Contentment can sound like such a warm and inviting word, but the development of this valuable quality often grows out of the most difficult of circumstances. Consider two of Jesusā most challenging times: his temptation in the wilderness and his submission in the garden of Gethsemane. He faces both, without even a whisper of complaint stirring across his soul. Sometimes … Read More
Contentment. The word evokes images of quiet weekends with your work all behind you. But contentment isnāt simply a result of perfect circumstances. It might surprise you to know that contentment is a state of mind that can be learned. The apostle Paul writes, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content.Ā I know how to be … Read More
“Why am IĀ hungry, Mamma?”Ā theĀ little boy’s voiceĀ pierced the darkness. His mother sighed. “Yahweh has provided manna for us; it comes from God’s very hand.”Ā “But I’m tired of manna. It’s all we ever have, and itās not very filling.” Again the mother’s sigh. “You sound just like your father, always wanting what you do not have.” The Old Testament IsraelitesĀ did their … Read More
The phrase they got away with murder communicates that we believe our sense of justice has been vilified. Whether on the basketball court or the courtroom we think that someone did something wrong, and that they didn’t have to pay. Such a belief nearly led to the undoing of Asaph, the writer of the 73rd Psalm. He wrote, But as … Read More
