December 2 The Angels Explained Things…
Affirmation: I am at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing.
Today marks 53 years since my dad died. Life brings hard things. Things we don’t understand. But in my experience, you can hold on to God even through your anger, confusion, loss, heartache…through it all. I gave up on God when I was 13, but He stuck with me & loved me. I am so grateful that God never gave up on me. —-Jacque
Today marks 53 years since my dad died. Life brings hard things. Things we don’t understand. But in my experience, you can hold on to God even through your anger, confusion, loss, heartache…through it all. I gave up on God when I was 13, but He stuck with me & loved me. I am so grateful that God never gave up on me. —-Jacque
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Ponder, Personalize, Practice: Spend time today pondering John 1:5. “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” God is that light. Talk to Him about His light. Ask Him your questions.
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”John 1:5 NIVhttps://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.1.5.NIV~~~~~~~~~~
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.”John 1:5 NIVhttps://bible.com/bible/111/jhn.1.5.NIV~~~~~~~~~~
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12
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Reading for Today
Walk in Grace. Live in Love. by Bob Goff
December 2The Angels Explained Things to Joseph After He’d Talked To Mary, Not Before. Be Patient When You Don’t Understand.
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God, and saying, “Glory to God, in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests.””Luke 2:13, 14
Do you ever feel like it would’ve been so much easier to follow God if we had been alive when the Bible was written? We sit in silence for long periods of time, hoping God will say something, but we are often left wondering if we are just hearing our own thoughts. We go on retreat at cabins in the woods and fill up the journals, but it’s hard to know when you have heard from God. It is easy to wish you could’ve been one of the people in the Bible, who God spoke to through angels or thunder, or burning bushes or clouds, or even a donkey once.
A relationship with God has always required faith. Sometimes we reimagine the stories in the Bible, and it seems easier to follow Jesus in our revised version, but think about what it must have been like to be Joseph. When Mary told him she was going to have a baby, he had not heard anything yet from the angels. There was no sign from God that the virgin birth was all God‘s plan, no awareness of the miracle to come. I bet it just felt like a big mess to Joseph. Be patient when things get weird. Joseph held on for the ride when things did not make sense, because he loved Mary and he trusted God.
Unfortunately, life is full of open loops. We never have all the answers we want when we need them or think we need them. Trusting in God when you don’t have all the answers is exactly how Joseph welcomed Jesus into the world. We can welcome Him every day in the same way—with patience.
What are you trusting Jesus for this season?
“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God, and saying, “Glory to God, in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom His favor rests.””Luke 2:13, 14
Do you ever feel like it would’ve been so much easier to follow God if we had been alive when the Bible was written? We sit in silence for long periods of time, hoping God will say something, but we are often left wondering if we are just hearing our own thoughts. We go on retreat at cabins in the woods and fill up the journals, but it’s hard to know when you have heard from God. It is easy to wish you could’ve been one of the people in the Bible, who God spoke to through angels or thunder, or burning bushes or clouds, or even a donkey once.
A relationship with God has always required faith. Sometimes we reimagine the stories in the Bible, and it seems easier to follow Jesus in our revised version, but think about what it must have been like to be Joseph. When Mary told him she was going to have a baby, he had not heard anything yet from the angels. There was no sign from God that the virgin birth was all God‘s plan, no awareness of the miracle to come. I bet it just felt like a big mess to Joseph. Be patient when things get weird. Joseph held on for the ride when things did not make sense, because he loved Mary and he trusted God.
Unfortunately, life is full of open loops. We never have all the answers we want when we need them or think we need them. Trusting in God when you don’t have all the answers is exactly how Joseph welcomed Jesus into the world. We can welcome Him every day in the same way—with patience.
What are you trusting Jesus for this season?
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