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Hope & Blessing Through a Simple Meal
Isaiah 58:10 | … And if you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday. (NIV) In our nation, it is common to assume that we’ll have access to three meals a day along with snacks and dessert. Many of us don’t think twice about purchasing a fancy drink from the local coffee...
Hungry and Thirsty
I’ve heard the deep rumblings of my stomach demanding food, but I’ve never known the constant hunger of being forced to go without a meal because there was no food in the house. If the cupboards and refrigerator were bare, it was only because we hadn’t made our trip to the grocery store yet to restock them. But, for some families, they don’t have the money to go to the store anytime they want. Orphans, widows, and other forgotten people in India and Rwanda often experience the pain of an empty stomach. But the Prophet Amos spoke of a day when...
Social-Distancing from God
In our fight against the coronavirus, we have been told that we need to social-distance. People in the Old Testament practiced this when they came across a leper. The one afflicted with this disease was supposed to warn anyone approaching them by yelling, “Unclean. Unclean.” How humiliating. Social-distancing has been practiced throughout history. Before this pandemic, it was referred to as quarantine or isolation. These were attempts to combat the spread of disease. When I went to India with Apple of His Eye Charity, one of the highlights for me was to visit the leprosy churches, composed of lepers and their...
Don’t Mess with God
God is patient, but it’s a mistake to think that He is a pushover. He is not fooled by the appearance of things. More powerful than night-seeing goggles, His eyesight allows Him to see clearly into the dark recesses of our hearts, and He sees the motivations behind our actions. In addition to being fully aware of every individual, He evaluates entire nations. Often, we think that God should step in and judge a nation sooner than He does. We think, “If I were God, I’d let them know who’s boss.” (Good thing we aren’t God.) I don’t know why He...
Listening to God
Remember how you felt when you were in a conversation with someone and you suddenly realized they really weren’t interested in talking to you? They were always looking over your shoulder for someone they’d rather speak with. If you’re like me, you quickly excused yourself and walked away. God also knows when people don’t care to talk to Him. And it’s much worse when God walks away.After God had spent years of patiently reaching out to the rebellious nation of Israel, it became clear that the majority of people were not interested in listening to Him. Then God revealed to...