God’s Grief

October 6, 2025 AdminLeave a comment

Jeremiah 48

Moab was the nation descended from the son of Lot by his elder daughter (Genesis 19:38). After a rough beginning, the Moabites had been given chances to know the Israelite God. In fact, they are represented in the lineage of the Christ (Matthew 1:5). However, as they grew so did their opposition to Israel.

“She has defiled the Lord”. How? “Was not Israel the object of your ridicule?” the scorn of the Moabites continued every time they spoke of Israel (Jeremiah 48:26-27). They had forgotten that Israel was the apple of God’s eye: Zechariah 2:8. “For thus says the Lord of hosts: …. He has sent me against the nations that plunder you, for the one who touches you touches the apple of His eye”. Apparently Moab’s overwhelming pride and arrogance and the very haughtiness of her heart had consequences: “Her boasts accomplish nothing” (Jeremiah 48:29).

Now God was about to bring judgment upon Moab. Joy and gladness will no longer characterize their feasts and festivals, Rather the “destroyer” will wipe out their harvest (48:32). The waters of their rivers would dry up (:34). “ ‘Terror and pit and snare await you O people of Moab’, declares the Lord” (:43). Finally Moab herself would become an object of shame and ridicule (:39).

As God delivers this judgment, how does He feel? (48:31-32, 36) There are some key words which describe the Creator’s sorrow. Let’s not forget He had been patient for so long! “Therefore I wail over Moab….I moan for the men of Kir Hareseth”. “I weep for you”. “So My heart laments”. “There is nothing but mourning for I have broken Moab like a jar that no one wants” (:31, 32, 36, 38). All this comes from the heart of the Creator who loves His creation with an everlasting love. I wonder if, as today in our society many blame God for the mess things are in, if they would ever stop to consider the pain God feels about the mess we ourselves have created .

Satan is alive and well. Have you heard any sermons lately advising caution regarding the evil one? Do we teach our kids in Sunday School that there is an enemy who longs to see us flounder when moral choices have to be made? Is there, indeed, any such thing as right and wrong? There needs to be a balance in our theology. God is love; He is the very essence of love, but by the same token His must be true to His word. Around the world catastrophes are happening and people blame God. Perhaps He is responsible, but did they remember to thank Him when things were going well? Did they live by His code of ethics?

Reflection:

Jeremiah gives us a grim reminder that there are consequences of our choices. Is this why folks say the Old Testament is out of date; that it doesn’t mean anything since Jesus came to show us God is love? We need to be very careful which God we worship. Jesus came to fulfil the law. Jesus fulfilled the law by embodying its principles perfectly and revealing its deeper significance, rather than simply obeying its external rules. And we see the heart of God weeping once again as our Saviour wept over Jerusalem Read Matthew 23:37. And because He cared, Jesus gave His life “that whosever believes on Him should not perish, but have eternal life” (John 3:16).

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To Fall Into God’s Hands

June 4, 2025 AdminLeave a comment

Isaiah 65

The Lord God has given Isaiah a vision of great joy. “My servants will sing out of the joy of their hearts”! (65:14). However, this verse raises some questions. First who are God’s servants?

Isaiah writes “I reveal Myself to those who did not ask for Me….All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people” (65:1-2). He goes on to describe two people groups, one who continually provoke God and another whom he calls God’s servants. What is the difference?

It becomes quite clear. The prophet sees those who “forsake the Lord” (:11), who did not answer when God called and actually did evil, choosing what displeased God (:12). The contrast continues. There will be consequences of their choices. Those who serve the Lord will experience glorious joy, that wonderful feeling which gushes forth from deep within. Sadly, others will cry out in brokenness of spirit from the anguish which is in their hearts (:14)…people without hope. Perhaps you know folks like that.

