Posts from November 2019

Posts from November 2019

Wait for the Ending

“Faith in a sovereign God does not prevent us from sometimes feeling bewildered about what our sovereign God is doing. On a small scale, we can grasp for reasons behind everyday frustrations like dead car batteries and sleepless nights — mere inconveniences, to be sure, but nevertheless enough to sometimes ruin what we thought were God-honouring plans for the day. Perhaps we can agree with J.I. Packer when he writes, “The harder you try to understand the divine purpose in…

God is on His Throne

“I had a friend who used to answer a common question in an uncommon way. He has since moved to another city, but his response has never left me. For a long time, when I would ask how he was, he gave a three-fold response: “God is on his throne, everything is going his way, and he loves me.” These are simple yet profound truths. They define not only how we are in ultimately, but how we can be in…