Has someone ever forgotten about you, or forgotten to fulfill a request you made of them? It can be very difficult for us when someone does not remember us. Has anyone ever offended you and you find it difficult to forget the offense? Have you ever said, I can forgive but I cannot forget?
Joseph, in the book of Genesis, chapters 37-50, knew much about being forgotten, and also about forgetting offenses. Joseph had been forgotten and offended by his…
Tomorrow is only a day away and depending on the situation, that can be a delightful or dreadful day away! As a little kid, knowing Christmas or my birthday was tomorrow was so exciting. However, as a kindergartener, on the night before getting my tonsils out, I dreaded tomorrow! “Only a day away” is either a delight or a dread!
I would think that the account of the second plague of frogs, in Exodus 8, would be a case…
“I’m going to do it! You can count on me!” What a comforting reminder to us when we need to be rescued from a tight spot or jam of some sort! We are comforted to know that a capable and competent “someone” will be true to their word and help us out of our unpleasant circumstances.
While the Israelites were experiencing their Exodus, they very much needed to hear, “I’m going to do it! You can count on me!” Centuries of slavery caused them to…