Tuesday, July 10, 2012

to search out a matter

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. Prov 25:2

When I come to Syracuse I visit Abigail and her sweet sisters-in-law.  We have dinners and afternoon tea and family visits in the yard.  I catch up on their lives, listen to their prayer requests-
We share our stories from the past year-  I remember that God's ways are beyond my comprehension.
It is  the glory of God to conceal a matter. . . (I need to let him be God that way.)
But wait, don't stop there! . . the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
I've been thinking about the search, about how I pursue it. . .searching out the mind of God in his Word, crying out for wisdom.
 hmmm, I need perseverence and courage (sometmes I'm lazy, discouraged.)
 And it's good to ask, How, then, does God's character apply amid this mystery?

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