Something Greater

The Story of Deborah and Jael, Part Four: A Mother in Anguish My Name Does Not Matter "You do not want to be God's enemy." Note: The Story of Deborah and Jael, Part One introduced a story of faith, love and salvation, told through the lives of two remarkable women: Deborah and Jael. Part Two imagined Deborah telling her story, as if she were speaking to us all now, face-to-face. Part Three focused on the story of Jael, a woman living in the same region as Deborah, but in very different circumstances. Jael's story was not epic, and it was not pretty. But it was ruthless in its honesty and in its pursuit of what matters most to a person. These women remind us that God desires that we fully rely upon what he says, God desires that we fully love what God loves, and hate and what God hates, and God desires that we fully live with him. But there was a third woman in the story...a woman who is not named...a woman who did not love what God loves. This wo

Psalm 10: Standing Far Away "Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why, O Lord, do you stand far away? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes that they have devised. "For the wicked boasts of the desires of his soul, and the one greedy for gain curses and renounces the Lord. In the pride of his face the wicked does not seek him; all his thoughts are, There is no God. "His ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of his sight; as for all his foes, he puffs at them. He says in his heart, I shall not be moved; throughout all generations I shall not meet adversity. "His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue are mischief and iniquity. He sits in ambush in the villages; in hiding places he murders the innocent. His eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; "He lurks in ambush like a lion in hi