Notice on a slight format change:

Except for July 2012, these are mostly a collection of current devotional notes.

July 2012 is a re-write of old quiet times. My second child was born Nov 11, 1987 with multiple birth defects. I've been re-reading my QT notes from that time in my life, and have included them here. They cover the time before the birth and the few years immediately after the birth. They are tagged "historical." I added new insights and labeled them: ((TODAY, dd mmm yy)).

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

QT 2 Sep 2020, Joel 2:18, Taste and see that the Lord is good


Joel 2:18 (ESV) — Then the Lord became jealous for his land
and had pity on his people.

NOTE: The interesting aspect of God is how much he loves. Even in the midst of judgment, he loves people. He desires them to experience joy. Which is why a real relationship with God is so important. All other happiness and joy are temporary and (as we say in the math world) sub-optimal. We substitute good for the best. God desires for us to experience the best, which means returning to him and knowing him. But we settle for the things of this world and they don't provide the joy, peace, and gladness that only God can truly provide. Someday, the world will be set right and we will see what was really planned in the garden and we will be so embarrassed that we chased after junk.

PRAYER: Have mercy on us God for our foolishness. We talk about you, but we don't seek to really know you and to let you change and transform our life. Open our eyes to truth. Protect us from Satan's lies. Oh that we might "taste and see that the Lord is good."

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