Mercy at the Bottom
When a humpback whale off Herring Cove Beach swallowed Michael Packard, it was utter darkness for the veteran lobster diver.
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When a humpback whale off Herring Cove Beach swallowed Michael Packard, it was utter darkness for the veteran lobster diver.
C.S. Lewis said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our consciences, but shouts in our pains. It is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.”
Pagan sailors seem to have more sensitivity and awareness to things God is doing around them than does Jonah, who ironically is a “prophet.”
It’s been said that most Christians are educated way beyond their level of obedience. As a prophet, Jonah waseducated in the things of God.
In his book A Simple and Profound Call to Live Like Jesus, Floyd McClung wrote about “cozy Christians” and their “safe” theology.
Our sin doesn’t have to shame us, isolate us, or imprison us. We can be fully known, truly loved, and beautifully redeemed.
In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus said, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Jacob sees the face of God in Esau. How might it change us, and the trajectory of our lives, to begin seeing God’s image in others?
Jacob wrestles with God, as he didn’t have the confidence to stand before Esau because he was hindered by the guilt of the past.