The deep yearning of the Christian heart is to know and do the will of God.  But many believers today are plagued with uncertainty when it comes to God’s will for their lives.  There may be some fear involved, after all, it takes great trust and faith to lay down one’s own desires and live out the desires of another, in this case, God’s.  The fear comes from the idea of the believer having to give up the present known for the future unknown.  “What is God going to ask me to do?” Where will He have me to go? What will happen to me if IRead More →

            I am thinking of love today as my son and daughter-in-law celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary.  I remember with joy their special day and the great love story they shared.  Thoughts of wedding gowns and wedding vows remind me as well of a very special love story recorded in the Bible: the love story of Isaac and Rebekah. Isaac’s mother, Sarah, had passed away and his father, Abraham, realizing he was getting older, decided to arrange a bride for his son.  Abraham sent his most faithful and trustworthy servant back to Abraham’s homeland to seek a wife for Isaac. When the servant arrives atRead More →