remember what God has done [+] Monday E-Devotion

We closed our series Habakkuk: when God doesn't seem fair yesterday, and I had one of those moments that really left me thinking and in awe of God. Read on:

Habakkuk 3:3 (nlt) --- I see God moving across the deserts from Edom, the Holy One coming from Mount Paran. His brilliant splendor fills the heavens, and the earth is filled with his praise.

At first glance there is not much there. But dig in a little deeper. Paran was the place where God took the children of Israel after they had passed through the Red Sea on dry ground. Now, that was a deeply spiritual moment to say the least. I mean you are running from a feared enemy and come to a river with no way across. Suddenly the water parts, the ground is dry, you get across and last your enemies drowned as the water comes back together.

When God took his people up on that place and gave them peace and protection, that must have been a huge moment for them. We have moments much like that in our lives. It is when we realize that God has moved, worked and been with us. Most of the time we end up praising God after because we are so overcome in the moment.

Habakkuk is speaking to God's people what God says. And what God says doesn't seem to be fair. Judgement is coming in a terrible way, but God is still God. It in those times that we must remember what God has done. Only then can we have the outcome, heart and conviction that Habakkuk did.

Habakkuk 3:16-19 (nlt) --- I trembled inside when I heard this; my lips quivered with fear. My legs gave way beneath me, and I shook in terror. I will wait quietly for the coming day when disaster will strike the people who invade us. Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty, yet I will rejoice in the Lord! I will be joyful in the God of my salvation! The Sovereign Lord is my strength! He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.

He heard from God. What he heard made him tremble and unsure. But what it didn't do what shake his faith. I want to have that as my testimony. How about you?

Though all else fails, I will rejoice in God who is my strength!

Catalyst ticket arrived

My ticket to the Catalyst Conference, in Atlanta Oct 8-10, just arrived. I'm excited!

wash feet, sharing hope

John 13:4-5,14 NLT So he got up from the table, took off his robe, wrapped a towel around his waist, 5 and poured water into a basin. Then he began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he had around him… 14 And since I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash each other’s feet. Jesus set the example we follow. He served. He valued and gave value to others. That is why we choose to serve. For 18 years our church has shared an outreach called back2school, and for 16 of those years we have chosen to give students brand new shoes and socks as well as washing their feet. It is one of the most important parts of this event. Washing feet is a humbling experience where both the give and the receiver learn how to share some moments that might change their lives. Jesus said we should do this. See the verse above. Follow His example, do what He did, and give far more than you will ever know....

Have you heard of EDITH BURNS?

Edith Burns was a wonderful Christian who lived in San Antonio, Texas . She was the patient of a doctor by the name of Will Phillips. Dr. Phillips was a gentle doctor who saw patients as people. His favorite patient was Edith Burns. One morning he went to his office with a heavy heart and it was because of Edith Burns. When he walked into that waiting room, there sat Edith with her big black Bible in her lap earnestly talking to a young mother sitting beside her. Edith Burns had a habit of introducing herself in this way: "Hello, my name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Then she would explain the meaning of Easter, and many times people would be saved. Dr. Phillips walked into that office and there he saw the head nurse, Beverly. Beverly had first met Edith when she was taking her blood pressure. Edith began by saying,"My name is Edith Burns. Do you believe in Easter?" Beverly said, "Why yes I do." Edith said, "Well, what do you ...

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