Todays entry is something that I have been thinking about these past couple days because I have been reading the account of Moses and Pharaoh. The thought that has been running through my head was how come God hardened Pharoah's heart some many times? I understand the concept that God would harden his heart so that God's power would be known but then I thought to myself why some many times? The things that God did to Egypt were pretty gnarly and I'm just thinking out loud but I think they would have gotten the point after the first few things God did. Instead God repeatedly keeps hardening Pharoah's heart. As I sat with this question these past couple days, now I'm starting to come up with an answer. My answer is the same answer I get when it comes to gnarly questions like this which is I Don't Know!!! I really have no idea why God would choose to do this. The coolest thing that has happened when thinking about this is I believe God is trying to tell me something which I want to share with you. I feel like God is telling me don't worry about what or how He does something, just know that He's in control. Now that might sound harsh but it's so true and actually to me it's freeing. I know I could just waist so much time on wondering why God would choose to do something I have no idea why. This first thing that pops into my head is the story of Job when Job is complaining and wondering why God would do this to him then God puts him in his place for like 3 chapters. I feel that's what God would say to us too. I believe when it comes to this idea of wondering why God would do something that doesn't make sense to us, we need to be put in check just like Job. We need to realize that God is in control, His ways are not our ways, and that He has our best interests.
So my prayer for us today is that we would be more trusting in the Lord. I pray for faith and strength for us to let God be God.
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