Furever families

Furever families

David, the servant of the LORD. He sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang: I love you, LORD; you are my strength. – Psalms 18:1

Psalms 18:2-6

 2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.

 3 I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

 4 The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me.

 5 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.

 6 But in my distress, I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears.

Abandoned, neglected, or mistreated dogs often become strays. They wind up lost and bewildered. Tragically, many of them suffer and perish. However, there is hope for these animals through organizations like Rescue Me, RescueShelter.com, and the Animal Rescue Network.

In 2003, Jeff Gold, a resident of Watkinsville, Georgia, established Boxertown to assist in finding homes for boxer dogs in need. Following the success of Boxertown, Gold created Rescue Me, a network that aids in placing all types of dogs, cats, and other animals into loving homes.

One of the free services provided by Rescue Me is RescueShelter.com, a free resource that offers the most comprehensive directory of animal rescue organizations worldwide. The guide includes information on wildlife rehabilitators in more than 150 countries.

These organizations serve as a beacon of hope, a lifeline, for strays or abandoned dogs and pets whose owners can no longer provide for them. These animals are rescued, rehabilitated, and their pictures and stories are shared online. People from near and far respond and become foster families providing critical assistance to these needy canines.

Through these organizations and the kindness and compassion of ordinary people, many abandoned, neglected, or mistreated dogs are adopted into new furever families. There they are welcomed and loved. Their lives are transformed from a destiny of dismal darkness to a brighter future in a loving home.

David found himself in a very dire and difficult place. He was like an abandoned stray surrounded by enemies who were out to get him. He was being chased and hunted by those seeking his death. He was frightened and cried out for help.

“Death had had him in its grip as rope binds a prisoner. The forces of ungodliness terrified David as when one finds himself in a wadi (dry stream bed) during a spring thunderstorm and discovers a wall of water coming at him. He pictured himself trying to pick his steps through a field full of traps that hunters had set to snare animals.”

“David cried out in terror, and in His heavenly temple, God heard his call for help. He came rushing to [David’s] defense. His deliverance was like a thunderstorm in that it was the supernatural invading nature. The figures of speech in verses Psalms 8 team:7-15 picture a violent storm with lightning, thunder, high winds, torrential rains, black skies, and flooding” (Constable).

In response to David’s pleas, the Father spectacularly intervened in the time-space continuum and rescued David.

REFLECT & PRAY

In this life, confrontation is inevitable. When things go bad, finger-pointing, blaming, and confrontation often begin. Even in those dark days, we can count on the Father for His support. He has bound Himself to us forever (Stanley).

Fatherthank You for hearing and responding to my prayers and intervening on my behalf. Thank You for adopting me into Your Forever Family.

INSIGHT

But there’s more. Psalms 18 is a messianic Psalm and contains prophecy concerning the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ.  Through the guidance of the Holy Spirit, David prophesied about the Coming One, the Messiah. Throughout the Psalms and other parts of the Old Testament, the Father has cleverly weaved together future prophecies about His Son with the real-life experiences and histories of those who participated or wrote about them in the Old Testament.

Psalms 18:20-31

 20 The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.

 21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

 22 I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.

 23 I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.

 24 The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.

 25 To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity, you show integrity.

 26 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the wicked, you show yourself hostile.

 27 You rescue the humble, but you humiliate the proud.

 28 You light a lamp for me. The LORD, my God, lights up my darkness.

 29 In your strength I can crush an army; with my God, I can scale any wall.

 30 God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

 31 For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?

Psalms 18:20-30 reveals “the rationale or mystique of the Resurrection” (BBC). The Lord Jesus Christ was totally innocent and lived a sinless life. All that He said and did reveals the integrity and righteousness of His character, words, and actions. His righteous life qualified Him to be the Savior of the world.

Isaiah 53:10 But it was the LORD’s good plan to crush him and cause him grief. Yet when his life is made an offering for sin, he will have many descendants. He will enjoy a long life, and the LORD’s good plan will prosper in his hands.