But it gets worse. “The Sovereign Lord” takes action. He will put these guilty, forgetful, unfaithful servants to death (:15). Isn’t that a bit drastic? You might ask. This is the word of the Lord to us today. It is a very serious thing to fall into the hands of God. “For we know Him who said ‘It is Mine to avenge; I will repay’, and again ‘The Lord will judge His people’. It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31). Matters of faith are serious stuff!

Contrast this judgment with the wonder of being God’s servants. “My servants will eat…..My servants will drink….My servants will rejoice……to His servants He will give another name” (65:14-15). Then follows a description of the new heaven and the new earth which comes after the Millennial reign of Christ. “Former things will not be remembered” (:17). “The sound of weeping and crying will be heard in it no more” (:19b). That is Old Testament prophecy. Isn’t it amazing to think these are the scriptures which Christ revered and taught?

Reflection:
These are people who, recognizing the hands which were nailed to the cross, worshiped the Saviour, Jesus Christ the Lord. He isn’t directly mentioned here by Isaiah, but in previous chapters Isaiah gives warning: “See your Saviour comes! See His reward is with Him! They [the servants of the Lord] will be called the Holy People, the Redeemed of the Lord” (62:11-12). Are you looking forward to receiving the reward given from God’s hands and lips as He welcomes us with “Well done, good and faithful servant”? Matthew 25:21

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With Me in Paradise

May 20, 2024 AdminLeave a comment

Luke 23:38-46

The man was a hardened criminal. What the specifics of his crime were we are not told, but he got the death penalty. It was a hideous death, the type saved for the worst. He was labelled a thief, but had he also killed someone in his attempt at robbery? Sometimes they just cut off the hands, but this was total defeat, hanging on a cross. A Roman cross. What was his nationality? Was he a Roman too? Or was he a Jew? Surely Jews were above petty thieving….so punishment this serious meant it was a complicated case. Who were his judges? The religious elite of Pharisees, or the Roman tribunal?

Had he and the other thief been working together? Did they know each other at all? They carried on a brief conversation as they hung there. Actually, it was not quite a conversation but began by the one thief hurling insults at the man dying between them. He made demands of the man “If…..save yourself and us” (Luke 23:39). He must have heard of this man’s reputation for healing and doing miracles. Why was he there hanging on a cross? So many questions!

Our first criminal retorted “Don’t you believe in God?” Imagine – what a place for a testimony of faith. He went on to declare Jesus righteous…yes – it was Jesus Christ, hanging between 2 thieves. “This man [Jesus] has done nothing wrong” (Luke 23:41).

What did these men dying on either side of our Lord know about Him? One demanding with sneers: “Aren’t you the Christ?” The other humbly asking that Jesus would remember him when he came into His kingdom (Luke 23:39, 42). Had he read the sign “King of the Jews”? (:38). What could he possibly have known about the Kingdom? He even called Jesus by name (:42).

Jesus’ answer has given hope to thousands of people down through the course of human history. TODAY. Immediately! Now. Had Jesus discovered faith in the heart of this man who was suffering the same physical agony He experienced? What qualified Him to give assurances now? He looked like a mighty failure, fallen prey to the religious right.

Typical of Jesus, He prefaced His answer with His usual “I tell you the truth” (:43). It’s a truth we need to hear today. It brings comfort at the moment of death. “Today you will be with Me” (:43) Where was this King of the Jews going? Didn’t everyone who died go to Hades, the place of the dead? He leaves this man in no doubt. The truth is He was going to Paradise. PARADISE?

Perhaps in his whole life this unfortunate human being had no hope of ever being in Paradise. And now the flicker of recognition from his heart to God’s brought him the promise he had never dreamed possible. He wouldn’t have to wait for it either. Paradise is the abode of God – Heaven. Jesus gave His disciples a glimpse of Paradise when he told them about Abraham and Lazarus in Paradise, and the rich man’s conversation out of the torments of hell (Luke 16:22). Here was another social leper, a pariah surprised by Jesus’ promise to honour his dying faith and to bring him to Paradise. There has been controversy about where Jesus was during the time he was in the grave, but this clearly indicates he went to Paradise. There He greeted this man who believed in Him. What a glorious picture of God’s mercy and grace. It is never too late!

