“Don’t you want it to heal!?” I asked this after noticing my daughter had peeled the scab off of her scratch again. Evidently she did not understand the purpose of the scab. It may be itchy, hard, unattractive, and an outright contrast in texture and appearance. But it has a purpose. It protects our wounds from infection and allows new skin to form. Scabs do for our wounds what forgiveness does for our hearts. Forgiveness is hard, unattractive, and an outright contrast to what comes as a Continue Reading
Today vs. Tomorrow
In Exodus 8 we find The Plague of Frogs. Pharaoh was so bothered by the frogs that he asked Moses to please pray to God to remove this plague and he would, in turn, release the Israelites. Moses told Pharaoh that he would pray to God but he allowed Pharaoh to decide when he would pray this prayer. Instead of Pharaoh saying, “Pray right now!! — I want these frogs gone NOW!!”, he said in Exodus 8:10, “tomorrow.” How strange is that? He is plagued by something, had the opportunity to be free of it Continue Reading