BUT GOD

‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’ – JEREMIAH 29:11
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‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the LORD, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.’ – JEREMIAH 29:11
Who am I that I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of Egypt? – EXODUS 3:11
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. – EPHESIANS 5:21
Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. – ACTS 9:15
To some who were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable:
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.”
He had to be made like them, fully human in every way ... — Hebrews 2:17
In the Christmas song “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” we might recognize the words “veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail the incarnate Deity.” And if we’re in a thoughtful mood, we might wonder at the mystery of the Word becoming flesh, of God becoming one of us.
But as for me and my household, we will serve (avodah) the Lord. – JOSHUA 24:15
Avodah. One Hebrew word. Three simultaneous meanings.
The concept of “Avodah” means work, worship and service. Whatever it is – our work, our worship, or our service if led by the Holy Spirit, is honoring to God.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest on us; establish the work of our hands for us – yes, establish the work of our hands.
— PSALM 90:17
Trading a daunting night of work for life-giving time with the Lord.
Life’s trials are tough, but desert seasons are downright scary – especially when they impact our work. Our identity is challenged, our ability to provide for ourselves and our family is threatened, and any security we may have experienced previously goes out the window. You never know how long it will last, or how it will turn out. It’s as if a sandstorm of uncertainty gets stirred up, making it almost impossible to see even just the next step.