God’s Will and God’s Provision

Psalm 94:19 (NRSVue) - When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.Psalm 94 is about God avenging the righteous.But the psalmist recognizes that when troubles are many, God is there.Luke 22 is the account of Christ just prior to His betrayal and crucifixion.Jesus goes to the Mount of Olives, a place He frequents.As the time draws ever nearer, the moment weighs heavily upon Him.He leaves His disciples behind and goes off to pray to the Father.His Divine and human nature come to the fore.His human nature knows of the coming pain, suffering, and death.But His Divine nature...

The Source of Provision

Job 38:41 (NRSVue) - Who provides for the raven its prey, when its young ones cry to God and wander about for lack of food? In this chapter, the Lord answers Job. In doing so, The Lord compares His omnipotence to Job’s weakness. Job is reminded that even the ravens and their young are provided for by God. Paul, in his first letter to Corinth, discusses divisions within the Church. He compares his role to that of Apollos. One did the planting while the other watered. But it was God who brought about growth. 1 Corinthians 3:7 (NRSVue) - So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters...