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"Know What You Don't Know" by Gary Huff
Isaiah 55:6 Seek Adonai while he is available,
call on him while he is still nearby.
7 Let the wicked person abandon his way
and the evil person his thoughts;
let him return to Adonai,
and he will have mercy on him;
let him return to our God,
for he will freely forgive.
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
and your ways are not my ways,” says Adonai.
9 “As high as the sky is above the earth
are my ways higher than your ways,
and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10 For just as rain and snow fall from the sky
and do not return there, but water the earth,
causing it to bud and produce,
giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater;
11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth —
it will not return to me unfulfilled;
but it will accomplish what I intend,
and cause to succeed what I sent it to do.”
12 Yes, you will go out with joy,
you will be led forth in peace.
As you come, the mountains and hills
will burst out into song,
and all the trees in the countryside
will clap their hands.
13 Cypresses will grow in place of thorns,
myrtles will grow instead of briars.
This will bring fame to Adonai
as an eternal, imperishable sign.
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Most Christians will deal with an unanswerable question at some point in their walk with God. Why did a small child die? Why was a baby born with a deformity? Why was a teen taken in a car accident while the heavily-intoxicated driver of the other vehicle walked away? Why did a mom with four young children to raise lose her battle with cancer?
We try to give some form of an answer to those who ask, as if we need to explain why things happen simply because we believe in God. The truest answer we can give is simply: “I don’t know.” We can give endless suppositions, but that is all they are. Does God allow it or cause it? We need to step back and remember that God isn’t simply playing chess with people as His pawns.
Our understanding of and about God is limited. God sees things differently than we do–we can’t see from His perspective, but we are assured that God knows what He is doing. We must find solace in holding on to this truth.
-------We try to give some form of an answer to those who ask, as if we need to explain why things happen simply because we believe in God. The truest answer we can give is simply: “I don’t know.” We can give endless suppositions, but that is all they are. Does God allow it or cause it? We need to step back and remember that God isn’t simply playing chess with people as His pawns.
Our understanding of and about God is limited. God sees things differently than we do–we can’t see from His perspective, but we are assured that God knows what He is doing. We must find solace in holding on to this truth.
Hymn for Today: "Sweet Hour of Prayer" by William W. Wolford
1. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
2. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Savior shows His face,
And gladly take my station there,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
3. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His Word and trust His grace,
I’ll cast on Him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
4. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight:
This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
To seize the everlasting prize;
And shout, while passing through the air,
Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!
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Thought of the Day: Isaiah 26:4 Trust in Adonai forever,
Thought of the Day: Isaiah 26:4 Trust in Adonai forever,
because in Yah Adonai,
is a Rock of Ages.”
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Please Pray: For the development of Christian leaders in Mexico.
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Please Pray: For the development of Christian leaders in Mexico.
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