Friday, January 16, 2009

What God Does

Strange isn't it, that Joseph tells Pharoah that through his dreams God is telling him what God is about to do (Genesis 41:25). How very odd that God brings famine and plenty. I'm wondering if Joseph didn't get it precisely right. Was God telling Pharoah what God was going to do or what was going to happen? That sure makes more sense to me. And yet I am sure whatever God decides to do does not wait on whether or not it makes sense to me. Either way this story points to the wisdom and omnipotence of God. Ultimately God is in control. Even though it seems strange to me and my mind can't comprehend why God would cause seven years of famine, if God wanted to do it, God could. And from what I have learned about God through my relationship with Jesus I trust that. It all comes back to that one question God continues to ask me about everything-absolutely everything: "Do you trust me now?" If our answer is "yes" then we have to let God be God and act on trust by continuing to invest faith (trust and loyalty) no matter what. My "yes" to God is all that keeps the relationship fresh and alive.
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  1. MichelleJanuary 17, 2009 at 10:43 PM

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  7. LeAnnJanuary 18, 2009 at 2:58 PM

    I appreciate having the Life Journal reading plan. I'd originally thought I'd read the Bible "cover to cover" this year, but I get so bogged down in the historical detail of the soap opera that is the Old Testament that I'm not sure I'd have even made it to Luke without this schedule. My journal so far is full of questions. My auditor background leads me to read with a critical eye and small inconsistencies in Genesis bug me but then I read Luke where Jesus tells people repeatedly that their faith has saved and healed them. That keeps things in perspective. Good reading schedule!

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  8. Greg LaddJanuary 19, 2009 at 8:03 AM

    LeAnn, I too read with a critical eye for exactness, but I have committed myself to relaxing that part of me as I just take it all in. I wondered why we started in the two places that we did (with a Psalm added - on topic) but I'm glad it is planned this way so far.

    As to a famine, it seems to me that the best way to appreciate having is to have not. The best way to appreciate what God gives is to go a while without those gifts. It should help keep everyone centered to appreciate the basics and not take these gifts from God for granted. -Greg

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