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In this episode of the Praying With The Eyes podcast, Richelle Hecker and I take on the story of Job and wrestle with the reality of suffering and how suffering points us to Christ. How can we trust God even when what He is doing doesn’t make sense? Richelle and I don’t came to have all the answers, but we turn to the story of Job for hope…yes hope even when we suffer.
Praying With The Eyes Blog: Why Have You Forsaken Me?
We often take water for granted until that water disappears.
As many of you know, I come from Oregon. When people think about Oregon they usually think about rain…and for good reason. I grew up with plenty of water.
Living in Colorado is not the same thing. We’re prone to drought in Colorado Springs. A few years ago we were only allowed to water our yards twice a week. Ugh. Needless to say, my yard wasn’t very green.
Our lives are dependent on water.
Jesus was speaking to a Pharisee by the name of Nicodemus who had come to him at night. Jesus and Nicodemus got into a tug-of-war about rebirth. Nicodemus heard Jesus say that a person must be born again, when Jesus was actually saying that one must be born from above. The Greek word Jesus used means both “again” and “above.”
Our new birth does not come through human will but from the Spirit of God; the Spirit of renewal given us through our washing in baptism (Titus 3:4-5).
You and I have been born of the Spirit and as a result today is not merely a do over, it is a start over. That’s what God does when we’re born from above.
Copyright Douglas P Brauner