Stop Your Striving

Psalm 46:10 (NET) – He says, “Stop your striving and recognize that I am God! I will be exalted over the nations! I will be exalted over the earth!” The account of Joseph in the book of Genesis is fascinating. It documents Joseph’s journey from a youth to becoming the second most powerful man in the land. Once he had that authority, Joseph saved the land and its people from a terrible famine. Yet Joseph’s journey was not an easy one and it took a considerable amount of time. Joseph’s journey began when his own brothers hated him out of jealousy. They threw him into a pit and...

As Strange As It May Seem

I was a child when I first heard the phrase, “God works in mysterious ways.” I suppose that this is a more polite way of saying that God works in strange ways. If you really think about it, His ways are often strange... to us. No matter how long we have been believers, we can never completely understand His ways. Isaiah reminded us of that. Isaiah 40:13 (NET) – Who comprehends the mind of the LORD, or gives Him instruction as His counselor? God both listens to and answers prayer but often times not in the way we would either prefer or expect. In the book of Numbers, the...