Savoring the Scripture

       Rest in the Lord and Wait for Him We must keep on praying and waiting upon the Lord, until the sound of a mighty rain is heard…have the courage to wait with patient perseverance upon Him.      We are all familiar with the story of Joseph. It is one of my favorites. He was the favorite son of his father, but certainly not of his brothers. Their hatred of him led them to plot to kill him, which resulted not in his death, but in his slavery in the land of Egypt. The Lord was with him, however, and he found favor in Potiphar’s house and became steward in Potiphar’s house. But we know he was falsely accused by Potiphar’s wife and he ended up in jail. While there, he again found favor with the jailer because the LOrd was with him and was placed in charge of all the other prisoners. We know at some point Pharaoh was angry with 2 of his servants and threw them in jail where Joseph was. The two servants have dreams, which Joseph interprets, and he says t...

Comfort in Every Sorrow 2 Corinthians 1:3-7 God is in every tomorrow,  Therefore I live for today,  Certain of finding at sunrise,  Guidance and strength for the way; Power for each moment of weakness, Hope for each moment of pain,  Comfort for every sorrow, Sunshine and joy after rain. Paul was intimately acquainted with pain and suffering. Here in 2 Corinthians, we gain a clear picture of the intensity of the suffering he endured. He knew suffering that burdened him excessively, beyond his strength. Suffering that made him despair of life (1:8). He shared that he and his companions had been afflicted in every way. Perplexed. Persecuted. Struck down (4:8-9). Beaten. Imprisoned. Lied about. Thought ill of. Distressed (6:4-10). And not just outward affliction, but inner anguish as well (2:4; 6:5). Paul knew what it was to suffer. Near the end of this letter, he gives a lengthy list of the hardships he endured in the ministry of the gospel (11:23-29). But what he also ...