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Weary

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Nehemiah 1-5 Weary.  That’s how the Israelites must have felt as they labored to rebuild the wall around Jerusalem.  Nehemiah, the King’s cupbearer, received permission to return and begin construction.  However, enemies threatened from all sides.  So, Nehemiah instructed the workers to use one hand on the work while keeping a weapon at the ready in the other hand.  God was gracious in his protection, and the people divided the labor and worked together to get that wall built. Weary is my state of being this night.  Despite my prayer last night for rest, I did not get much. Anxiety-fueled … Continue reading Weary

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Sleeping on it

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Ezra 7-10 Ezra led the remnant of Israel back to Jerusalem.  The King of Babylon gave him gifts of gold and silver and animals for sacrifice – over 7500 tons of gold and silver!  But Ezra did not ask the king for soldiers to protect him on his journey.  Instead, he fasted and prayed and asked for the Lord’s protection on the long journey back to Jerusalem….and the Lord provided safety for them all from bandits and others who could have waylaid them and stolen all that was meant for the restoration of the temple. But when he called for … Continue reading Sleeping on it

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Of ironies and miracles

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Esther 6-10 My daughter and I love to look for the little ironies in life.  So, we were tickled to read how Haman’s attempt to manipulate King Xerxes into honoring him above all others backfired.  Instead, the King used Haman’s grandiose ideas to honor Haman’s worst enemy: Esther’s Uncle Mordecai! It was ironic…but it was also miraculous. I am still stunned by a miracle that happened to me today.  My co-director and I received permission to go to the old church (the one with the sagging ceiling) to retrieve some of our supplies.  We decided to meet there at 4:30. … Continue reading Of ironies and miracles

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EverFaith Again

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Announcement:  The Happy Dance has officially commenced.  A Methodist church in the area voted tonight to allow our Classical Conversations Community to use their building at a price we can afford…FREE!! And now back to our regularly scheduled programming… Esther 1-5 I didn’t need to read these chapters tonight because I just read them with my daughter this week.  She has been cast as Queen Esther in a church production; we read the entire book of Esther this week to help her get into character… One of the things we LOVED about this book is how delightfully ironic the Lord … Continue reading EverFaith Again

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Learning to trust and getting out of His way

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Zechariah 8-14 This book finishes up with more “End Times” prophesies.  I wonder how much contact these Old Testament prophets had with one another?  At any rate, there are similarities among them.  For one thing, fresh water will one day flow out of Jerusalem and empty into the Dead Sea, turning it alive again.  The sun, moon and stars will no longer shine…but Zechariah adds another detail: even though the sun, moon and stars will not shine, there will still be light!  How can this be?  Apparently the Glory of the Lord shines everywhere. Wouldn’t you like to be just … Continue reading Learning to trust and getting out of His way