The Goodness of God: In the Prophets
Goodness of God, Goodness, God, God the Father, Behold, Prophets, Ezekiel, Lamentations, 2 Peter, Sin, Confession, Belief Stacy Sagely Goodness of God, Goodness, God, God the Father, Behold, Prophets, Ezekiel, Lamentations, 2 Peter, Sin, Confession, Belief Stacy Sagely

The Goodness of God: In the Prophets

There are mornings when I open my Bible out of obedience and routine.  I know I need to be in it—and deep down, I want to be in it—but like the words of Ezekiel, my bones are dry. 

 It happened today.

I had something I knew I needed to deal with, but my want-to just wasn’t up-to it.  I considered King David’s repentant words in Psalm 51 (a frequent flier in my own battle with sin) but found myself in Ezekiel 37 instead.  Can I just tell you how much I love those first 14 verses? 

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The Goodness of God: The book of Numbers
Goodness of God, Goodness, God, God the Father, Old Testament, Behold, Numbers, Prayer, Unanswered Prayer Meg Elizabeth Brown Goodness of God, Goodness, God, God the Father, Old Testament, Behold, Numbers, Prayer, Unanswered Prayer Meg Elizabeth Brown

The Goodness of God: The book of Numbers

Praying for the salvation of others is probably one of the most noble prayers any disciple of Jesus could pray. But often, we pray, and pray, and pray, and we don't see any movement towards God for those we lift in prayer.

            My husband, Michael, and I have been praying for our children's salvation since birth. God blessed us with three marvelous and unforgettable sons but never a biological daughter. In the naming of our sons, Michael and I could never agree on what their names were. Still, we immediately landed on our daughter's name before our firstborn was even born: Alice Elizabeth. After having 3 sons in synchrony, I was told that we could no longer have any more biological children. I was okay with that, as the pregnancy was complicated for me, but saddened at the thought of never having a daughter with my high left cheek dimple.

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