Praying for Our Country and Ourselves
Today on Rooted we are praying for our country and ourselves.
Today on Rooted we are praying for our country and ourselves.
In this fraught and anxious season, when we are wearied by coronavirus, racial injustice, political division, and the rage and sadness of it all, we bear witness to the love of God when we obey the most difficult command of all.
God is so much better than we could carve him up to be. He is holy.
Facing the unknown can be terrifying. As parents and disciplers of youth, we often wonder if anything we do will bear fruit.
In the absence of my father, on whom I had always depended for my spiritual, physical, and even emotional needs, I learned what it meant to find refuge in my Savior who loves me better than my earthly father ever could.
The steadfast Jesus who was then – lover, healer, provider, savior – is the same King Jesus who is now; he has not left his throne.
But our hope is not in a leader on Capitol Hill; it’s in the One who will rule from David’s throne.
We don’t normally experience God as a pillar of fire, a cloud overshadowing a mountain, a voice from the heavens like thunder, or anything so spectacular as that. Most of the time, the faithfulness of God is more like oatmeal – easily forgettable, but utterly essential for life.
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