyway. Anger and grudges are soul killers. When we forgive others, we are freeing our own hearts and souls. God can and will, deal with the unrepentant. That’s not for us. It’s an obedience and trust issue. Are we obedient enough to forgive others and trust that God will handle it?

That can be a tall order. Humanity tends to want justice and we want it now, as long as it’s for others.

Jesus said, “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” Mark 11:25

Those are red letter words.

Who knows how long it took Esau to forgive Jacob? But, when he did, he was free to live his life and be blessed. The problem became Jacob’s problem, no longer Esau’s.

Jacob and Esau remind me that forgiveness is a choice. It’s a choice to obey and a choice to trust that God loves us and He has a plan. We are called to work on our own hearts and our own walk with God and trust that He will take care of the rest.

I need reminding sometimes. Maybe you do too.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Cone Wisdom

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Though cumbersome and frustrating, the cone keeps him safe.
Though cumbersome and frustrating, the cone keeps him safe.

Our dog, Sandy, had surgery a couple of days ago. He had a couple of hopefully, benign tumors removed. He has stitches and so our veterinarian sent him home with a surgical collar, otherwise known as the dreaded cone.

He’s downright pitiful in it. It’s bulky. He runs into the walls and has a hard time taking the stairs. He’s depressed and I think he’s even embarrassed. I suspect, though I can’t prove it, that our other dog makes fun of him when we’re not looking.

It’s almost painful to watch how awkward he is walking around in it.

But, he can eat with it on, and he can drink water, and he has no trouble begging from the table with it on. He can even run around outside and do his business.

And here’s the most important thing about the dreaded cone: It keeps him safe while he heals. He had surgery a few years back and the young veterinarian in charge for the day, decided he didn’t need a cone. It was a Friday. Sandy promptly ripped out his stitches over the weekend. We had to take him back and have them redone and the more experienced veterinarian, sent him home with a cone.

If Sandy is allowed to chew on his stitches, which is his tendency, he will injure himself. He can cause an infection. He will take longer to heal. So, those of us who love him and know what’s best for him, have put that cone around his head to protect him.

Keep in mind, from his standpoint, he wants it gone. He’s uncomfortable and frustrated. I know that it’s only for a week or so, but as far as he’s concerned, it’s his new normal and he doesn’t like it. Of course, he was perfectly happy with the tumors staying where they were too. They weren’t bothering him. Why should they go?

The veterinarian felt like the tumors could be dangerous down the road, so he removed them.

As I’ve watched my sweet dog stumble around, kind of dazed and confused, I have really wished I could explain it all to him. I’d like to tell him how much I love him and that I’m just trying to keep him as healthy as possible.

When I think about it, I feel like God often reacts to us, his children, in the same way.

There are times when He removes things from our lives, things that can cause us harm, but that we don’t necessarily see as harmful. Then, He sometimes puts up road blocks in our paths to keep us from trying to fix things ourselves, like Sandy gnawing on his stitches.

We sometimes find ourselves stuck in one place. We can’t go forward and we can’t go backward, but instead of giving into stress and frustration, perhaps we should acknowledge that just maybe, we have been brought to a place of healing and when we are rested and healed, God will unblock the path.

Sandy’s cone reminds me that healing takes some time. It also reminds me that we often don’t know what’s best for us, but just like I can trust my vet for Sandy’s care, we can trust God for ours.

Perhaps today, you needed reminding too.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

The Servants Know

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The servant-hearted know what Jesus can do.
The servant-hearted know what Jesus can do.

On Sunday, my pastor preached on the wedding at Cana, found in chapter two, in the Gospel of John. I love that story. It was Jesus’ very first miracle in John.

I have heard sermons focused on many different aspects of it. I’ve seen it pointed out that Mary told the servants to, “Do whatever he tells you;” and that when we do the same, miracles often follow.

I have previously blogged about, how the story shows the close relationship that Jesus had with his mother. He wasn’t ready to start his ministry and all of the miracles, yet when she asked, he complied.

My pastor pointed out that the only person given a name in the passage is Jesus. Mary is simply called, Jesus’ mother. The disciples aren’t named, just referred to as disciples and we have no idea who the bride and groom were. He surmised that the reason was the focus was supposed to be entirely on Jesus and the mission that he was beginning.

I find truth in all of those ideas. I could probably write pages about all of them. It’s such a deep and rich story.

But, this time when I read it, verses eight and nine spoke directly to my heart. “Then he told them, ‘Now draw some out and take it to the master of the banquet.’ They did so, and the master of the banquet tasted the water that had been turned into wine. He did not realize where it had come from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew.” John 2:8-9a

The servants knew. The servants were nameless faceless employees at this wedding. They weren’t family or even invited guests. They were simply doing their job. The banquet was about to run out of wine which would have been a big embarrassing deal. Jesus told them to fill up the ceremonial pots, which would have been used for cleaning their hands before eating, with water.

I wonder if they thought he was  crazy. How could filling these pots with water, possibly help in their wine shortage predicament? But, the servants did just as Jesus told them and they got to witness history in the making. I find it significant that Jesus didn’t do something big and splashy for all of the guests.

