Cairo: Jesus in Egypt & God's Unusual Leaning
God seldom gives us all we need to understand, but He always gives us what we need in order to obey. The story of Jesus in Egypt as a boy offers a...
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May 20, 2018 11:00:05 PM
God’s tests are most often pop quizzes. You don’t see them coming. If you knew you would be running late tomorrow morning, you’d prepare ahead of time. But that’s not a real test.
(Photo: Shiloh, where Hannah trusted God. Courtesy of the Pictorial Library of Bible Lands)
A real test hits your blindside. It tests the mettle of your theology, and often, it even seems to contradict it.
In the end, the pop quizzes we experience usually boil down to one thing.
If the expectations of our Christian life are that our faithfulness will result in uninterrupted safety, continual protection, and abundant provision, we will misunderstand God’s leading.
Consider:
You could make your own list, couldn’t you? So could I.
When these pop quizzes get dropped in our lives, it’s like catching a live grenade. We have a decision how we will react.
We can believe what is true or what is false.
God’s tests usually boil down to one thing: trust.
Has the Lord handed you a pop quiz today? Are your struggling with the answers?
While you may never fully understand why God gives such pop quizzes, it is clear what He wants you to do in the midst of the test.
Trust and obey. That much you will always know to do.
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