tough texts...

Our home bible study group is working through the book of Isaiah.It should only take us another three years to finish the final 26 chapters but I'm optimistic. One question that was not raised (and one that I thought would be for sure) surrounded itself with the concept of God changing His mind. So- I pose the question; Does God, who is described as omniscient (all-knowing) change his mind?

Trust and Action

As you may have noticed it has been over a month since I last wrote. We are still somewhat displaced, yet God has taken very good care of our family. We have shared many meals with our friends from ERBF and we had a great time of rest on VI. I'm prepping now for our bible study group and the theme is all about trust. The passage is Isaiah 36-37. Hezekiah says that he trusts in the Lord but when faced with the unstoppable Assyrian army, will his actions prove him false? The parallels to our lives today are remarkably similar. We say that we trust in the Lord but when a large and looming crisis rises to mock the God we believe in, when everything around us is pointing to discouragement and defeat - will we kneel to our Lord and King or will we try to stand with our own strength and effort to try and survive?

One thing I have learned from chapter 36; I need to expect adversity and be spiritually prepared for it when it comes. And being spiritually ready means that I need to take my hands off and allow God to demonstrate His love and care towards me. Then I can show that God can be trusted because we have seen Him in action. This is my strength and my prayer.

peace