The only people who witnessed it were the servants and the disciples. The only people who were allowed to assist in the miracle were the servants. The story ends with, “his disciples put their faith in him.”

But, I feel sure they weren’t the only ones. The servants’ lives had to have been changed forever as well. What was their conversation like? What did they go home and tell their families?

Of course, the story reminds us that the servant-hearted are always the closest people to Jesus. Those who are willing to unselfishly serve and obey often get to witness Jesus at work. The people in the background who are hard at work serving, have some of the best stories to share because they know what it’s like to walk with him.

We may not know their names, but God does and that’s really all that matters.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

MLK Day Reflections

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. " Dr. Martin Luther King
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ” Dr. Martin Luther King

Today, our country is observing Dr. Martin Luther Kink Jr.’s birthday and all of his accomplishments for civil rights. The first time the day was celebrated in Georgia was in 1986. I was sixteen and simply grateful for the day off from school. I never really gave much thought to the reason why.

To be completely honest, I never gave the Civil Rights Movement too terribly much thought period. “Whites Only,” signs and Desegregation were things of the past when I was growing up and like most kids, I didn’t find history particularly interesting.

Every now and then, a movie would come out that would do a good job at depicting how life was for African-Americans before desegregation and it was so deplorable, it almost impossible for me to comprehend.

Last week I was subbing in a fifth grade class and the teacher read the students a book about Dr. King. Children’s authors rarely get enough credit. It’s truly amazing how they can tackle very intricate concepts using easy to understand words, pictures, and very few pages. It was called, “Martin’s Big Words,” and was written by Doreen Rappaport.

Although I knew Dr. King’s story, there were a few things that jumped out at me this time. First of all, when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, in December of 1955, and was arrested, the African-Americans who supported her, refused to ride the buses until laws were changed. For 381 days, they walked. They walked to church. They walked to work. They walked to school. They walked in blistering heat, rain and snow. They refused to ride the buses on principle. They prayed. They sang. They refused to participate in violence, although they were sometimes treated violently. They believed, with King’s guidance, that God was on their side.

How awe-inspiring is that? Can you imagine all of that walking? Can you imagine being that committed to something today? Can you imagine all of those protests remaining peaceful in this day and time? They remained faithful in their belief and God used their plight to change the hearts and lives of Americans all over the country. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made the, “Whites Only,” signs come down.

The other point that spoke to me, was that Dr. King kept at his peaceful protests for ten years before he saw the legal changes he was seeking. That’s a long time; yet he remained faithful to his beliefs. Through it all, he prayed. He stated that if he were killed that the movement would go on, because the plan was God’s plan, not his.

Man’s way is often about instant gratification, violent and quick, like what we often see going on in American streets today. But, Dr. King reminds us of God’s way. God’s way takes prayer, obedience, trust and patience, something I think we can all agree, is in a large part missing from American life.

I think today is a great day to take some time in prayer and thank God for the faith lessons of Dr. King and other people like him. It’s also a good time to pray that our country will turn back to God and His plans for us.

Every time we choose a peaceful resolution over violence, Dr. King’s dream lives on.

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Why Do You Do What You Do?

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It's a good question to ask ourselves.
It’s a good question to ask ourselves.

Last week I read a blog post by Pastor Darian Duckworth. She writes a weekly blog that my church mama from my last church, introduced me to. Isn’t it funny how she sent me one article that she thought I would enjoy and I ended up subscribing because it spoke to me so deeply?

You just never know when you toss that pebble in, how far out the ripples will go. Last week, her post was titled, “Why I Do What I Do.” She ended it by asking the question, “Why do you do what you do?” I’ve included a link here if you would like to read it.  http://www.darianduckworth.com/musings

I thought about her post all week and asked myself that question. I suppose I’ve always wanted to write. As a kid, I had dreams of moving to California and being a famous author. Then I went to college and found that everybody wanted to be a writer. I put that dream on the back burner and moved on to other more realistic pursuits.

Every now and then, I would be so inspired that I would write something down and file it away somewhere, but I rarely gave writing much thought. Many years passed. My faith grew and I thought I might like to start a blog. I prayed about it for a while and the day I wanted to start, my computer crashed; I mean black screen, crashed.

“Okay, God.” I said. “I get it. Not now.”

More time passed and I felt lead to lead a Bible study of some kind, for Lent. I pitched doing an online study to the ladies in my Sunday school class and my mom. It was a closed group. Only the people who were on the list, could read it. We covered the book of Acts.

I learned so much from the study, from reading, writing, and from the ladies who participated. I learned that many times when I sat at the keyboard, the words that I typed, didn’t come from my brain. They were Holy Spirit inspired. It was a truly awe-inspiring and life changing experience for me.

When the study was finished, I was hooked. I read a few books about blogging and Graceful Gaines was born. My premise was a Vacation Bible School principle. “Watch for God in the world around you and share it with others.”

