"Therefore David enquired again of God; and God said unto him, Go not up after them; turn away from them, and come upon them over against the mulberry trees." (1 Chronicles 14:14). When we face a trial, our first instinct is to come head on against it. However God's best will for us might not be according to our plans. Sometimes what He wants us to do is to let go, take a different route, and then arrive at a God-given solution later on. But why? The next verse gives us the answer- "And it shall be, when thou shalt hear a sound of going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt go out to battle: for God is gone forth before thee to smite the host of the Philistines." (1 Chronicles 14:15). The reason why He doesn't want us to fight our battle straightaway is because He intends to fight them for us! So many people don't realise this beautiful truth and try to fight their own wars. They end up being battle-worn and scarred, whilst ending up fe...
Hi Geri,
ReplyDeleteJust a few days ago, a regular customer (who is a Christian from another church) greeted me at my stall with this weird greeting:"Is God good?"
It sounded almost like a challenge rather than a greeting ;-) I actually hesitated for a split second before the reply came to me: "All the time!" I answered :-)
Hi Geri,
ReplyDeleteYou are truly a daughter of Zion!
The comics brightens my night! It is midnight now!! The start of a new day and surely I am going to rejoice in it.
We can choose to rejoice whatever comes our way. While Paul was in prison, he wrote this verse:
Rejoice in the Lord always and I will say it again: rejoice!
The prophet Habakkuk wrote this:
Though the fig tree may not blossom,
Nor fruit be on the vines;
Though the labor of the olive may fail,
And the fields yield no food;
Though the flock may be cut off from the fold,
And there be no herd in the stalls—
Yet I will rejoice in the LORD,
I will joy in the God of my salvation.
The LORD God is my strength;
He will make my feet like deer’s feet,
And He will make me walk on my high hills.
(Habakkuk 3:17-19)
Cheers,
Joo
Amen! God is good all the time indeed!
ReplyDeleteI praise Jesus that the comics brightened your day =)
AND AMEN! We can always rejoice in the LORD for even though we have trials to go through, the LORD always redeems us from them because of His love, tender mercies and grace. Hallelujah!
Hi Geri,
ReplyDeleteOur Daddy God really has a sense of humour :-)
After I read this comic on Monday and posted a comment (18/8), yesterday (i.e. 19/8) I had the worst day of biz for months. Then I hear this inside my heart:"Am I still good?"
"YES! Daddy God." I know You are good because of Christ, not because of my circumstances.