Of Hopes and Umbrellas

Summer was coming to a close and how expectantly I was looking to the skies in the hope of rains to come down. But no rains, not even a drop! It was hot and dry and the sun was happy to welcome me every single afternoon. (My work would end at 3pm.)

We were already in the middle of June and still no sign of rains. So I was in two minds about carrying an umbrella. Why bother lugging this thing around when the weather folks predicted the delay of rains?

But there was something in me that I carried my umbrella every single day. My logic: it’s the rainy season and it will rain. Maybe not today, but it will rain. Days turned to weeks and the weeks into a month. No rains at all. But I carried my umbrella as planned. I was hopeful that it would rain. C’mon, a delay doesn't mean that it wouldn't rain at all.

                                   

One day when least expected, it rained. And how it rained! I was so excited to pull out my umbrella and finally be able to use it. Folks on the road were caught off guard. But I wasn't, coz I knew it would rain and when it did, I was ready!

Sometimes I think of the” things” I am waiting for. Waiting expectantly and hoping that today would be the day. Especially if you have been praying about it and waiting expectantly on the Lord to answer your prayers. I think of Habakkuk who went to the watch tower and waited for God‘s answer. 

So here I am waiting upon God to answer in much hope and anticipation.

“For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.” Psalm 62:1

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The Moviegoer: Which one are you?

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Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of. - Charles Spurgeon

Happy Resurrection Sunday!

"For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that He was buried, that He was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures"

1 Corinthians 15:3-4

How great our salvation!

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!
    Tell of His salvation from day to day.

Declare His glory among the nations,
    His marvelous works among all the peoples!

For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised,
    and He is to be feared above all gods.

For all the gods of the peoples are worthless idols,
    but the Lord made the heavens.

Splendor and majesty are before Him;
    strength and joy are in His place.

1 Chronicles 16:23-27

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If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him. C.T. Studd

What is Christian Contentment?

Christian contentment is that sweet, inward, quiet, gracious frame of spirit, which freely submits to and delights in God's wise and fatherly disposal in every condition. Jeremiah Burroughs

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My Reason for Praise!

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to His great mercy, He has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1: 3-5

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This sums it up! Enjoy the video. 

Morning Prayer: Psalm 138

I give You thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart;

    before the gods I sing Your praise;

I bow down toward Your holy temple

    and give thanks to Your name 

for Your steadfast love and your faithfulness,

    for you have exalted above all things

    your name and your word.

On the day I called, You answered me;

    my strength of soul You increased.

All the kings of the earth shall give You thanks, O Lord,

    for they have heard the words of Your mouth,

and they shall sing of the ways of the Lord,

    for great is the glory of the Lord.

For though the Lord is high, He regards the lowly,

    but the haughty He knows from afar.

Though I walk in the midst of trouble,

    You preserve my life;

You stretch out Your hand against the wrath of my enemies,

    and Your right hand delivers me.

The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me;

    Your steadfast love, O Lord, endures forever.

    Do not forsake the work of Your hands.

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Afflictions add to the saints' glory. The more the diamond is cut, the more it sparkles; the heavier the saints' cross is, the heavier will be their crown. Thomas Watson