My hope and prayer each day as I write, is that someone who reads my words will be inspired to do the same. God shows me grace regularly as I attempt to share the light of Christ. Sometimes it’s a nudge to take a picture or to get outside and take a walk. Sometimes, I find myself  sitting at the keyboard with a blank mind, after a particularly stressful day and I can think of nothing to share; the words I write on those days tend to inspire the most people and I get the most comments and shares. Again, they aren’t coming from me, alone.

Writing for me, is a constant reminder that. “For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13

I write to grow closer to Jesus and I pray that by doing so, I can help others draw closer too.

To answer Pastor Darian’s question, that’s why I do what I do.

Now, I’ll ask you; “Why do you do what you do?”

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

Loving Thy Neighbor

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Where will you see God today?
Where will you see God today?

I love to share stories that show everyday people following Jesus’ example of the Good Samaritan. Jesus was an excellent storyteller and he went out of his way to share truth in a way that his audience could understand. It was very effective. Even people who have never set foot in church, can often recount the story of the Good Samaritan.

Sometimes, if we keep our eyes open, we can see people acting as Good Samaritans. I just read a couple of stories that were too good not to share.

Last week in Mt. Pleasant, Tennessee, a 79-year-old, disabled man called 911 because he hadn’t eaten in two days. I can’t imagine his desperation. He relied solely on social security and his caregiver had stolen his debit card. I don’t know what the dispatcher told him, but a little while later, he had  knock on his door.

Several police officers walked in with a month’s worth of groceries for him. They bought them with their own money and were so moved by the man’s situation, that they have now started a food pantry at their police department to help in other situations like this.

The woman who stole the card has been arrested. She meant nothing, but harm, but God used it for good. Not only did the man not starve, he got plenty of groceries and a system has been set up to help other people in the area.

Isn’t it awesome to see God at work?

The second story took place in New York. A twenty-three-year-old paralegal, named Joey Resto, was riding on a subway, when he saw a homeless man with no shirt on, literally freezing. He took off his own shirt and hat and walked over to the man, who said nothing, but just held his arms up. Resto gave him the shirt off of his back as well as his hat, and then got off at his stop.

Another passenger, who was watching the entire scene unfold, recorded it all.

We live in a world where people record every single negative thing you can think of, from fights, to street violence, to cops doing something wrong. I wonder what made this New Yorker video someone doing something beautiful.

He told the New York Daily News, “The guy did a good thing, so I wanted to record it. I would tell him, ‘God bless him. That was thoughtful.'”

Oh, yeah, there’s God again. That’s why.

The video has been shared a whopping thirteen million times on Facebook. Apparently, we’re all searching for more goodness in the world, or maybe I should say Godness.

Here’s my takeaway: God is alive and well and working. He works through us, when we let Him. We all have the capability of being the Good Samaritan. When we look for God, we will find Him and when we see Him, we should share it. It’s just one more way of shining the light of Christ.

Where will you see Him today?

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂

 

The Power of the Faithful

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"This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all." 1 John 1:5
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.” 1 John 1:5

I have been following along with an online Bible study of Genesis. Yesterday, I read the account of the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. We could talk all day long about the sins of those two cities or how wicked God considered the inhabitants to be. We could debate the belief that many people consider some our own modern day cities just as wicked as those two.

But, that’s not what spoke to my heart when I read those chapters. What spoke to me was the fact that Abraham who was a righteous man, petitioned God to spare the righteous people of Sodom and Gomorrah. He asked God if He would sweep away the righteous with the wicked. He asked God if He would spare the city if there were fifty righteous people living there.

The Lord said, “If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake.” Genesis 18:26

Abraham then asked, if would God spare it if their were only forty-five, then forty, then thirty, then ten. Each time, God told Abraham that He would spare the city if He could find righteous people there. In the end, God only found Lot to be righteous and so he spared his family by removing them before destroying the city.

I am reminded of Noah, back in chapter six. The entire world was evil and God was going to destroy everything in it. “But Noah found favor with God.” Genesis 6:8

“Noah was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time and he walked with God.” Genesis 6:9

God was finished with the entire human race and was ready to wash His hands of it, but Noah’s righteousness and his relationship with God, caused God to spare him and his family along with all of the animals.

We live in a dark world at the moment. We could focus on the corruption in our leaders, wars and rumors of wars, terrorism, human trafficking, violence and crime rates. We could debate whether or not we are living in end times. We can even ask ourselves what’s the point of trying to live righteously when so many people around us seem to have turned away from God.

But, then we read the Bible and we find hope. From the very first book, God was looking after the people who walked with Him. We see it with Noah. Then we see it with Abraham where he was able to actually intervene for the righteous people in Sodom and Gomorrah.

Noah and Abraham remind us that God is watching over us and that our faith and actions do matter to Him. Every single person of faith can make a difference for someone and we can intervene for each other through prayer.

Yes, the times may be dark, but we are the children of light, and we worship a God who is light; so let’s be vigilant about letting our light shine. Who knows what may be riding on it?

Have an awesome day!

Wendy 🙂