Reflection:

Reviewing this event, did your heart swell with joy at the compassionate discernment of our Saviour who was willing to let another sinner into Paradise on the whispered prayer of faith?

Did that joy remind you of your own experience when you met the Master face to face and longed to follow Him, whether it was here on earth or into heaven?

Who are you praying for today – that one you long to see whispering a prayer of faith?

by Marilyn Daniels (MarilynDaniels.net)

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Identity Crisis

May 14, 2024 AdminLeave a comment

Philippians 3

Some years ago a phrase was coined that described peoples’ search for meaning in life – “I need to find myself”. Many men and women stopped going to school, quit their jobs, or bailed on relationships during the process of trying to discover who they were. What futility!

Little children display so much potential from an early age. Was it a failure then, in parenting, which caused them to feel they were lost, unworthy, inadequate? Did they have unrealistic expectations about the meaning of life? Where did they lose that wonderful confidence so often natural to children, in their own abilities? What had people been taught to so unsettle their internal security?

When someone introduces you to a stranger what is your greatest identifying feature, the greatest thing you would like people to know about you? Is it that you have a degree? …or does your marital status define you? Perhaps some great skill or talent ensures you are a person of worth. Every human being needs affirmation of their personhood, whether known for their great heart for people, or for their intellectual accomplishments, their kindness or whatever it is that makes them feel significant.

How sad is it that people with education and intelligence, skills and talent, and even a measure of charisma are uncertain of what they can contribute to our world. How many comedians feel absolutely worthless while giving such pleasure to so many people? Yet we have all read stories about those who may seem underprivileged reaching out to others to bring joy, satisfied with their lot. We marvel at the inequities of life that bring self-acceptance to some yet not to others.

The Apostle Paul remarked on his pedigree, in more than one of his letters. To the Philippians he seemed rather proud of the fact he was circumcised, an Israelite who kept the law, of the tribe of Benjamin – significant because Judah and Benjamin joined together as the spiritual stronghold in Israel. The other 10 tribes formed a northern alliance, which was less than Godly. He bragged about being a “Hebrew of the Hebrews (3:5-6), a zealous Pharisee who persecuted the Church. Before his conversion he saw himself, with legalistic pride, as faultless.

At least he didn’t have to “find himself” – or did he? Thankfully God arrested his attention on the Damascus road where Paul discovered that, for all his good works, he failed to measure up to God’s standard and therefore needed to be forgiven of his sins. What an amazing discovery Paul made! “I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things” (Philippians 3:8).

Now he identified with Jesus Christ. He considered the greatness of his relationship with Jesus sufficient reason for losing all those other things – pedigree, position, even protector of his faith, which had been so important to him before. We are celebrating Mother’s Day this month. May each and every one sense the love of God for them personally, today. What an honour to be called a daughter of Almighty God! With or without children, we have so much to offer when we are secure in Him!

Reflection:

What is it that secures your identity?

Has God ever arrested your attention? Reflect on that occasion. What have you learned?

Do you have the reason, the means, the skill and the compassion to help other find their identity in Christ?

by Marilyn Daniels (MarilynDaniels.net)

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Praise God!

December 25, 2023 AdminLeave a comment

*Isaiah 46:10 *John 14:6 *John 1:12 *Philippians 4:19 *Luke 1:46

“Dear Lord! How wonderful it is to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus, knowing that You planned it from the beginning of time. The deepest joy about which the angels sang, fills our hearts as another Christmas time roles around, and we marvel at Your mercy and grace.

Oh Father You created humankind for Your own pleasure – for fellowship and for service. You created each individual with a Divine purpose, placing us in a unique time and place, in a mysterious picture stretching from age to age. Your Word tells us You know the end from the beginning*. How often we would like to know what lies ahead. Forgive us for our impatience and for the folly which leads us to seek truth in places where evil lurks.

