The Burning Question:
If you could thank God for just one thing from 2024, what would it be?
Morning Devotional:
It didn’t take much to send me over the edge last night. Honestly, a dry leaf falling from a tree branch could have knocked me down to the ground. All of the pressures on me came to a head and standing in the middle of my living room, I let God know it. I was loud, bitter, raw and to be honest, even rude to the Maker of the universe. At the end of my rant, I sat there waiting for some sort of reaction from the Almighty. Do you know what I got?
Nothing.
For a few moments, there was nothing said. Nothing came out of my mouth and I got nothing from Him. Just silence. I waited, expecting the worst. But in those moments, I slowly made a discovery. The “nothing” I was receiving was actually a gift. God’s gift to me in my moment of weakness was refuge, a safe place to toss all of my stuff at His feet and feel what I needed to feel. A place where there would be no hint of shame from Him for doing so.
I am continually in awe of our God, this amazing Father of ours who lets us come to Him with all of our ugly stuff and loves us in spite of it. Romans 8:1 says, “There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.” No condemnation, no guilt, no shame. Just grace and peace.
– Beth
Bible Quiz:
Question: Who returned home after making peace with his son-in-law and kissing his grandchildren goodbye?
Answer: Laban (Genesis 31:55)
Storytime: I got to play God… A Little Bit!