“Mercy, peace and love be yours in abundance” (Jude 1:2).
The snow continues to fall on top of the 7 inches already on the ground. So, I won’t be going anywhere today and maybe not for a few days. Looking out my kitchen window this morning I saw a surprise. The first new baby of the year! What a stormy time to be born! But that little calf looked healthy and was moving around quite well. A blessing to my eyes and spirit during this stressful time.
I am distressed about the direction our new administration is headed. We are losing our freedoms, people are losing their jobs, and babies are losing their lives before they are even born! My next task is to write letters to my representatives and to the White House. I cannot be silent!
Lately, I’ve been reading the Genesis account of the life of Joseph. Imagine, having your own brothers selling you to foreigners! Then working as a slave, blamed for a wrong you didn’t do, and finally put into prison. The Bible doesn’t tell us much about how Joseph felt through all of this, but it does tell us God was with Joseph. I feel a little mistreated, like Joseph, when I see the direction our administration is headed. God and His truth seem to be forgotten and yet, I know God is with His people.
We know God used Joseph to save His people from starvation during the 7 years of famine and they eventually had to suffer through years of slavery before they were freed through the power of God and the leadership of Moses. I do not know exactly what the future holds for the United States, I only know that God will not leave us or forsake His people! Just as Joseph kept doing whatever his task was in Potiphar’s house, in the prison, or in the palace of Pharaoh; I must also stay on task, faithfully following where He leads. God, give us strength and endurance!
“But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. Keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life” (Jude 1:20-21).
Thanks for finding goodness to write about. I loved the story of the new calf.
Many people are praying that our new president will have a turn of his heart particularly with babies’ lives and in other Biblical principles. We join them. Lord, have mercy. Amen.