The Lord Jesus Christ lived a sinless and spotless life. He demonstrated an undeviating devotion to the will of the Father and His commitment to His crucifixion and death on the cross. This was necessary for him to die for the sins of the world and become eligible to be resurrected.

Romans 6:4 Just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of the Father, now we also may live new lives.

The Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father. The Father’s glory refers to His magnificent splendor and power. It connotes His grandeur, majesty, and unlimited authority. Glory is a power word; it describes the power of God gloriously exercised. The phrase “through the glory of God” indicates the Father using power to raise Jesus (Toews).

Paul’s statement regarding the glory of the Father summarizes the dramatic work of the Father using His unlimited power and authority to raise Jesus (Toews).

The relationship between resurrection power and glory is referenced in the story of Lazarus.

John 11:40 Jesus responded, Didn’t I tell you that you would see God’s glory if you believe?

Resurrection from the dead reveals the unlimited power and glory of the invisible God.

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© Dr. H 2023

Galaxy brain ∙

Galaxy brain ∙

I have heard all about you, LORD. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. In wrath, remember mercy. – Habakkuk 3:2

Psalms 33:4-9

 4 For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.

 6 The LORD merely spoke, and the heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

 7 He assigned the sea its boundaries and locked the oceans in vast reservoirs.

 8 Let the whole world fear the LORD, and let everyone stand in awe of him.

 9 For when he spoke, the world began! It appeared at his command.

Since the 1990s, the Hubble Space Telescope has been capturing and transmitting back to Earth amazing, resplendent images of distant galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae (NASA.gov). The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was launched in 2021. JWST is designed to be the successor to the Hubble but has improved capabilities for observing the universe. It has a large, segmented primary mirror over six times larger than Hubble’s.

These magnificent telescopes allow us to get outside of ourselves, glimpse places far away in time and space. JWST is expected to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos and add to our knowledge some of the most fundamental questions in the universe. Incredibly, it permits us to investigate the atmospheres of exoplanets in search of signs of life.

“Imagine yourself at a scenic vista somewhere on Earth, such as the rim of the Grand Canyon or the shore of an ocean stretching out past the horizon line. As your brain processes the view and its sheer vastness, feelings of awe kick in” (Marina Koren, TheAtlantic.com, December 1, 2020). The awe elicited by the greatness of the creation has come to be called “Space Telescope.”

The experience of awe can lead to “a diminished sense of self,” a phrase psychologists use to describe feelings of smallness or insignificance in the face of something larger than oneself. A diminished sense of self is when an individual experiences a lower or weakened sense of their identity or value. People with a diminished sense of self may encounter challenges related to their self-esteem, self-confidence, and a sense of direction or meaning in their lives.

Research has demonstrated that the sensation can be a good thing: “A shot of awe can boost feelings of connectedness with other people” (Koren).

People were created with the ability to feel awe when viewing and reflecting upon the Father’s magnificent work of creation.

But the Father is seeking something far closer to His heart. He wants people to be awestruck with Him. How can we see and reflect upon the unseen God?

He has provided two ways: His Word and His Son. Through the written Word of God, we come to know about the Father. We discover His characteristics, qualities, and divine attributes. But more importantly, we learn about who He is as a person.

As we “see” Him in His Word, it is transformational. We are awed and experience something far more sensational than Galaxy Brain. We experience what we might call “God Brain.” We are at once diminished and seem puny and insignificant, yet at the same time, our thirst for connection with Him magnifies.

REFLECT & PRAY

“The Father is God, and the Son is God, but the Father is not the Son and the Son is not the Father. He is speaking about unity, not identity” (Wiersbe).

Father You are utterly awesome. Lead me towards a more profound understanding of your essence. Intensify my craving and longing for you. Satisfy my growing desire to establish a stronger connection with you.

