tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882828511488434678.post2273767820245903755..comments2022-09-10T07:50:18.012-06:00Comments on Scandalous Mathematics of Grace: Worry Is not Your FriendUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882828511488434678.post-43204991466885726472010-04-20T12:52:17.067-06:002010-04-20T12:52:17.067-06:00Rob Bell gave a sermon entitled, "My Father i...Rob Bell gave a sermon entitled, "My Father is a Wandering Aramean." <br /><br />The sermon was on Deuteronomy 26 and speaks about a time when the Israelites are freed from Egypt and have wandered through the desert and have finally reached the rich land that God promised them. <br /><br />When Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, it was easy to think they had everything set: they left with the plunder of the entire country, they had a God-given leader, and they had daily guidance and provision from God. It seemed their future was golden, but they ultimately spent 40 years wandering in the desert essentially learning how to be a people of God.<br /><br />In his sermon, Rob Bell commented that God knows man's tendency to forget Him and to forget the way He had provided for them. For this reason, God told Moses and all his people, when you enter into the land of milk and honey declare, "My father was a wandering Aramean." Essentially, he is reminding the Israelites that life wasn't always easy. The road to the promised land was really really hard. There was a lot of pain and suffering in the Israelites' story. Nevertheless, God did not abandon His people in the desert. He kept his promise and delivered them from hard times and troubles into a rich and prosperous land.<br /><br />"My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down into Egypt with a few people and lived there and became a great nation, powerful and numerous. But the Egyptians mistreated us and made us suffer, putting us to hard labor. Then we cried out to the LORD, the God of our fathers, and the LORD heard our voice and saw our misery, toil and oppression. So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great terror and with miraculous signs and wonders. He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey; and now I bring the firstfruits of the soil that you, O LORD, have given me." (Deuteronomy 26:5-10)<br /><br /><br /><br />Click on the link for the sermon:<br />http://harrison.odeo.com/audio/18609413/viewBloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286354851826433987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6882828511488434678.post-83702406923168145312010-04-20T12:41:59.709-06:002010-04-20T12:41:59.709-06:00I couldn't agree more and God's helping me...I couldn't agree more and God's helping me get to a place where I can just let go and let God has been one of my greatest blessings. It has gotten me through financial crises, children's illnesses, divorce, and other various scary situations. Not saying I don't have to REMIND myself from time to time that worrying is an insult to God's love and grace because I do. But realizing that God has NEVER failed me makes it so much easier to truly turn those difficult times over to His will without worrying about what that might be. If God wills it for me, I will be blessed by it in some way. Submitting to God's will without fear or doubt or worry is the most liberating experience one can have. What me worry? NaaahCherinoreply@blogger.com