“Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”
7The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”(3:7-10)EXODUS 1-3
MATTHEW 15:21-39
32Jesus called his disciples to him and said, “I have compassion for these people; they have already been with me three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away hungry, or they may collapse on the way.”
JOURNAL
God is aware of our suffering...this could not be more clear than in these verses. While he does make provisions to end it, he also allows it. This is often hard to accept, especially when I am right in the midst of difficulty. However I truly can take comfort in knowing that God gets it, allows it and will ultimately end it.
It is therefore imperative that I have habits that keep me in a place of seeking God and his direction. For when times get tough...when things are falling apart and all seems lost, will I be able to keep my head and keep seeking God? This is the challenge that every believer faces and from scripture it becomes very clear that in order to make it through the gauntlet of life...in ways that truly glorify God, I must have a consistency and a discipline in following and seeking no matter the circumstance.
One of the lesson's from Joseph and his time in Egypt is that his principles never really seemed to waver. He stayed obedient no matter if he was in prison or the second in command of all of Egypt. He remained disciplined, faithful, hopeful, loving and humble. So that when the opportunity came...he performed and God was glorified. I'm sure there were moments, especially after being falsely accused and then forgotten about where his faith and resilience were tested. Yet he never stopped believing, never stopped obeying and ultimately God rescued and redeemed him.
It's also comforting to know that God knows me and all my faults and strengths. I don't have to pretend or fake it. So that when those moments come where I just don't feel I have it in me to obey or perform or remain faithful...I can truly fall into his love and trust that he will carry me through.
God is aware of our suffering...this could not be more clear than in these verses. While he does make provisions to end it, he also allows it. This is often hard to accept, especially when I am right in the midst of difficulty. However I truly can take comfort in knowing that God gets it, allows it and will ultimately end it.
It is therefore imperative that I have habits that keep me in a place of seeking God and his direction. For when times get tough...when things are falling apart and all seems lost, will I be able to keep my head and keep seeking God? This is the challenge that every believer faces and from scripture it becomes very clear that in order to make it through the gauntlet of life...in ways that truly glorify God, I must have a consistency and a discipline in following and seeking no matter the circumstance.
One of the lesson's from Joseph and his time in Egypt is that his principles never really seemed to waver. He stayed obedient no matter if he was in prison or the second in command of all of Egypt. He remained disciplined, faithful, hopeful, loving and humble. So that when the opportunity came...he performed and God was glorified. I'm sure there were moments, especially after being falsely accused and then forgotten about where his faith and resilience were tested. Yet he never stopped believing, never stopped obeying and ultimately God rescued and redeemed him.
It's also comforting to know that God knows me and all my faults and strengths. I don't have to pretend or fake it. So that when those moments come where I just don't feel I have it in me to obey or perform or remain faithful...I can truly fall into his love and trust that he will carry me through.
It is therefore imperative that I have habits that keep me in a place of seeking God and his direction. For when times get tough...when things are falling apart and all seems lost, will I be able to keep my head and keep seeking God? This is the challenge that every believer faces and from scripture it becomes very clear that in order to make it through the gauntlet of life...in ways that truly glorify God, I must have a consistency and a discipline in following and seeking no matter the circumstance.
One of the lesson's from Joseph and his time in Egypt is that his principles never really seemed to waver. He stayed obedient no matter if he was in prison or the second in command of all of Egypt. He remained disciplined, faithful, hopeful, loving and humble. So that when the opportunity came...he performed and God was glorified. I'm sure there were moments, especially after being falsely accused and then forgotten about where his faith and resilience were tested. Yet he never stopped believing, never stopped obeying and ultimately God rescued and redeemed him.
It's also comforting to know that God knows me and all my faults and strengths. I don't have to pretend or fake it. So that when those moments come where I just don't feel I have it in me to obey or perform or remain faithful...I can truly fall into his love and trust that he will carry me through.
8Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 CORINTHIANS 12:8-10
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