Thank you for sending Your Son, Jesus, to lead us into all truth*. Thank you that because He became a man we can identify with, knowing He understands our thoughts and feelings, our pain and sorrows.

O God! We need to see Him in all His glory, described in prophecy throughout Your Holy Word! To worship Him releases energy that sometimes we spend in all the wrong places. Forgive us for the time we waste, exploring life here on earth without giving much thought to life throughout eternity. Yet, knowing the propensity of our human wills to search for our own way, You love us and sent Jesus to bring us light and life! This is amazing grace!

Forgive us for not passing on to others the peace which comes through “grace-filled” lives. O God! That our lives would exemplify Your love, demonstrated by our Lord Jesus. May others see that love shared, as we give of ourselves to those in need…folks around us who need a kindness, a word of encouragement, time spent just holding their hands as they grieve losses, disappointment and pain. Oh Lord we praise You for a multitude of opportunities to make a difference in our world. Forgive us when we are blind, or when we turn a deaf ear to the promptings of Your Holy Spirit.

At this Christmas season we remember Jesus who became a baby in order to meet needs, to meet my personal needs. I need a Saviour. Praise God for the truth of Your Word which teaches that “as many as receive Him, to those who believe in His name, to them He gives the right to become children of God!”* Praise God my Saviour guards my life day by day, keeping me from evil, saving me from repeating the mistakes of yesterday, and blessing me with forgiveness and love when I fail to do what is right. Your grace has provided for all my needs “according to His [Your] glorious riches in Christ Jesus”*. His life continues to make a difference in our world today.”

Reflection:

Praise God that as the hymn writer knew – “He walks with me and He talks with me and He tells me I am His own. And the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known”.

Father, the words of Your humble servant Mary recorded in the Gospel of Luke,* ring down through eons of time, meaning the same today in the hearts of Your children:

“My soul glorifies the Lord!

My spirit rejoices in God my Saviour – for He has been mindful of the humble state of His servant”

by Marilyn Daniels (MarilynDaniels.net)

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Our Daily Bread

November 13, 2023 AdminLeave a comment

Matthew 6:11, John 6

“Give us this day our daily bread”.

What does your daily bread consist of? Usually we think in terms of physical need, bread made with flour. I wonder if this is what Jesus was referring to as He taught the disciples to pray. Or, might it have had a spiritual connotation? After all He called Himself “The Bread of Life” (John 6:35).

John records Jesus’ concern about bread. Jesus reminded the crowd that “Your forefathers ate the manna in the desert, yet they died”. They had prayed for bread and God had supplied it, daily. Is this the daily bread Jesus is teaching us to pray for? He went on to explain “Here is the bread that comes down from heaven which a man may eat and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven!” (John 6:49-51).

Bread, from time immemorial, has been necessary for man to survive, physically. Throughout the Bible bread is a theme, demonstrating how much God continually cared for the people He created. He sent manna to the Israelites wandering in the desert. He miraculously provided bread for His prophet Elijah twice, once by ravens (1 Kings 17:6) and the second time God kept the widow’s jar of flour full for a lengthy period of time (1 Kings 17:15-16), in order to keep this man of God alive.

Jesus was tempted by Satan to think in terms of fulfilling his physical hunger with bread, but Jesus retorted “Man does not live by bread alone” (Luke 4:4). He quoted from the Torah to remind the children of God “…but “. But has significant meaning for such a small word. They were reminded that their lives depended ”on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord” (Deuteronomy 8:3).

So, just as bread or manna is necessary to keep us alive physically, so is the bread sent down from heaven in the person of God’s Son, crucial to our spiritual life and vitality. The allegory Jesus used might have turned some folks off, because he referred to the bread as His flesh. “I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you” (John 6:53). “Just as one eats and drinks in order to have physical life, so it is necessary to appropriate Christ in order to have eternal life!” (Ryrie).

