1/16/2025
Early mornings are my favorite times when I can quietly sip my coffee, thoughtfully enjoy my oatmeal, and talk to Abba. The past year and a half has been different, and although it has been a time of building closer ties with Israel, it has changed me in other ways. I feel as if I am part of a larger family, but I still like an outsider. Perhaps it's meant to be that way. Only God knows what He has planned for me, and I am content in knowing that He orders my steps.
This morning we are still waiting to see if the hostage release is going to happen, and if so, who will come home, and in what condition. The trauma of the long ordeal will require time to heal and be strengthened. This war has been so unimaginable, and the inhumanity is unfathomable. My simple mind does not want to understand or even think about the moral depravity of man. And yet, as Solomon put it, there's nothing new under the sun. Evil has always existed since the fall of man. But it is the heart of a man who can bring change.
In Genesis the account of Joseph's life is an example of God's faithfulness, as He uses hardship and injustice to bring about the plan He has using Joseph to save the nation. In the overview to my study in Genesis it reads, "God never wastes energy in the lives of His children. What He allowed to come into Your life yesterday has helped prepare you for today, and what today brings will better equip you for tomorrow." I have definitely found this to be true in my life.
Although the path is uncertain we are definitely entering into a new season as we wait for the imminent return of Jesus. May He find our lamps lit with plenty of oil, watching for His return.
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