INSIGHT

How can we see and reflect upon the unseen God? The answer is fascinating and yet sublimely simple. As we observe the Lord Jesus Christ in the Gospels and hear Him speak and teach, He shows what the Father is like because He and the Father are one.

John 10:30 I and the Father are one.

How can this be? Theologians have been trying to answer that question for centuries. Perhaps we may never understand it on this side of eternity. But we can simply read the words of the Lord Jesus Christ, reflect, understand, receive, and believe.

The Lord Jesus Christ unequivocally stated that the Son and the Father are one, that is, one essence, true deity. Two different personalities, the Father and the Son, are both equally God. When the Lord Jesus Christ became truly human, He lived His life on earth as God in the flesh.

If you want to know what the Father is like, look at the Son. It is that simple.

John 14:7- 9

 7 If you had really known me, you would know who my Father is. From now on, you do know him and have seen him!”

 8 Philip said, “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.”

 9 Jesus replied, “Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and yet you still don’t know who I am? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father! So why are you asking me to show him to you?

Because no one has ever seen the Father face-to-face, the Lord Jesus Christ came to earth to reveal what He is like.

John 1:18 No one has seen God at any time. But the unique One, who is himself God, who is at the Father’s side, He has explained Him.

When the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became flesh and dwelt among us, He revealed the Father to us. What does that mean?

The Greek term translated as revealed or explained is exegesato. It comes from the Greek verb exegeomai, which means to lead out, explain, interpret, describe, or make known.

Because no one can fully see and comprehend the Father in His Glory and live, the Lord Jesus Christ came to exegete and fully reveal the Father. “If you want to see what God is like, look at Jesus” (Barclay).

Hebrews 1:3 The Son is the radiance of his glory and the exact representation of his essence.

He’s Everything to Me

In the stars His handiwork I see

On the wind He speaks with majesty

Tho’ He ruleth over land and sea

What is that to me

‘Til by faith I met Him face to face

And I felt the wonder of His grace

Then I knew that He was more

Than just a God who didn’t care

That lived away out there

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© Dr. H 2023

Wilderness Therapy ∙

Wilderness Therapy ∙

This was the regular pattern – at night, the cloud that covered the Tabernacle had the appearance of fire. Whenever the cloud lifted from over the sacred tent, the people of Israel would break camp and follow it. And wherever the cloud settled, the people of Israel would set up camp. In this way, they traveled and camped at the LORD’s command wherever he told them to go. – Numbers 9:16-18

Deuteronomy 8:2-18

 2 Remember how the LORD your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.

 3 Yes, he humbled you by letting you go hungry and then feeding you with manna, a food previously unknown to you and your ancestors. He did it to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

 4 For all these forty years your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t blister or swell.

 5 Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good.

 7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills.

 14 Do not become proud at that time and forget the LORD your God, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.

 15 Do not forget that he led you through the great and terrifying wilderness with its poisonous snakes and scorpions, where it was so hot and dry. He gave you water from the rock!

 16 He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.

 17 He did all this so you would never say to yourself, “I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.”

 18 Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be successful.

Trails Momentum of Henderson, N.C., is a therapeutic outdoor-adventure program for young adults based upon Wilderness Therapy.

Wilderness Therapy has the potential to be a transformative experience for young adults. Taking participants out of their comfort zones and challenging their boundaries encourages pursuing new goals and passions while testing and affirming their faith. Through Wilderness Therapy, young adults can experience personal growth and expand their horizons.

This journey of self-discovery provides young people with a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of themselves, their capabilities, and their limitations.

Those who successfully navigate the challenges of Wilderness Therapy often gain a newfound sense of self-awareness and discover inner strengths they never knew existed. They develop self-esteem, confidence, and a sense of accomplishment by facing and overcoming challenges that they previously thought were insurmountable.