Reflection:

We cannot say there is only one meaning to this part of Jesus’ prayer; it does cause us to think in both physical and spiritual terms. Questions remain: Are we taking advantage of the privilege we have of feeding on God’s Word daily? Does His Word thrill our very innermost being, without which we could not truly “live”? Is Scripture causing you to grow in your faith and in your loving relationship with God the Father? Are we feasting on the “living bread” so that we “will live forever” (John 6:51)?

by Marilyn Daniels (MarilynDaniels.net)

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A Christian’s Clothing

September 23, 2023 AdminLeave a comment

1 Samuel 16:7

Over centuries of time fashion has changed! Often culture dictates what is appropriate and we see pictures of men wearing togas, tights or tams. Shocking as the differences may be, it might surprise some to realize that a woman going topless in a given culture, has nothing to do with sexual enticement, but is practical for frequent nursing of babies. That same woman would carefully guard her dignity by wearing a long skirt. I was fascinated to learn that in a culture of tree-dwelling people there were ladders for men, separate from ladders into the trees for the women, to prevent the possibility of men looking up a woman’s skirt. What is seen as modest varies from culture to culture. Different mores!

The Bible has quite a bit to say about clothing. Women are taught to dress modestly; as we have seen the definition of what is modest might vary from culture to culture. In his instruction re dress, the apostle Paul, sometimes thought to be controversial, recommends the focus of women is not on fixing their hair, jewellery, or even expensive clothes, but rather that they worship God with their good deeds. Women who claim to be devoted to God should make themselves attractive by the good things they do (1 Timothy 2:10). Paul’s concern was that more emphasis was put on how one looked, than what the heart condition demonstrated to God.

Great debates have taken place over women’s apparel. Should women wear hats when they pray? If this is a religious law, then many women would need to wear hats to bed. What should that hat look like? Should hair, which is a woman’s glory, show or should it be covered totally? In such discussion sometimes God’s focus is entirely lost.

What about men? Should they wear robes? Trousers? In some cultures men feather themselves, with the goal of being erotic. The question seems to be “What sort of image do we want to project by the way we dress?” James warns against honouring a man dressed in fine clothes, over a poor man (James 2:3). He would agree with Peter who says “Clothe yourselves with humility” (1 Peter 5:5). Paul is even more explicit: “Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience” (Colossians 3:12).

There is nothing wrong with being well-dressed, but it is the attitude of our hearts that matters most in the eyes of God. The exemplary woman of Proverbs 31 was clothed in purple (a royal colour), and fine linen – signs of wealth, but she was also clothed with strength and dignity (Proverbs 31:22, 25).

Reflection:

What is the reason behind the way you dress? As followers of Jesus Christ, how should we dress? What should we wear? The Lord spoke to Samuel when he was sent to choose the next king of Israel: “The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7) .

by Marilyn Daniels (marilyndaniels.net)

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Reclothe Us

September 12, 2023 AdminLeave a comment

1 Kings 19:11-18

Often as I begin my devotions each morning the words of a hymn forms the basis of that devotion. Today it was the words of John Greenleaf Whittier, words taken from a longer poem which he wrote in 1872. The country was just recovering from the American Civil war of 1861-1865. He describes hearts longing for peace.

Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.

Solomon said there is nothing new under the sun, and history has proven him to be right. The same attitudes exist around the world today, causing hatred and bloodshed between nations and even dividing families. This hymn might be a prayer that God would reclothe us in our rightful minds, even today.

Apparently the words of this hymn came from a much longer poem “The Brewing of the Soma” describing Vedic priests brewing and drinking Soma in an attempt to experience divinity. Whittier’s intention was to compare this to the use some Christians made of “music, incense, vigils…trance……all in vain – it is mere intoxication” (Wikipedia).

Raised as a Quaker, he knew the true way of seeking God’s will. Silence and selflessness enable us to hear the “still small voice” described in the Bible (1 Kings 19:11-13). The voice of God was not heard in earthquake, wind or fire, but rather in a soft, gentle whisper which followed the dramatic events of God’s power. But first we must seek God’s forgiveness. The lyrics go on – “Forgive our foolish ways. Reclothe us in our rightful minds, in purer lives Thy service find”.

