Tues, 08/15/17, "Day of Praise"
"This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
'I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.'" - Isaiah 48:17
I have a dear, dear friend from seminary days. His name is Tim Harding. Tim and his wife Melanie are still dear friends, even though I don't stay in touch as I should. They live in Florida now. But they lived in the Philadelphia area (Levittown, PA) when I was a youth worker in seminary, and they were the youth leaders.
Tim is a Renaissance Man. He knows how to do everything from computers to welding to building houses to listening well to making beautiful iron works from scratch and more.
Tim also knows how to look out for your best interests, as a model of God's word in today's verse.
For example, when his kids were little, if they crossed the street without looking and he saw it, then he would give them a strong hand on the backside. He had a saying that went something like this, "A strong hand on the backside is better than getting run over by two tons of Detroit steel."
That's the way God is -- always looking out for our best interests, even when it hurts.
We are Easter people who have seen that God in Christ is for us, even unto death on a cross. So God obviously has our best interests in mind. And he conquered death and the grave, rising from the dead to dwell in us and to guide us, with our best interests in mind.
So whatever you've got going on, trust the Lord. God in Christ is for you!
"This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
'I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.'" - Isaiah 48:17
Praise God!
"This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
'I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.'" - Isaiah 48:17
I have a dear, dear friend from seminary days. His name is Tim Harding. Tim and his wife Melanie are still dear friends, even though I don't stay in touch as I should. They live in Florida now. But they lived in the Philadelphia area (Levittown, PA) when I was a youth worker in seminary, and they were the youth leaders.
Tim is a Renaissance Man. He knows how to do everything from computers to welding to building houses to listening well to making beautiful iron works from scratch and more.
Tim also knows how to look out for your best interests, as a model of God's word in today's verse.
For example, when his kids were little, if they crossed the street without looking and he saw it, then he would give them a strong hand on the backside. He had a saying that went something like this, "A strong hand on the backside is better than getting run over by two tons of Detroit steel."
That's the way God is -- always looking out for our best interests, even when it hurts.
We are Easter people who have seen that God in Christ is for us, even unto death on a cross. So God obviously has our best interests in mind. And he conquered death and the grave, rising from the dead to dwell in us and to guide us, with our best interests in mind.
So whatever you've got going on, trust the Lord. God in Christ is for you!
"This is what the Lord says—your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel:
'I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is best for you,
who directs you in the way you should go.'" - Isaiah 48:17
Praise God!
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