Morning: The sermon, "A Bitter Blindness," focused on Ruth 1:14-22. In this passage, we are reminded that we need to have the eyes of our hearts opened to see the God's work in our lives. We looked at four truths.
1. God loves his people in spite of them.
2. God can even use an imperfect witness to draw people to himself.
3. Grief left unchecked or unchallenged can turn into an all consuming bitterness.
4. Bitterness blinds. It blinded Naomi to the spiritual costs of our grief. It blinded her to the magnificent riches of God's grace. It blinded her to God's work in her life. It even blinded her to the opportunities around her.
What do we do with these truths?
1. Expect hardship. Jesus warned us it would happen (Matt. 5:10-12, 24:9; Luke 21:1). Paul warned us it would happen (Acts 14:22; 2 Cor. 4:8-11; 1 Thes. 3:4). Other warned us it would happen (Heb. 12:7; James 1:2-4; and 1 Pet. 4:12-14).
2. Don't grieve like those who have no hope.
Ask God to open the eyes of your heart to see his love and power at work in your life.
Evening: We kicked off our VBS clinics by looking at Day 1 of Amazing Wonders Aviation VBS. It looks like it will be a fun year. At 6:00 pm, we looked at Jeremiah 32:17. Jeremiah focuses on God's Sovereign power in order to strengthen his faith. We are reminded that nothing is to hard for the Lord.
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