It’s so easy to become overwhelmed by life circumstances, and being overwhelmed can leave us drained and desperate. When we are physically, mentally, or spiritually drained, we need far more than propping up. We need a sense that God is real and involved .
Are we bugging God when we pray about the same thing? No. He loves for his children to talk with Him. I think some deeper questions here could be, “Does God hear me if He is not answering my prayers.” “Am I praying for something in line with God’s will?” .
A lonely, abused, single mother and slave girl who encounters God so intimately that she is the only person in the entire Bible who gives God a name – that is the legacy of the incredible woman we learn about in Genesis: Hagar.
Scripture doesn't tell us much about Asenath, Joseph's wife, and it gets even murkier when we look at Jewish folklore. But we do know that Joseph had waited a long time for someone like her. 30 years, in fact.
25 Feb
Here I am Lord. Have you ever uttered those words? I can remember many times standing at the altar with tears in my eyes, declaring to the Lord, here I am. In the “old days” there was a song we used to sing,
Here I am Lord, here I am
I give all myself to you, here I am
Here I am Lord, here I am
Let your Spirit work in me, here I am
That song brings back memories, but what does it mean? I am not sure who wrote that song, but the words are straight from the Bible. These words were spoken by the prophet Isaiah. Here is what he said: