Grief demands time, space and acknowledgment. Some people push it aside. Some internalize it and allow it to consume them. And some allow it to boil over into rage.
Michal’s grief expressed itself in rage. She had known hard loss—not once, not twice, but three times. Her first husband was forced to flee for his life. Then she lost her father and (more…)
Sometimes disaster comes upon us so the Lord can use it as a platform for His love, power, mercy and restoration—case in point: Job.
Sometimes it comes upon us because of our own sin. We can repent, and we can change course, though we may endure the consequences of our bad choices.
But sometimes disaster comes upon us as the result of someone (more…)
Infertility was God’s judgment on wicked women, or such was the ancient Israelite mindset. Barren women were openly mocked and scorned. After all, if God were against them, why shouldn’t everyone be against them?
This was Hannah’s world, and it was wrecking her, especially as she endured the taunts of her rival.
But even in her brokenness, Hannah clung to her faith. She (more…)