Wilderness Therapy is nothing new. The Father used it to guide and transform the generation of Israelites. Wilderness Therapy successfully transitioned the people from slavery to becoming resilient inhabitants of the Promised Land. A unique aspect of the Father’s Wilderness Therapy program is that He is always present, providing constant support to those who embark on this journey. They were never alone in the wilderness.

The Father’s presence among His people was not that of a mere observer but of a leader. The Lord led them using the cloud. He directed the Israelites to move or settle down and determined the duration of their stay in each location, whether for one night or two days, a month, or a year (Numbers 9:22). The Father guided them and directed them on every leg of their journey (Duguid and Hughes).

REFLECT & PRAY

How blessed we would be if we would go when the Father told us to go and stay when the Father told us to stay! Obedience brings blessings (Stanley).

Father many children of the King are reticent to travel or move about. You use Wilderness Therapy to transform lives. Encourage me to be willing to follow You wherever Your love leads.

INSIGHT

The Father’s sovereign and purposeful guidance and leadership of His people is seen in how He led them in the wilderness. The Israelites stayed in one place for as long as God intended, and each experience along the journey was purposeful and not coincidental (Wenham). The people had to be prepared to leave at a moment’s notice. They had to follow God’s visible guidance each day until the cloud came to a halt – this required unwavering obedience to His will  (ESV – Notes).

“There was no place for fussing and crying out, ‘Are we there yet?’ What they had to do was watch the cloud and follow carefully wherever it went. . . This journey is at the will of the Lord himself and under his direction every step of the way” (Duguid and Hughes).

It required forty years and the death of an entire generation for the Israelites to learn to trust God more than their eyes or emotions.

What does it take for us to learn to trust God in the same way?

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© Dr. H 2023

A different spirit ∙

A different spirit ∙

My servant Caleb . . . had a different spirit and has followed Me fully. – Numbers 14:24

Numbers 14:6-9

 6 Two of the men who had explored the land, Joshua and Caleb, tore their clothing.

 7 They said to all the people of Israel, “The land we traveled through and explored is wonderful!

 8 And if the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey.

 9 Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the LORD is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”

So Near and Yet So (Cole Porter)

I so often dream we might make a team

But so wild a scheme I must banish

For each time I start to open my heart, you vanish

My dear, I’ve a feeling you are so near and yet so far

You appear like a radiant star first so near, then again so far

Although the Father had performed remarkable miracles in the land of Egypt and at the Red Sea, the people of Israel were skeptical and mistrustful. The Father faithfully led them to the promised land. They were on its outskirts, right at the border. But they remained incongruously faithless and clueless.

So the Father ordered Moses to choose twelve men, one from each of the twelve tribes, to enter and spy out the land of Canaan (Numbers 13:2). The twelve spies went together, and all saw the same things. But their observations and reactions could not have been more different. The condition of their hearts predisposed their responses.

Ten of the spies saw things through the eyes of fear and doubt. Two of the spies, Caleb and Joshua, saw things through the eyes of faith and trust.

When the twelve spies returned to the camp, they reported what they saw. Two diametrically opposed reports were given. One was an evil report. It focused on all of the obstacles. There were large, fortified cities and giants (Nephilim). They concluded their report by saying, “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are! The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. We even saw giants. Next to them, we felt like grasshoppers” (Numbers 13:31-33).

What they saw with their eyes was filtered through the fear and doubt in their hearts.

The other report was a good report. What Joshua and Caleb saw with their eyes was filtered through their faithful, trusting hearts.

Numbers 14:8-9

 8 And if the LORD is pleased with us, he will bring us safely into that land and give it to us. It is a rich land flowing with milk and honey.

 9 Do not rebel against the LORD, and don’t be afraid of the people of the land. They are only helpless prey to us! They have no protection, but the LORD is with us! Don’t be afraid of them!”

What did the people do? They believed the evil report!

