You cannot thwart the will of God. It would be like a child kicking a tank with his tennis shoes on. God’s will will stand!Pharoah thought that he would wipe out God’s people. So, he ordered all the Hebrew boys to be killed as soon as they were born. But one of them survives and […]
Do not judge whether a happening is good or bad too quickly. What we consider “bad” could actually be good. God often uses apparent evil to do actual good. “You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” Genesis […]
There was a little girl who loved her fake pearl necklace. It made her look like her mom. But one day her dad demanded her fake necklace. She said, “no!” But he kept on insisting and after a while, with tears running down her eyes, she said, “yes,” and gave him the necklace. Only then […]
Certain acts get at the heart of God more than other. God has a soft spot for those who will take the place of another.Judah, out of all his brothers, is blessed most. He didn’t necessarily see this blessing in his lifetime, but his tribe is the one Jesus came out of… This is honor […]
God will make sure our lives will have a happy ending (after life) not in spite of tragedies but because of them! Jacob’s life was full of tragedies. He was conned by his own uncle. His wives fought constantly. He lost his wife giving birth. Then, he loses his favorite son in Joseph. And then he […]
There are situations when we think, “How can anything good come out of this?” That is because we cannot see the future. Although we do not know and may never know why somethings happen in our lives until we go to heaven, we can see glimpses of what God might be doing from the Bible. Jacob […]
You are not just laying bricks. You are building a cathedral! You may have the most mundane job. Perhaps stacking boxes at a grocery store. Working the register at a discount store. Making fried chicken all day at a fast-food restaurant. Changing adult diapers at a nursing home. We die a little death as we do […]
It is a fearful thing to follow God. In Him, our dreams die…– Abraham dreamt of having descendants as the stars of the sky, but God demanded his only son. – Isaac dreamt of an easier life with his new wife Rebekah, but she couldn’t have children either.- Jacob dreamt of a happy life with a […]
You can suffer without maturing, but you cannot mature without suffering. I believe God brings suffering to our lives in order to mature us. But suffering does not mature everyone. Some people will grow bitter and walk away from the Lord. However, those who remain in God, the suffering makes them more tender, compassionate, and humble. We […]
I understood “God is with you” very differently than what it is. I thought that meant that everything you do will turn out to be successful, you will never fail, you will never suffer, and everything will go your way. But looking at Jacob’s life, it was anything but! God promises Jacob: “Behold, I am with […]