As an advocate for justice, the moral and spiritual values of his up-bringing impacted his writings and earned him the title of “America’s finest religious poet”. Many of his poems are still sung in churches today. One phrase captured my particular attention as I thought about our worship “…in deeper reverence, praise!” His poem goes on to talk about “simple trust” with which early Christians rose up and followed Jesus when they heard “the gracious calling of the Lord”.

Jesus calls His disciples, whether in the midst of a Civil War, or in the business of twenty-first century living: “Come unto Me all you who are weary and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Whittier captured the essence of that rest: “Oh Sabbath rest by Galilee….where Jesus knelt to share with Thee [God his Father], the silence of eternity interpreted by love”. The depth of that statement alone is cause for hours of reflection!

Reflection:

However, it is the last verse which provokes even deeper thought. What do the heats of our desires look like today? Do we need God’s coolness and His balm? Oh that we might enjoy His “still small voice of calm”! Then we would be ready to serve, to bless others with God’s love and peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desire Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.

by Marilyn Daniels (MarilynDaniels.net)

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What is Faith?

August 9, 2022 AdminLeave a comment

1 Corinthians 13:13

The dictionary defines faith as “complete trust or confidence in something or somebody”. The Bible also defines faith as the basis for understanding that our universe was made at God’s command (Hebrews 11:2)….tying in with the dictionary definition, because our confidence is in God who created all things. John spells it out in definite terms. “Through Him all things were made, without Him nothing was made that has been made” (John 1:3). John was referring to Jesus in his introduction to His gospel.

Somehow in the intervening time, since John wrote that under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, his firm conviction that God created all things has become distorted by the wisdom of man. Another idol has replaced God…the idol of scientific knowledge. Sadly Satan has succeeded in diverting man’s attention away from the One who designed the universe for a purpose. Hearts have become hardened. “For although they [mankind] knew God, they neither glorified Him as God, nor gave thanks to Him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened” (Romans 1:21). These have lost faith in their Creator.

One might ask “Why?” Is this a control issue? Why is it so difficult to glorify God for what He has made? Other questions come to mind. Is living in the darkness described in Romans, bringing any greater happiness into our world? We would do well to consider the situation in our world today when the environment brings us to the verge of extinction, because we have wasted our resources in indulgent living. There is certainly enough to go around if those who “have” would share with those who “have not”.

“Faith is being sure of what we hope for” (Hebrews 11:1). Paul writes to the church at Rome “Hope that is seen is no hope at all”. We don’t hope for what we already have (Romans 8:24). He notes that people have to wait patiently for the things we hope for to materialize.

Patience isn’t a popular virtue. We live in a world of instant gratification. We can get instant food and drink. We expect medication to bring instant relief from pain. Modern communication creates the expectation that our wants and wishes will be instantly gratified. Instead of developing patience, which actually is the fruit of the Holy Spirit living within God’s children, we find ourselves getting angry if we have to wait. Might we suggest that patience while waiting is part of loving? Faith, hope and love – which is the greatest of these? (1 Corinthians 13:13).

Reflection:

“Hear the conclusion of the whole matter” Solomon wrote. “Fear God and keep His commandments, for this is the whole duty of man”. Whether we believe it or not, God is central to the life we each live and we will be judged for our faith response to Him. “For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14). God offers us every opportunity for everyone to believe and worship Him. Just looking at nature leaves each of us without an excuse for not recognizing God (Romans 1:20). Through Jesus Christ He has made a personal relationship with Holy God possible, and offers us the gift of faith to participate in that exquisite relationship (Ephesians 2:8-9). The question is “Will we receive and believe?” (John 1:12-13). Will we accept God’s gift of faith?

by Marilyn Daniels (MarilynDaniels.net)