O.K. Today is a snow day. I thought it would be the perfect day to hear about our little boy because we are all home. And, it is the last day in January that we can hear. Alas, the day is almost over, so it looks like we will be hoping for February. Oh, I hope!
In the meantime, I ran across this post from Shaun Groves (see his blog here for proper credits!). It was a great reminder.
"The Old Testament ends with two commands from the prophet Malachi. He tells God’s people to remember: Remember that God has done great things for you. Then he tells them to believe: Believe God’s not through doing great things for you.
Remember. Moses, manna, water gushing from a rock, the Law written down by the finger of God on a mountaintop. Remember.
Believe. Believe that no matter how much darkness comes your way God will not abandon you, forget you. He will rescue. Believe.
Then the prophet put down his pen and for the next 400 years the Israelites changed hands from empire to empire. Syrians. Persians. Greeks. Romans.
400 years. Some have called them the “darkest” in Jewish history.
Why? The Jews had known this kind of poverty, persecution and powerlessness before.
Why were these years the darkest?
Because God was the quietest.
For 400 years not a syllable was spoken by God to his suffering children. No prophets. No miracles.
Nothing but darkness.
And waiting, remembering, believing.
Then, one night, an angel appeared to shepherds watching their flocks. And light shone all around them. And Heaven sent a message to earth.
Before songs of joy there were cries of sorrow. Before peace on earth there was conflict. Before healing came hurt. Before the Light of the World there was darkness. Before the Word became flesh God was silent.
Wait. Remember all the great things God has done in your life. Believe that He’s not through doing them.
Wait. Your star will come."
3 comments:
That really ties in to what you had talked about before: waiting for God to move in the cloud or fire. That was really good, not just for you! I'm glad you shared.
So often we forget the Old Testament as a True testament of God's provision in His time, not ours. Wait is the common theme throughout and the came the New covenant..It will happen I am confident, and you WILL understand why all the waiting. until then, He waits with you, knowing your heart. He loves you!
Hi Julie! I am always trying to hunt down other CWA families. I will enjoy following your journey. I think I must have emailed Patricia on a day when she was soft. I emailed her again to see if I could get an update on where we are but all she would give me is we are in the single digits. You must be on pin and needles every time the phone rings!
Go ahead and post our blog.
By the way we have a Raegan too! She is our middle kiddo.
Kim
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