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I am a retired VA employee who lives in Texas. I consider the characters of the Bible "family" as much as any I know or have known on earth. To be one of the Lord's beloved is the greatest thing I know. What good company!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Bibledoorajar Examines The Power of Circumstances

"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus."  1 Thessalonians 5: 16-18

   
It is clear from the above verse that God's will is for us to give thanks in all circumstances. However, that does not mean that it is not sometimes difficult. However, God can say this can be done because of this declaration:  "In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps." (Proverbs 1:9)

Rebecca determined a plan in her heart for Jacob and Jacob accepted the plan. It was a plan that led to a circumstance that must have been difficult for Rebecca. She never saw her beloved son again. I do not know if she was trying to please herself or whether she was trying to help God out.  But one wonders what her days were like following Jacob's departure. Did she ask God to help him continually or was she gloomy? Did she give thanks to God or was she overcome with guilt? What was her relationship like with Isaac and Esau? We cannot know because the record does not say. But the biblical record does show us clearly how Jacob took the circumstances of life in which he found himself and learned how to enjoy faith in God and His will for his life. But, as we will see, it did not happen overnight.

"It did not happen overnight" seems to be a key for our lives that "forces" us to live out Paul's admonition of being joyful always, praying continually and giving thanks in all our circumstances. By faith we endure as we trust God to establish His perfect will for us. I don't know about you but I am hoping I can walk out my part of this better in 2013!

"When we walk with the Lord in the light of His word, what a glory He shines on the way..."  John H. Sammis

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