Numbers 14:1-3, 10

 1 The whole community began weeping aloud, and they cried all night.

 2 Their voices rose in a great chorus of protest against Moses and Aaron. “If only we had died in Egypt or even here in the wilderness!” they complained.

 3 “Why is the LORD taking us to this country only to have us die in battle?”

 10 The whole community began to talk about stoning Joshua and Caleb.

It is tempting to say their response seems unbelievable. But we might have done the same thing under similar circumstances. Fear can grab and dominate anyone’s heart.

REFLECT & PRAY

The courage and faith of Joshua and Caleb were exemplary. What sets them apart? It is pretty simple. They took the Father at His Word. They believed all that the Father said and put their complete confidence in Him. “God assumes full responsibility for our needs when we obey Him wholeheartedly” (Stanley).

Father I pray that I may have a different spirit, a spirit of faith, trust, and confidence in You.

INSIGHT

The people of Israel disrespected the Father. They snubbed Him. This was not a one-time act. Sadly, it was their standard operating procedure.

This is one of the rare moments in Scripture where the Father’s patience maxed out. He was furious. What did the Father do next? The Father returned to the camp in His glorious splendor. He takes Moses aside, and in so many words, He says, “We have to talk!”

Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? Will they never believe me, even after all the miraculous signs I have done among them?”

The potential for immediate death for the people of Israel loomed on the horizon. Moses intervened on their behalf, and the Father’s anger abated. Moses’ words are well worth reflecting upon (Numbers 14:13-19).

Entering the promised land was “off the table for that generation.” They did not want to enter the promised land, so the Father ensured they never would. They were doomed to remain in the wilderness. Rather than striking the people immediately, the Father condemned them to wander in the wilderness for 40 years. They would die in it. They would never again see the promised land nor enter it. The Father switched from Plan I, immediate death, to Plan S, slow death.

Numbers 14:29-34

 29 You will all drop dead in this wilderness! Because you complained against me, every one of you who is twenty years old or older . . ..

 30 You will not enter and occupy the land I swore to give you. The only exceptions will be Caleb and Joshua.

 34 Because your men explored the land for forty days, you must wander in the wilderness for forty years – a year for each day, suffering the consequences of your sins. Then you will discover what it is like to have me for an enemy.

A teachable moment! The lesson is simple. It is far better to have the Father as your friend than as your enemy.

So how does the story end? It did not end well for the children of Israel over 20 years of age. They all died in the wilderness. Only their children were allowed to enter the promised land. But Joshua became the commander-in-chief of the Army of Israel, successfully leading them in battle and conquering the promised land.

What about Caleb? The Father puts the spotlight on Caleb. What made him special?  He had a different spirit, a spirit of faith. He followed the Lord with his whole heart. Nothing was held back (Numbers 14:24). At age 85; he was undiminished in spirit and body. He was ready to take on all challenges and all challengers. Because of his convictions, he was fearless. Caleb was completely confident that the Father had his back. And so He did (Hebrews 11:1).

When we possess a spirit of faith, the Father enables us to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. “An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between great men and little men” (Thomas Fuller).

“When we align ourselves with God and His will, the Lord takes the battle out of our hands and places it in His. Big enemies become small when God leads the charge” (Stanley).

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Einstein’s letter ∙

Einstein’s letter ∙

The LORD answered me: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. – Habakkuk 2:2

Matthew 24:14-36

 14 And the Good News about the Kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world so that all nations will hear it, and then the end will come.

 15 The day is coming when you will see what Daniel the prophet spoke about– the sacrilegious object that causes desecration standing in the Holy Place.

 16 Then those in Judea must flee to the hills.

 21 For there will be greater anguish than at any time since the world began. And it will never be so great again.

 22 In fact, unless that time of calamity is shortened, not a single person will survive. But it will be shortened for the sake of God’s chosen ones.

 36 However, no one knows the day or hour when these things will happen, not even the angels in heaven or the Son himself. Only the Father knows.

