Lets Give Them Something to Talk About

So today I was super excited because I was re-organizing my kitchen.   I have been given the green light to begin to renovate my house into exactly what I want it to be.   It has been so fun picking out new drawer pulls, flooring etc…   The problem is, as soon as I get the item to re-do, that is all I can think about.   I dream about the renovations.   So today, I woke up, took my kid to school (where we forgot her backpack), came home and started in on the pantry.   I pulled everything out, fixed what was supposed to be fixed, put everything in, cleaned the floor, re-organized it all.   I was feeling pretty stinking accomplished around 1:00.   I knew that I hadn’t done my devotions for the morning.   I hadn’t had my time in the word.   I knew it, and I knew that I felt a little guilty about it, but I was just going to catch up tomorrow.   (I usually write my next day blog/ devotions during the day.)   A few weeks ago, ...

Obadiah, what a fun name to say!   It actually means the servant of Yahweh.   This is a very short book of the Bible.   It is actually only one chapter.   Edomites are the descendants of Esau, Jacob’s brother.   They live in a “rock fortress” and have made their home “high in the mountains” (v3).   The Israelites inhabit Jerusalem at this time and, as usual, someone is attacking them.   Instead of coming to the aid of their relatives, the Edomites laugh and scoff at the Israelites and gloat in the fact that Israel is being taken over.   The book is a prophesy about how Edom is going to be destroyed for their actions against Israel.   Some could read this book of the Bible and say, okay, I am done, but if you have read any of my other blogs, you know that isn’t how I roll.   When I was reading this book, I realized, how often do we act like those that can’t be touched?   We stand by while other Christians, our brothers and si...