Who Knows
As Pooh Bear would say, "It is a blustery day." 29,000 in our county and the one next to us are already out of power. The devastation up the coast and what is occurring to our neighbors in W VA is shocking. Once again, as a nation, we turn our prayers to the Lord for deliverance.
The blog site is telling me I am overloaded with photos and need to buy more space at a yearly rate. Bear with me while I figure out how to delete old photos and avoid purchasing this service. The possibility of loosing power today is great, so if you don't hear from me you know we are sitting by the fire listening to our transistor radio. :)
October 30
The blog site is telling me I am overloaded with photos and need to buy more space at a yearly rate. Bear with me while I figure out how to delete old photos and avoid purchasing this service. The possibility of loosing power today is great, so if you don't hear from me you know we are sitting by the fire listening to our transistor radio. :)
October 30
Who knows? God may yet relent and with compassion
turn from his fierce anger so that will will not perish. Jonah 3:9
Do you ever come across a passage and read it over and over again? Jonah chapter three has sucked me in for some reason. Ten short verses have it filled with realization, rationalization, trust, belief, obedience and deliverance. Two simple words:
"Who knows?"...
state a fact of our faith....there is much we do not know, but we do know God is capable of anything! In the storyline we've been following, Jonah has finally reached Nineveh and told the King there is "some bad" headed their way in 40 Days. The king didn't suggest they party and promote evil for 39 days and then shout, "Sorry, God!" They stripped down and dressed in sackcloth and hoped for the best, but accepted "Who knows" attitudes.
Shirer reflects on similar sentiments by King David as he fasted and wept for his dying son. (2 Samuel 12:22) Also, the prophet Joel (Joel 2:14) and Esther in Esther 4:14. Shirer writes: "None of these people pretended to be able to control or manipulate God and yet they rested in the knowledge of God's merciful tendencies and hoped in Him. They believed God was powerful enough and sovereign enough to steer their circumstances however He wished....They left room for "who knows" in their walk with the Lord...They simply did their part and then trusted God would do His even if what He might choose would be different from what they desired."
This "who knows" attitude is filled with freedom as we relinquish our requests to God, trusting in His sovereignty. What are some of your big "who knows" prayers? I've intimately been involved in praying alongside friends for some of these "biggies" listed below. Not all have had what we in the world might consider merciful results, but I still trust God.
1) Who knows if the cancer will return?
2) Who knows if I will ever bear a child?
3) Who knows if God will restore my marriage or send me a godly husband?
4) Who knows if the one I am praying for will come to salvation in Christ?
5) Who knows if we will lose our house from this financial devastation?
What we do know, for those of us who trust in the Lord, is that whether here on this earth or with Christ in heaven, His love endures forever.
Open your Bible or go to http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=jonah%203&version=NIV
and read the story of Jonah and the King of Nineveh. Watching the waters rage on the coast last night I thought about the storm Jonah was in and being tossed into the waters.