On August 2, 1939, Albert Einstein wrote The Letter to President Roosevelt. In it, he issued a dire warning that Nazi Germany intended to develop an incredible new weapon of mass destruction – the atomic bomb.

Einstein wrote, “The element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate future. Certain aspects of the situation which has arisen seem to call for watchfulness and, if necessary, quick action on the part of the Administration. I believe therefore, that it is my duty to bring to your attention the following facts and recommendations.”

“It may be possible to set up a nuclear chain reaction in a large mass of uranium, by which vast amounts of power and large quantities of new radium-like elements would be generated. Now it appears almost certain that this could be achieved in the immediate future.”

“This new phenomenon would also lead to the construction of bombs, and it is conceivable – though much less certain – that extremely powerful bombs of this type may thus be constructed. A single bomb of this type, carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory.”

Einstein recommended that a task force be initiated. They should prioritize securing a supply of uranium ore for the United States and speed up the experimental work.

For all practical purposes, Einstein’s Letter began the atomic age.

Throughout history, many timely warnings have been given. The Father often warns and prepares the children of the King regarding things to come. The Lord Jesus Christ, for example, warned the Jewish people in Jerusalem of the dark days of unparalleled anguish and told them to be ready and flee (Matthew 24:14-36).

REFLECT & PRAY

“When you behold the glory of God and believe the Word of God, it gives you faith to accept the will of God” (Wiersbe).

Father grant us wisdom to understand our times and perceive Your warning message. Embolden and strengthen us, not shrink back in fear, but rather do Your will. May we faithfully and clearly warn others of the wrath to come.

INSIGHT

Habakkuk was a worried watchman on the walls of Jerusalem. He fretted and anticipated the worst.

“In ancient days, the watchmen were responsible to warn the city of approaching danger, and if they weren’t faithful, their hands would be stained with the blood of the people who died Ezekiel 3:17-21; 33:1-3). It was a serious responsibility” (Wiersbe).

Habakkuk was grieved by the rebellion and disobedience of the people of Judah. He became preoccupied with it and complained to the Father, wondering what He would do about it. Habakkuk waited for an answer. The Father provided a vision and instructions on how to relay a message to the people.

The Father warned the people of Judah of the coming Babylonian invasion. The Father’s message to Habakkuk can be summarized in one phrase: read and run.

Habakkuk 2:2 The LORD answered me: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.

There are two aspects to the Father’s instruction to Habakkuk. He was told to write it plainly and legibly on tablets. The message’s meaning was to be clear, obvious, and easily understood. It was to be posted and accessible for all.

What did the tablets say? The answer is unknown. However, the message it conveyed was meant to prompt a sense of urgency and encourage people to flee. It was akin to the Father erecting a colossal billboard along a busy highway, cautioning individuals of the impending arrival of the Babylonians – “The Babylonians are coming, The Babylonians are coming!”

What should the people do? They should run! They should take their families and whatever possessions they could carry and quickly depart.

The Hebrew word translated as run is ruts. Ruts may be translated as run, dash to and fro, move quickly, dart about, hurry, or run away. The warning spoke of the judgment to fall; the Babylonians were coming, and it was time to flee for their lives hurriedly.

The Father’s specific answer to Habakkuk’s prayer of complaint turned Habakkuk’s worry into worship. The prophetic vision encompassed not only the invasion by the Babylonians but also the coming of the Father to the earth to mete out justice and make all things right (Habakkuk 2, 3:3-15).

For Habakkuk, this changed everything. His worries were gone. He readily surrendered to the Father’s plan.

When Einstein spoke, FDR listened, and Einstein’s warning was taken to heart. The Manhattan Project was launched.

When Habakkuk spoke, the wise move was to heed his warning and flee.

All children of the King are watchmen. The word of God tells us that danger is coming, and we are responsible to warn people to “flee from the wrath to come” (Matthew 3:7).

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© Dr. H 2023